Hey Joe / Stone Free
by Jimi Hendrix
- Type: Single
- Released: 16 December 1966
- Label: Polydor
- Country: United States
- Length: 6:55
- Community rating: 4.25/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Serving as the debut single for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, this radical reinterpretation of a folk-rock standard instantly redefined electric guitar playing in London. Urged by manager Chas Chandler to record the track, Hendrix slowed the tempo to a brooding swagger, adding soulful backing vocals and a biting, virtuosic solo. The original B-side, 'Stone Free', was incredibly the very first song Hendrix had ever written.
Genres
Descriptors: violence, crime, death, bluesy, Riff-Driven
Tracklist
- Hey Joe (3:20)
- Stone Free (3:35)
Credits
- Jimi Hendrix - primary artist, arranged by, written-by
- Traditional - written-by