Written, apparently, by Billy (William Moses) Roberts, Jr., from South, Carolina--he played on the West Coast coffee house circuit, not in NYC, though --the story, such as it can be acertained, is hereHey, Joe There are conflicting ideas as to where Hendrix got it--some say from hearing Tim Rose, at the Cafe Wha?, some say from the British group, The Creation, who Hendrix had apparently seen a lot in London--

PoppaGator is certainly right that this song circulated by what we'd sort of have to call "The Folk Process", rather than through Pop Radio--and, in true folk style, it isn't really possible to pin it down--