Billy Roberts - 1961 Home Demo Recordings!!! 5 songs!!!

Here it is finally! The rest of the songs from the Billy Roberts demo tape from with the first recording of "Hey Joe" was taken. There are 5 songs in the video, all of them covers of traditional folk songs, spirituals, and blues numbers. Nothing really Earth-shattering, but pleasant, well played folk music that gives you a little more of a glimpse into the man who wrote "Hey Joe". Enjoy!
Songs Include:
Boll Weevil
Sinner Man
Stacker Lee (aka Stagger Lee)
Killgarra Mountain (aka Whiskey In The Jar)
Jimmy Brown

[@pioneercynthia1]

Old-timey music like this really gets my toes a-tappin'!

[@AdonisMediaProductions]

Thank you for posting this, it's a real treat, they are great tunes but Hey Joe really does stand out. This is a real important piece of history.

[@gilbertlee10]

Thank you for linking me to this. I can’t remember or even find (in amongst 2000 others) the comment I made on your Hey Joe post .. but thank you!

[@KateBates22zabu]

Nina Simone had a version "on that day" thank you for link! Edit: Sinnerman

[@kashi2012]

0.00 Boll Weevil, 4.00 Sinner Man, 6.28 Stacker Lee, 9.47 Kilgarra Mountain & at 13.49 Jimmy Brown I love the version of Kilgarra Mountain/Whiskey In The Jar he sings. I've sung it the thin Lizzy way for 50 years, but I reckon I'm going to learn some new words!

[@stephendoriankutos4429]

Thank you so much for the timestamps! Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it!