Hendrix Family Feud Continues

The rights to Jimi Hendrixs music Cheap Rosetta Stone were returned to his familyseven years ago, prompting fans to believe that the plundering ofhis recorded legacy would end and legendary unreleased tapes wouldfinally see the light of day. Today, however, it is clear that theHendrix family is not one that plays together.Following the death of Al Hendrix (Jimis father) in April, thesurvivors are playing out a battle scenario with million-dollarstakes. Brother Leon Hendrix, 54, sued the estate in August,claiming that he was denied his rightful inheritance and seeking towrest control of the estate from Janie Hendrix, 41, who ispresident of Experience Hendrix, the company that owns and controlsJimi Hendrixs music and image.Janie Hendrix, however, says she is only carrying out AlHendrixs wishes. "Its too bad they couldnt have settled theirdifferences," she told Rosetta Stone V3 Rosetta Stone. "Leon and Dad were verydifferent people and, as Dad would say, they never saw eye to eye.I was surprised at Dads will (where he only left Leon one goldrecord), but it was his money and he decided where it shouldgo."In preparation to strike a better royalty deal of his own, Alrequested that Leon sign over his rights to the music in 1992, andLeon complied. However, according to Leons attorneys, the documentgranting those rights -- for which Leon was paid $1 million -- wasnot a relinquishment of all of his rights.On October 9th, Leon slapped Janie with an additional defamationsuit for her alleged claim that Leon and Jimi were only halfbrothers. As refutation, Leon pulls out a copy of his birthcertificate listing Al as his father. "He was my dad," Leon says."And he never said or thought any different until Rosetta Stone Chinese Janie put thatinto his head." Experience Hendrixs The Jimi HendrixExperience box set, released in 2000, fanned the flames, asthe liner notes refer to Leon as Jimis "troubledhalf-brother."Even if the degree of Leons relationship to Jimi can be argued,Janies is clear: She is an adopted stepsister with no bloodrelationship to any member of the Hendrix family. "Janie is familyin the legal sense," says attorney David Huber, who representsLeon. "But actual blood relatives deserve a share of thismoney."Leons latest suit also accuses Janie of defrauding the publicby her claims that that Experience Hendrix was a "family company"intent on winning rights back for musicians. "Leon and other familymembers were not allowed to participate in the companys functionor operation, or to receive the benefits Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 of those operations," thesuit states.

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