Sale Of JIMI HENDRIX Songs Blocked By Judge

November 20, 2006

United Press International reports that a strongly disputed $15 million sale of Jimi Hendrix's songs has been temporarily blocked by a New York judge.

Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the multi-million dollar sale of song rights by former Hendrix manager Michael Jeffrey would remain blocked until details of the controversial sale can be determined, the New York Daily News said.

Jeffrey had agreed to sell the rights to an anonymous buyer through Ocean Tomo Auctions last month, and some of Hendrix's relatives fought the sale by claiming the rights were actually theirs.

The dispute was originally determined in 1973 when Jeffrey was given the rights to Hendrix's 33 master recordings contingent on a $50,000 payment to the singer's family.

The Daily News reported that such a payment was never made and to date that required total payment, that could end the ongoing legal battle, amounts to $725,868.

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