Billy Cox
Billy Cox
William "Billy" Coxis an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix. Cox is the only surviving member of Jimi Hendrix's three main bands, including the original Experience lineup; he was in the Band of Gypsys and afterwards the Cry Of Lovetrio. Cox was also in the short-lived Hendrix band Gypsy Sun and Rainbowswhich played Woodstock, prior to the Band of Gypsys formation. Cox continues to perform dates with the Band of Gypsys Experience and the Experience Hendrix Tour...
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth18 October 1941
attitude came energy played threw watching
great. We went and played with the attitude of, 'Look at all those people, everybody's doing something different.' It's like watching television; we'll go with the vibe. So the energy from them came to us, and we threw it right back at them.
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I'd hate to see the area lose another business. We all have to work together.
catch whatever
I told her, whatever she needs, to just come and take it, ... We'll catch up sometime.
backed classic closely continued good hear impromptu listen rehearse six sound star stayed
(Jimi) was so into it -- if you listen closely you will see that I stayed on him, ... And when he started 'The Star Spangled Banner,' that impromptu thing, you hear the first four, five, or six notes; I'm in there with him. Then I said, 'Wait a minute, we didn't rehearse this, and it doesn't sound too good with me playing.' I backed away, and he continued and made a classic out of that.
band
We're a band of Gypsies, we come from everywhere.