What was Jimis most popular song when he first started his career?
Answer Hi Melanie, Jimi’s first hit song was his interpretation of “Hey Joe”. The song was written by a certain Billy Roberts and had already been popularized by Love, The Byrds, The Leaves and Tim Rose. Jimi’s version is based on the Rose version. The single reached N 6 in the UK singles chart. Thus Jimi was launched as a star. Soon to follow was “Purple Haze” which reached N3 becoming equally popular.