Jimi Hendrix estate sues bandmates’ heirs after alleged royalties and copyright threat

The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1967 … (L-R) David Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix, ‘Mitch’ Mitchell. Photograph: Express/Getty Images

The estate of Jimi Hendrix is suing the heirs of the trailblazing guitarist’s former bandmates after they allegedly threatened to sue for “millions of pounds” in unpaid royalties dating back decades, Billboard reports.

In December, Lawrence Abramson, a British lawyer representing the families of the Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist David Noel Redding and drummer John Graham “Mitch” Mitchell, sent a cease-and-desist letter that claimed they owned a stake in Hendrix’s music and threatened to sue for infringement.