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Billy Roberts | |
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| Birth name | William Moses Roberts Jr. |
| Born | August 16, 1936 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 2017 (aged 81) |
| Years active | 1960s–1990s |
William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017)[1][2] was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe."[3]
- ^ "Billy Roberts". Allmusic. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
Born: August 16, 1936 in Greenville, SC; Died: October 17, 2017.
- ^ Hicks, Michael (1999). Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-252-02427-3.
- ^ "Billy Stapleton Guitar Stories: Billy Roberts". Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.