“Hey Joe” existed before Jimi Hendrix covered it.
Yes.
The Leaves sang it first in 1964.
Little known group The Music Machine album had mostly covers including a version of this and 96 Tears. Obscure but good album but they only lasted for 2 LPs.
I remember the Byrds singing it but only live, not on a studio version for some reason.
“The Byrds were known to perform the song at the LA hotspot Ciro’s which is where The Leaves discovered the track, and eventually became the first group to record and release the song commercially. Debuting as “Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go” in November 1965, it found limited commercial success.”
Brief list:
Patti Smith, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Frank Zappa, Cher, Johnny Hallyday, Type O Negative, and Wilson Pickett (featuring Duane Allman).
“Hey Peter” by Type O Negative is better.
/where you goin with that ax in your hand?
😁
There are people who think House Of The Rising Sun was penned by The Animals.
/Frijid Pink was way better