Jimi Hendrix | Hey Joe | Released On This Day In 1966 📆 Today marks the anniversary of a record that basically detonated rock music on impact: “Hey Joe” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. I remember the first time I heard those opening chords, it felt like someone turned up the voltage on the entire 1960s. Released on 16th December 1966 this was Hendrix’s first official single, backed with “Stone Free,” and it quickly became a defining moment in his meteoric rise. What’s remarkable is that Hendrix

He doesn't sound like a boy!