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Heya (J.J. Light song)

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B-side
  
"On the Road Now"

Format
  
7" single

Label
  
Liberty

Released
  
1969 (1969)

Genre
  
Rocksteady

Producer(s)
  
Bob Markley

"Heya" was a 1969 international hit song by J.J. Light, stage name for Navajo singer Jim Stallings, who played bass on several Sir Douglas Quintet albums. "Heya", with B-side "On the Road Now", was released in Germany as Liberty catalog number 56111. Stallings studio band included Larry Knechtel on keyboards, guitarists Gary Rowles and Ron Morgan, and drummers Earl Palmer and Jim Gordon. The song begins with a Native American-like chant and reflects Stallings' ancestry.

Covers

The song has been covered by Jeromino (1969), Adriano Celentano (1970), The Primevals (1987), Krokus, and others.

References

Heya (J.J. Light song) Wikipedia