<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Hey Joe" (1967) </Td> <Td> "The Wind Cries Mary" (1967) </Td> <Td> "Foxey Lady" (1967) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Hey Joe" (1967) </Td> <Td> "The Wind Cries Mary" (1967) </Td> <Td> "Foxey Lady" (1967) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Wind Cries Mary" is a rock ballad written by Jimi Hendrix . According to his then girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham's, account, he wrote the lyrics after an argument with her, using "Mary" (Etchingham's middle name). In a later interview, Hendrix commented that the lyrics represent "more than one person". </P> <P> Billy Cox, Hendrix's long - time friend and later bassist, has noted Curtis Mayfield's influence on the song . Hendrix performed elements or an early version in the summer of 1966 with his band Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in New York City . </P>

Who wrote the song the wind cries mary