Jimi Hendrix’s Bandmates ‘Died in Relative Poverty,’ U.K. Court Told as Trial Over Royalties Begins

Jimi Hendrix’s Bandmates ‘Died in Relative Poverty,’ U.K. Court Told as Trial Over Royalties Begins

Are the estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates entitled to royalties from the rock legend’s catalog? The thorny legal question will be decided at a trial that began this week in London’s High Court. Court proceedings kicked off on Tuesday (Dec. 9) in long-running litigation between Hendrix’s estate and Sony Music on one side and the heirs of Hendrix’s former bandmates in The Jimi Hendrix Experience — namely bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch …

Jimi Hendrix's bandmates “died in relative poverty”, court told

A court has been told that two of Jimi Hendrix‘s bandmates “died in relative poverty”, while record labels continue to profit from their work. The estates involved in the legal action are from bassist Noel Redding, who died in 2003 aged 57, and drummer Mitch Mitchell, who died aged 62 in 2008. In the lawsuit, the estate of each of the two musicians are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK, alleging that they have been consistently excluded from a s…

“Surely Jimi Hendrix would have wanted his fellow musicians to receive everything to which they are entitled.” Hendrix's Experience bandmates Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding sue Sony over lost royalties

The pair signed away the rights to their music in the 1970s, but London’s High Court has allowed their lawsuit to continue

U.K. Trial Begins With Claim That Jimi Hendrix’s Bandmates ‘Died in Relative Poverty’

A Dispute Over Hendrix’s Classic Albums The rights to three classic albums by The Jimi Hendrix Experience are now at the center of a major court case in London. The question is whether the estates of Hendrix’s former bandmates should receive royalties from the legendary guitarist’s catalog. That issue will be decided during a trial […]