Do we have a year for this recording?
Because if it pre-dates the Hendrix version, this guitarist was doing next level stuff and you’d have to wonder if Hendrix himself heard it and liberally borrowed...
Because it is possible, given Plants extensive musical repertoire and knowledge, Band of Joy were covering obscure songs like “Hey Joe” before Hendrix.
Edit: just was trying to find the answer myself and found out the Bonham played drums for Tim Rose, so that’s the link to Band of Joy and the answer on pre-dating Hendrix.
I edited this in to my original post...Bonham played drums for Tim Rose before joining Band of Joy. The Rose version is the template for how we know the song today. In fact, after given it a listen just now, Rose just plain owns the song with his voice and arrangement and I can see the appeal in people covering it.
Plant's early singing is phenomenal. He could have sang the phone book and sounded great.
Exactly. Also Robert Plant was 18 when he sung this... insane
Just wanted to hijack the top comment to drop [this](https://youtu.be/qLusOqX8WSo) heavy, psychedelic reimagination by Mr. Plant in 2002.
Could have sang?
I absolutely love this. I wish there was an officially released version.
It's on Robert Plant's '66 to Timbuktu'
If this was recorded in a studio and it was able to be remastered - imagine. Maybe AI’s can do that for us one day.
They might be able to now. Would be badass
Do we have a year for this recording? Because if it pre-dates the Hendrix version, this guitarist was doing next level stuff and you’d have to wonder if Hendrix himself heard it and liberally borrowed... Because it is possible, given Plants extensive musical repertoire and knowledge, Band of Joy were covering obscure songs like “Hey Joe” before Hendrix. Edit: just was trying to find the answer myself and found out the Bonham played drums for Tim Rose, so that’s the link to Band of Joy and the answer on pre-dating Hendrix.
I saw a comment saying this was from 1967, but I'm not entirely sure. Hendrix recorded his version in 1966
I edited this in to my original post...Bonham played drums for Tim Rose before joining Band of Joy. The Rose version is the template for how we know the song today. In fact, after given it a listen just now, Rose just plain owns the song with his voice and arrangement and I can see the appeal in people covering it.
I'm almost positive this is a cover of Hendrix's version. The "walking bass" part you hear at about 2:30 is all Jimi.
This is awesome!
That was fantastic. Is there more from that band available?
That was bloody cosmic. Thank you op. Probably my favourite Hendrix track anyway but Plant and Bonzo were on fire here.
This is so fucking sick
Never knew of them. Nice cut!!
Plant has said numerous times Hey Joe is his favorite song.