“Hey Joe” was popular in the 1960s and was recorded many times. The first recording was by the Leaves in 1965. The best known version was by Jimi Hendrix in 1966. The Mothers of Invention parodied it in 1968 with “Hey Punk”.
I saw Steve Earle perform it last night (6/19/18) which prompted me to post this.
Sad! 