rockers the Creation, who allegedly performed “Hey Joe” at a concert attended by Chandler and Hendrix not long after the two came to London. Meanwhile, on the East Coast, Rose recorded a slower, bluesy arrangement, rooted in a backwards circle of fifths.Īlthough it seems that Hendrix was inspired by Rose’s lumbering, blues-based musical approach and the Leaves’ take on the lyrics, many artists have claimed a role in bringing the song to Jimi’s attention, including some of those West Coast bands – as well as U.K. All of these editions took an uptempo, hard-charging approach to “Hey Joe” – sometimes called “Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)” – and some of the lyrics were different, depending on the version. The latter even made three different recordings of the song, starting in 1965, and finally scored a No. The next day, Chandler made arrangements to bring Hendrix to London – following Chas’ Animals tour duties – and work on starting his recording career overseas with “Hey Joe.”īefore most people had heard of Jimi Hendrix (or his version), “Hey Joe” had been recorded by Love, the Byrds, the Surfaris and garage rockers the Leaves. From all accounts, Chandler was knocked out by Hendrix’s combination of guitar talent and fiery charisma, amazed when the musician began playing the “Hey Joe” solo with his teeth. That’s going to be a hit.’ When I saw Jimi Hendrix at the Café Wha? in Greenwich Village, the first song he played was ‘Hey Joe.’” “I said, ‘Wow, I’m gonna find an act and record that song in England. “ been out for eight months or so and had never been a hit,” Chandler told Guitar Player. He had been convinced to come by model and rock scenester Linda Keith, with whom he’d reconnected a night earlier when she played him a folk record by Tim Rose called “Hey Joe.” The song impressed Chandler, who was angling to transition into music management.
Animals bassist Chas Chandler was in the audience that night, in town for his final U.S.
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