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The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe (3:30)

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Folk rock singer Tim Rose’s slow version, (recorded in 1966 and claimed to be Rose’s arrangement of a wholly traditional song) inspired the first single by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. One documentary shows interviews with Chas Chandler, who, having just left The Animals, and was focusing on managing other acts. He had been seeking out an artist to record a full-on rock version of “Hey Joe”, and Hendrix fit the bill. Chandler had seen Rose performing at the Cafe Wha? in New York City (Hendrix himself had recently played a few times in the same venue). Some accounts credit the slower version of the song by the British band The Creation as being the inspiration for Hendrix’s version; Chandler and Hendrix eventually saw them perform the song after Jimi finally arrived in the UK along with Chandler although their version was not released until after Hendrix’s. It is unclear if the members of the Creation had heard Rose’s version. Released in December 1966, Hendrix’s version became a worldwide hit, entering the UK top ten within the month in January 1967 and remains the best known recording of the song. The single was released in the United States on May 1, 1967 with the B-side “51st Anniversary”. It is #198 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

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Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
I’m goin’ down to shoot my ol’ lady
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  • Ariues

    ethereal trippy background vocals

    2 hours ago

  • oldiesfanjohn

    ...And it ain't too cool...

    2 hours ago

  • Ghostwhisperz59

    soooooooooo good!!

    yesterday afternoon

  • mista-musik

    axis bold as love =greatest album ever PERIOD.

    15 days ago

  • rosanak

    +1000 RESPECT POINTS.

    19 days ago

  • MemoryMan1964

    classic and great :))))))))))))))

    last month

  • mahtness

    hello joel. where are you going with that gun? dude. joel? dude... dont do that homie?!~?! wtf dude. stop. seriously stop dude. dont. JOEL. HEY. DONT, DONT DO IT dog. dude. STOP. STOPIT. DUDE. joel. joel.................dont do it doggy. STOP. lets get some denny's grub. dude. just relax Joel

    last month

  • Mactele52

    Light years ahead of anyone else. Brilliant!

    last month

  • lord_of_beer

    You owe to hear this on the mono release of the album, the mix is so much better. That's because engineers really hadn't gotten comfortable mixing in stereo yet.

    last month

  • RevCorvette

    doesn't matter, Druid66 it sounds plausible and if I choose to believe it then......

    last month

  • Druid66

    I've heard tell this dated back to the Civil War, Reconstruction, or similar era in time... at least, the legend recounted in the lyrics do. Love the master's guitar on this, but the other guys are just as nimble and inventive.

    last month

  • faceliftedd

    get drunk instead!

    March 2012

  • faceliftedd

    been there...not worth it

    March 2012

  • Widowsboy

    She ain't worth it joe...let the bumb have her!

    March 2012

  • uhohspagettio

    Don't do it Joe (2)

    March 2012

  • SawanoBeatle

    muy buen tema clasico de clasicos

    February 2012

  • Fearrademi

    Great!

    February 2012

  • Bx2x

    the best :)

    February 2012

  • Liloucat

    classic and great :))))))))))))))

    February 2012

  • BlueOclock

    My favorite version of a great song!

    February 2012
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