i went to this show-!! I was super lucky and was backstage. Ronnie Lane was there (sadly in his wheelchair) as was Bill Graham. Bill was running around getting autographs!! He was like a teenager! it was cool. They had fireworks too as I remember.. We went to the Cresent after and partied in John Entwistle's suite. I got to hand Pete Townsend a bottle opener. His daughter was there as well- she was cute. great night i'll never forget.
I remember this concert. I have it recorded on cassette. I saw them in the Astrodome the night prior to this in what was billed as BPIH or Biggest Party In History. SRV&DT opened up for them. Still have the Tshirt in the closet. Can't wear it tho. Seems to have shrunk on me over the years ya know.
This was broadcast over the radio & I made a cassette tape of it. Earlier in the summer I saw them in Cleveland. It may not have been the old Who, but it was still pretty damn good! I think this show was the last U.S. show on the tour, not sure though. Thanks for sharing.
Many great versions..this one is great and so is the one by Johnny Rivers......from the late '60's......I think 'Soft Machine' also did one .....thank you to Billy Roberts for this great song.
Ok don't know if this is accurate but WIKI says (yeah I Know WIKI) While claimed by the late Tim Rose to be a traditional song, or often erroneously attributed to the pen of American musician Dino Valenti (who also went by the names Chester or Chet Powers, and Jesse Farrow), "Hey Joe" was registered for copyright in the U.S. in 1962 by Billy Roberts. Scottish folk singer Len Partridge has claimed that he helped write the song with Roberts when they both performed in clubs in Edinburgh in 1956. Other sources (including singer Pat Craig) claim that Roberts assigned the rights to the song to his friend Valenti while Valenti was in jail, in order to give him some income upon release. Roberts was a relatively obscure California-based folk singer, guitarist and harmonica player who performed on the West Coast coffeehouse circuit. He later recorded the country rock album Thoughts of California with the band Grits in San Francisco in 1975, produced by Hillel Resner. Resner has stated that a live recording of Roberts performing "Hey Joe" exists, dating from around 1961. Roberts possibly drew inspiration for "Hey Joe" from three earlier works: his girlfriend Niela Miller's 1955 song "Baby, Please Don’t Go To Town (which uses a similar chord progression based on the circle of fifths) Carl Smith's 1953 US country hit "Hey Joe!" (written by Boudleaux Bryant), which shared the title and the "question and answer" format; and the early 20th century traditional ballad "Little Sadie", which tells of a man on the run after he has shot his wife. The lyrics to "Little Sadie" often locate the events in Thomasville, North Carolina and Jericho, South Carolina. Roberts was himself born in South Carolina. Variations of "Little Sadie" have been recorded under various titles (including "Bad Lee Brown", "Penitentiary Blues", "Cocaine Blues", "Whiskey Blues") by many artists, including Clarence Ashley (1930), Johnny Cash (1960 & 1968), Slim Dusty (1961), and Bob Dylan (1970). Despite extensive archives of U.S. folk and blues music, and studies of the same, in the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, and other bodies, no documentary evidence has been provided to support the claim, by the late Tim Rose and others, that "Hey Joe" is a wholly traditional work. (See also the article on "Morning Dew" regarding Rose and song copyrights.) Rights to the song were administered from 1966 into the 2000s by the music publisher Third Story Music (now Third Palm Music); there the author is listed as Billy Roberts.
actually we are both wrong - I did a little research - it was originally done / recorded by ' The Leaves ' - late ' 65 . I have heard and listened to Roy Buchanan do it , that is unbelievably good . I think Roy Buchanan is / was the least heard of and most talented guitar player - ever .....
Jimmy this Jimmy that, but all love Jimmy's way of hearing and playing, at least I do... SLoppy, floppy ... u name it...but Jimmy made us all think and hear different, as different as he made this great song by u know who...
the most popular version is jimmy's isnt it ; and isn't this version leaning to it? P.S.:"Jimmy"...? the black guy.. the one always out of tune and ripping our hearts with his rifs.
Saw them in Tampa on this tour. All acoustic set was painfull, this was one of the electric guitar songs! Pete evokes all kinda emotion and power on electric guitar and although a great acoustic guitarist it doesn't match his electric prowess.
Did it ever occur to you that they might have toured with a keyboard player? Well they did more than once. Often it was John "Rabbit" Bundrick, as it is here.
Are you serious? Did you know that this "talentless" guitar player was one of Hendrix's idols with Rory Gallagher? Pete Townshend is one of the most talented and powerful musician in rock music. And if you are a guitar player too please don't let us hear you play, you references must be very low! have a good Townshend day!
Pete was always self conscious that he couldn't play like the best. Which was true, but he was a great showman, and a superb song writer. Two out of three ain't bad.
Pete played acoustic on this tour. A major disappointment. Thankfully he played lead and got some windmills in on this song. The only one he played lead on. Was so glad my friend never seen The Who got to see that. Otherwise he not really see Pete.
I will never tire of listening to this rolling and thundering masterpiece...........
One legend playing a cover of another. Doesn't get much better than this.
I have yet to hear a version of this song that I do not love. WOW! Thanks, hvh823iow!
i went to this show-!! I was super lucky and was backstage. Ronnie Lane was there (sadly in his wheelchair) as was Bill Graham. Bill was running around getting autographs!! He was like a teenager! it was cool. They had fireworks too as I remember.. We went to the Cresent after and partied in John Entwistle's suite. I got to hand Pete Townsend a bottle opener. His daughter was there as well- she was cute. great night i'll never forget.
I've had this on cassete since it was broadcast on Westwood One. Saw'em in Pittsburgh on this tour. LONG LIVE THE WHOOOOOO!!!
I remember this concert. I have it recorded on cassette. I saw them in the Astrodome the night prior to this in what was billed as BPIH or Biggest Party In History. SRV&DT opened up for them. Still have the Tshirt in the closet. Can't wear it tho. Seems to have shrunk on me over the years ya know.
Great version!!
fantastic cover i love this
Wow ! Super contente de voir qu'il y a des francophones sur ces vidéos ! Je suis Québécoise mais j'adorrrre cette musique de mon temps.
Great song Geat mood Pete solos just amazing These were THE WHO !!!
This was broadcast over the radio & I made a cassette tape of it. Earlier in the summer I saw them in Cleveland. It may not have been the old Who, but it was still pretty damn good! I think this show was the last U.S. show on the tour, not sure though. Thanks for sharing.
I was at this show. It was great!
mitico sound x una versione stupenda!!!
Real good version from the best there is.
I was at Cotton Bowl
Super version guy
simply awesome!!!!!
Many great versions..this one is great and so is the one by Johnny Rivers......from the late '60's......I think 'Soft Machine' also did one .....thank you to Billy Roberts for this great song.
love thisw it as good as a cover can get .but then I have a liking for theWho also0 Hendrix
Very nice cover
Up there with Patti Smith. Great stuff.
Ok don't know if this is accurate but WIKI says (yeah I Know WIKI)
While claimed by the late Tim Rose to be a traditional song, or often erroneously attributed to the pen of American musician Dino Valenti (who also went by the names Chester or Chet Powers, and Jesse Farrow), "Hey Joe" was registered for copyright in the U.S. in 1962 by Billy Roberts. Scottish folk singer Len Partridge has claimed that he helped write the song with Roberts when they both performed in clubs in Edinburgh in 1956. Other sources (including singer Pat Craig) claim that Roberts assigned the rights to the song to his friend Valenti while Valenti was in jail, in order to give him some income upon release.
Roberts was a relatively obscure California-based folk singer, guitarist and harmonica player who performed on the West Coast coffeehouse circuit. He later recorded the country rock album Thoughts of California with the band Grits in San Francisco in 1975, produced by Hillel Resner. Resner has stated that a live recording of Roberts performing "Hey Joe" exists, dating from around 1961.
Roberts possibly drew inspiration for "Hey Joe" from three earlier works: his girlfriend Niela Miller's 1955 song "Baby, Please Don’t Go To Town (which uses a similar chord progression based on the circle of fifths) Carl Smith's 1953 US country hit "Hey Joe!" (written by Boudleaux Bryant), which shared the title and the "question and answer" format; and the early 20th century traditional ballad "Little Sadie", which tells of a man on the run after he has shot his wife. The lyrics to "Little Sadie" often locate the events in Thomasville, North Carolina and Jericho, South Carolina. Roberts was himself born in South Carolina.
Variations of "Little Sadie" have been recorded under various titles (including "Bad Lee Brown", "Penitentiary Blues", "Cocaine Blues", "Whiskey Blues") by many artists, including Clarence Ashley (1930), Johnny Cash (1960 & 1968), Slim Dusty (1961), and Bob Dylan (1970).
Despite extensive archives of U.S. folk and blues music, and studies of the same, in the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, and other bodies, no documentary evidence has been provided to support the claim, by the late Tim Rose and others, that "Hey Joe" is a wholly traditional work. (See also the article on "Morning Dew" regarding Rose and song copyrights.)
Rights to the song were administered from 1966 into the 2000s by the music publisher Third Story Music (now Third Palm Music); there the author is listed as Billy Roberts.
+Old Hippy Very informative and well-written. Thanks.
Wow, Pete Townshend is good! Thanks for posting this.
increible cover ¡ espectacular. the who una banda de cojones
best cover
You must be joking...
Just what we needed,,another unconvincing Hey Joe rendition,
+PAULLONDEN It's a perfectly good version. What we just don't need is another musically inept moron trolling decent videos making asinine comments.
Fully agree...
actually we are both wrong - I did a little research - it was originally done / recorded by ' The Leaves ' - late ' 65 . I have heard and listened to Roy Buchanan do it , that is unbelievably good . I think Roy Buchanan is / was the least heard of and most talented guitar player - ever .....
Lucky me, I got to see Roy a dozen times.
EXTASIS!!!!!!!!!!
Já curti!
this is very obviously based on and inspired by super guitarist roy buchanan's version
brilliant Pete
Epic.
i was at this show Stevie ray Vaughn opened the show
i was at this show. stevie ray vaughn played before them.
Jimmy this Jimmy that, but all love Jimmy's way of hearing and playing, at least I do... SLoppy, floppy ... u name it...but Jimmy made us all think and hear different, as different as he made this great song by u know who...
"Jimmy"...?
the most popular version is jimmy's isnt it ; and isn't this version leaning to it?
P.S.:"Jimmy"...? the black guy.. the one always out of tune and ripping our hearts with his rifs.
kind of a sensible song for the who to cover
"Hey Joe" was copyrighted to Billy Roberts in 1962. The Leaves had the first commercial hit cover in 1965.
Hey Yo Joe Are You My Bro...
Hi dude!! I am the other guy STEVE 'BOLTZ' BOLTON for your info...see ya
Wiki says it, so it must be true. Very cool.
Life would be a bore, if all felt the same way,about ANYTHING, especially musical versions of songs, I'' ll run with Willie De Ville's
Great!
And do you have the recording of the next one in the tracklist - 'Born on the Bayou'??... That would be a treat to hear!
No, Who's the band. What's on second, and I Don't Know's on third (couldn't resist)
I think - this was originally done by J J Cale - if my memory serves me right ( at this age )...
Interesting to hear Roger Daltreys phrasing,,,, it sounds JUST LIKE "Golden Earring".
I thought that Tim Rose wrote Hey Joe back in 1963.
Have you heard Willy DeVille's version? It's awesome
cool pete...
Saw them in Tampa on this tour. All acoustic set was painfull, this was one of the electric guitar songs! Pete evokes all kinda emotion and power on electric guitar and although a great acoustic guitarist it doesn't match his electric prowess.
Hey Joe..............
@destroycentaur lol that's Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Who ? With an organ ??? Hardly !
Did it ever occur to you that they might have toured with a keyboard player? Well they did more than once. Often it was John "Rabbit" Bundrick, as it is here.
I think it might have been Roy Buchanan
that is Joe`s accident on his way down south^^
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Are you serious? Did you know that this "talentless" guitar player was one of Hendrix's idols with Rory Gallagher? Pete Townshend is one of the most talented and powerful musician in rock music. And if you are a guitar player too please don't let us hear you play, you references must be very low! have a good Townshend day!
Do you mean "Music Machine"?
WTF is Pete trying to do at the end?!
"Učenik, nadmašio profesora."!
Who's the drummer?
Pete was always self conscious that he couldn't play like the best. Which was true, but he was a great showman, and a superb song writer. Two out of three ain't bad.
guess who
They'd have to shut down RUclips...
@mefiusratiooo Simon Philips
the dogs
¿Los Quienes? Ah! si, Hey Joe! ¡de Hendrix! xDD
Pete played acoustic on this tour. A major disappointment. Thankfully he played lead and got some windmills in on this song. The only one he played lead on.
Was so glad my friend never seen The Who got to see that. Otherwise he not really see Pete.
Hahaha ^
I'm a fan of both. Your statement is beyond ridiculous. Enjoy your next Bieber concert.
sounds alot like Paul rodgers . wierd
yo mommies head is in da way booyyyy....yoooooooooooooo...bangabangabanga onb the table booooy
Hey Jew, where you going with that money in your hand?
I always thought that the band was useless
don't care for this version.
he doesnt even know, because he never learned to play guitar