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The site was first developed in 1919 as an airfield for Cecil B. DeMille. From 1935 until the early 1950s, a drive-in restaurant thrived there. In 1955 the Googie structure opened as Romeo's Times Square and was renamed Johnie's in 1966. Now owned by 99 Cents Only Stores, which has rented it out as a film location many times, the building has been closed since 2000.

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"Hey Joe", a traditional song performed by many artists. Sometimes credited to Billy Roberts. Sometimes credited to Chet (or Chester) Powers a.k.a. Jesse Oris Farrow, née Dino Valente who became the lead singer of Quicksilver Messenger Service. In 1965 "Hey Joe" was recorded by The Leaves. In 1966 they recorded it again with a fuzztone guitar sound. Also the Surfaris, Byrds, Love, Shadows of Night, Warlocks and many other bands recorded the song in 1966. Tim Rose recorded "Hey Joe" in 1966, one month before the Leaves' version entered the charts. Rose played the song at less than half the tempo. He changed the key of the song to E instead of A. Rose also roared out the verses, and added his own variant on their structure. Jimi Hendrix picked up this version of "Hey Joe" and made a European hit out of it in 1967. Since then many other great guitar players have performed this song.
i believe that we can get to the bottom of who wrote hey joe.
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