Free Spirit (Hermon Hitson song) explained

"Free Spirit" is a 1966 song by blues session player Hermon Hitson (Philadelphia, 1943), which was mistakenly released as the title track of two albums of bootleg Jimi Hendrix recordings.^[1] The title track of both Free Spirit bootleg albums, and other songs recorded in the same sessions, contained contributions by Lonnie Youngblood and Lee Moses, but no verified content by Hendrix himself.^[2] A version of "House of the Rising Sun" is sometimes labelled as Hendrix, yet is Hermon Hitson.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gary Geldeart. Steve Rodham. Jimi Hendrix - from the Benjamin Franklin Studios. 2008. 344. 9780952768654. Fakes ... These tracks are all Hermon Hitson recordings. According to Hitson himself they were recorded for an album that was to be called Free Spirit..
2. Book: Harry Shapiro. Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy. 1995. 567. 978-0312130626. St Martin's Press. "HENDRIX AS GUEST AND/OR PRODUCER. Many of the very early releases listed may prove very hard to obtain, or have long ago been deleted. ... in 1966 in New York City (according to liner notes that is) with saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood and guitarist Herman Hitson. ... 12; Free Spirit; Gangster of Love; Good Times; Hendrix & Youngblood; Hendrix 66; In The Beginning; Jimi Hendrix; Jimi ... In an interview for CBS Television, Lonnie Youngblood had this to say about the material: 'You think you're buying Hendrix. You're not buying Hendrix, you're buying Lonnie Youngblood . . . even the voice, that's not Hendrix singing ".