Jimi Hendrix's Illegitimate Son Sues Grandfather for His Estate

From: Los Angeles Sentinel | Date: March 24, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

Martin Evans
Los Angeles Sentinel
03-24-1994
Jimi Hendrix's Illegitimate Son Sues Grandfather for His Estate.

A lawsuit seeking a share of Jimi Hendrix's estate has been filed by a man who contends he is the son of the rock legend, who died in 1970.

James Sundquist filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Hendrix's father, James "Al" Hendrix of Seattle.

Sundquist claims to be the offspring of a 1969 union between Jimi Hendrix and Eva Sundquist while Hendrix was on tour in Stockholm. A Swedish court upheld his claim in 1975 despite objections from Al Hendrix, he said.

The lawsuit ...

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