Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-10-18
Place of Birth
Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
Billy Cox
Biography
William “Billy” Cox is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix. Cox is the only surviving musician to have regularly played with Hendrix: first with the experimental group that backed Hendrix at Woodstock (informally referred to as “Gypsy Sun and Rainbows”), followed by the trio with drummer Buddy Miles that recorded the live Band of Gypsys album, and, lastly, The Cry of Love Tour trio with Mitch Mitchell back on drums. Cox continues to perform dates with the Band of Gypsys Experience and the Experience Hendrix Tour.
Known For
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
as Self - Friend / Musician
Jimi Hendrix
as Self
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
as Self - Bass, Backing Vocals
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as Bruhl
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
as Self
Jimi Plays Berkeley
as Self - Bass
Gary Moore: Blues for Jimi
as Bass
Rainbow Bridge
as Self
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
as Self
Hendrix: Band of Gypsys
as Self