In 1966 an American band named The Leaves became the only artists to gain hit status with a song called "Hey Joe", #37 on the hot 100. The song has been recorded by dozens of artists like the Byrds, Cher, Love, Johnny Rivers, Marmalade, the Cryan Shames, Deep Purple Patti Smith and the Who, the most well known being Jimi Hendrix but his version failed to chart. In the 60's, this was the song every band played on stage. The first three bands I played in did this song. Hendrix ended Woodstock with this song... but today it's just a forgotten oldie.
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