Hey Joe – 16 December 1966
The first Jimi Hendrix single is released, "Hey Joe", on December 16, 1966. The song is about a guy shoots his "old lady" after catching her cheating. At that time, Hendrix is fronting the band Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in 1966 when he leaves for the fertile musical fields of England at the urging of his manager, Chas Chandler of The Animals. Chandler sets him up with a […]
