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Authorship of “Hey Joe” is murky and disputed. It’s widely credited to folk singer Billy Roberts, who copyrighted it in 1962. This is supposed to be Billy Robert’s version of the song. #BillyRoberts #HeyJoe #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Billy Roberts "Hey Joe"- first ever recording 1961/62
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September 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
#Interestingly #Interestingly ​​Authorship of “Hey Joe” is murky and disputed. It’s widely credited to folk singer Billy Roberts, who copyrighted it in 1962. This is supposed to be Billy Robert’s version of the song. #BillyRoberts #HeyJoe #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Billy Roberts "Hey Joe"- first ever recording 1961/62
YouTube video by Stephen Dorian Kutos
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June 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
While folk singer Billy Roberts copyrighted "Hey Joe” in 1962, Dino Valenti was instrumental in spreading the song to the West Coast… where he controversially claimed it as his own. Valenti & Roberts were friends and contemporaries on the early 1960s folk circuit. #BillyRoberts #OneHitWondered
June 19, 2026 at 4:37 AM
​​Authorship of “Hey Joe” is murky and disputed... It’s widely credited to folk singer Billy Roberts, who copyrighted it in 1962. This is supposed to be Billy Robert’s version of the song. #BillyRoberts #HeyJoe #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Billy Roberts "Hey Joe"- first ever recording 1961/62
YouTube video by Stephen Dorian Kutos
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June 19, 2026 at 4:33 AM
#QuickSidenote ​​Authorship of “Hey Joe” is murky and disputed. It’s widely credited to folk singer Billy Roberts, who copyrighted it in 1962. This is supposed to be Billy Robert’s version of the song. #BillyRoberts #HeyJoe #OneHitWondered
Billy Roberts "Hey Joe"- first ever recording 1961/62
YouTube video by Stephen Dorian Kutos
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM