’Scuse me? Hendrix bandmate sues over ’03 release

LODI, N.J. (AP) — A former bandmate of Jimi Hendrix is suing Martin Scorsese and others over a 2003 release that he says he wrote but didn’t get credit for.

Lonnie Youngblood sued in April in federal court in New Jersey over the song “Georgia Blues.” It was featured in a compilation called “Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Jimi Hendrix.”

He is seeking unspecified lost-income damages from Hendrix’s estate, MCA Records and film director Scorsese. The defendants declined to comment to The Associated Press or didn’t return phone calls.

Youngblood was a hotshot sax player in New York in the mid-1960s when Hendrix briefly played in his band. He says they parted ways but met up later and recorded together.

Youngblood said Monday he’s suing on principle because “they had no right to take my song.”