William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe" (of which the best-known version is the hit by The Jimi Hendrix Experience).
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Quicksilver Messenger Service
American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco
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The Leaves
American garage rock band
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The Daily Flash
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Country Joe McDonald
American musician and anti-war activist
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Fred Neil
American recording artist, singer, songwriter
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Tim Rose
American musician
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Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
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Johnny Heartsman
American electric blues and soul blues musician
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Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
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Roy Buchanan
American blues musician
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Nervous Gender
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Jerry Garcia
American musician and member of the Grateful Dead
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George Barnes
American musician
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Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player
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Cardiac Kidz
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Country Joe and the Fish
American psychedelic rock band
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Jefferson Airplane
American rock band
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T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
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Joe Satriani
American musician
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The Chambers Brothers
American soul music band
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Irene Scruggs
American Piedmont blues and country blues singer
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The Mystery Trend
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The Meters
American funk band
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Clarence White
American musician
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Johnny Rivers
American musician
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Bill Kirchen
American musician
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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The Surfaris
American surf rock band
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Moby Grape
American rock group from the 1960s
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Sir Douglas Quintet
band
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The Beau Brummels
American rock band
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Grateful Dead
American rock band
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Barry Melton
Keep doing twice as much as the
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René Hall
American musician, performer, and music arranger
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Paul Burlison
American rockabilly guitarist
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Buddy Miles
American rock and funk drummer
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Dan Hicks
American singer-songwriter
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Al Jardine
American musician, singer, songwriter
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Billy Gould
American musician
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Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, singer and songwriter
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New Riders of the Purple Sage
American country rock band
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The Shags
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Danny Gatton
American musician
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Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Hillel Slovak
Israeli-American musician
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Kathi McDonald
American singer
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Mickey Hart
American musician
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The Chocolate Watchband
band
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Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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East Bay Ray
American guitarist
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James Gang
American rock band
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Jorma Kaukonen
American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, songwriter