Jimi Hendrix Rare Onstage Footage "Hey Joe"

Rare tape in color of a Jimi Hendrix' performance at Beat Club 18.03.19670


The song "Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard, and as such, has been performed in a multitude of musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written.


"Hey Joe" tells the story of a man on the run and planning to head to Mexico after shooting his wife. However, diverse credits and claims have led to confusion as to the song's true authorship and genesis.


According to wikipedia, The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late 1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band, The Leaves, who also had the first hit version of the song with a re-recording in 1966.


Currently the best-known version is the The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1966 recording. The song title is sometimes given as "Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?" or similar variations.