Who Wrote and The Wind Cries Mary?

Jimi Hendrix
The Wind Cries Mary/Lyricists

Where was The Wind Cries Mary recorded?

De Lane Lea, London
The Wind Cries Mary

“The Wind Cries Mary”
Recorded	January 11, 1967
Studio	De Lane Lea, London
Genre	Blues rock
Length	3:21

When Was The Wind Cries Mary released?

1967
The Wind Cries Mary/Released

What tempo is The Wind Cries Mary?

The Wind Cries Mary is amoodysong byJimi Hendrixwith a tempo of80 BPM.It can also be used double-time at 160 BPM.

Who Covered Wind Cries Mary?

Versions

Title	Performer	Release date
The Wind Cries Mary	The Rubber Band [US2]	1969
The Wind Cries Mary	The Purple Fox	1971
The Wind Cries Mary	Hopeton Lewis	1973
The Wind Cries Mary	Chuck Prophet/Scott Matthews	April 1990

What’s the story behind The Wind Cries Mary?

Songfacts®: Jimi wrote this in 1967 for Are You Experienced?; it was inspired by his girlfriend at the time, Kathy Mary Etchingham. He’d gotten into an argument with her about her cooking. She got very angry and started throwing pots and pans and finally stormed out to stay at a friend’s home for a day or so.

What does Joe mean in the Philippines?

This comes from World War 2 when the americans were helping with the fight in the Philippines. Many Filipinos started calling them “Joe”. Simply put it became rooted in Filipino culture that if a foreigner was in the country he was probably an American, and a standard greeting was “Hey Joe!”.

Who wrote the song Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix?

Billy Roberts
Hey Joe/Lyricists
Jimi Hendrix “Hey Joe” (Billy Roberts is credited as the composer on this record.) Billy Robert’s version started with the line “Hey Joe, where you going with that money in your hand,’ and then goes into a little call and response about going to the store to buy a gun. (In Rose’s later version, a blue steel . 44.)

Who was the first to record Hey Joe?

“Hey Joe!” is a 1953 popular song written by Boudleaux Bryant. It was recorded by Carl Smith for Columbia Records on 19 May 1953 and spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the US country music chart, marking Bryant’s first no. 1 record….Hey Joe!

“Hey Joe”
Single by Carl Smith
Released	May 19, 1953
Genre	Country
Length	2:28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2B2nT6pfSE