Billy Cox

Billy Cox holds a piece of history almost no one else can claim. He's the last living musician who regularly played with Jimi Hendrix, going back to their Army days, then the Woodstock lineup informally called Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, then the Band of Gypsys trio with Buddy Miles. Think about that timeline: he was beside Hendrix at the start of the friendship and still standing when nearly everyone from that orbit is gone. A bassist from Wheeling, West Virginia, who ended up anchoring some of the most electric music ever recorded. I respect that he kept the bass low and let the legend roar.

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Name (English)

Billy Cox

Name (Japanese)

ビリー・コックス

Reading

びりー・こっくす

Born

October 18, 1941 (age 85)

Origin

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Occupation

musician / bassist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

High school

Schenley High School

• Official sitehttps://bassistbillycox.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Cox
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443613

Tags

• West Virginia
• musician
• bassist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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