Two years ago, their mammoth effort for “Ken Burns Jazz” ignited new interest - and sales - in the genre. The alliance between Sony and Universal marks the second time the companies have joined together for a PBS-related project.
Congress has declared 2003 “the year of the blues,” and Sony Legacy and Universal Music Enterprises (UME) are rolling out a flood of releases tied to the fall PBS series “ Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues - A Musical Journey.” The series, executive produced by Scorsese, will include seven different original films, each with a unique angle on the blues. The estate now wants Youngblood to account for all of his royalties on “Georgia Blues.The U.S. The estate says the two-day session at the Record Plant Studio in NYC produced several Hendrix tracks, including “George Blues,” which have remained in the physical possession of the estate since that time. On Tuesday, the Hendrix estate struck back with counterclaims, asking a judge to declare it the owner of the song and Youngblood’s belated copyright registration as invalid.Īccording to papers filed in New Jersey District Court, Hendrix produced and recorded the song at his own cost. Youngblood said the Hendrix estate offered him $3,000 for rights, which he refused. It’s now the subject of heated litigation.Įarlier this year, Youngblood sued the estate, MCA Records and Scorsese, claiming the song was released without his permission and without proper credit. The tune was mostly forgotten until Scorsese’s 2003 PBS special, “The Blues,” which spawned a few albums including “Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Jimi Hendrix,” which included the song. Later the guitar virtuoso struck out on his own, but reunited in 1969 with Youngblood in a New York studio to record “Georgia Blues.” In the mid-1960s, Hendrix, working as Jimmy James, played in Youngblood’s band.
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