Billy Cox
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Originally recorded as a B-side, bassist Billy Cox played a pivotal role in this riff-driven blues by guitar legend Jimi Hendrix
By Stevie Glasgow published
Hendrix named the track after the Olympic White Fender Stratocaster he wielded during his iconic Woodstock set
38 unreleased Jimi Hendrix tracks recorded shortly before his death are set to be released
By Phil Weller published
The recordings were captured at Hendrix’s Electric Lady studios with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox, and will be accompanied by a documentary on the studio’s creation
“You would make Jimi proud if he heard that solo”: Greg Sover and Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox cover Hendrix’s deep cut, Remember
By Matt Parker published
The Philadelphian guitarist and singer steps up to fill some of the biggest shoes in guitar history – with David Bowie’s amp along for the ride
"I thought, 'Wait a minute – we never practiced this…'" Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox remembers Woodstock
By Richard Johnston published
From the archive: Billy Cox on Hendrix, Band of Gypsys, his influences and that Woodstock show
Slash once partnered with Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates for a stirring tribute cover of Hey Joe in honor of the guitar great
By Matt Owen published
Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox supported Slash and Steve Winwood as the supergroup paid tribute to the guitar master in scintillating style at the UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony
"It was a wild scene up there": The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell recount the explosive, and chaotic, Woodstock set that changed the world
By Andy Aledort published
In this classic GW interview, Hendrix's late-period rhythm section reveal the highs and lows of one of rock's most immortal performances, and what it was really like to collaborate with the ultimate guitar hero
Billy Cox, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and more to headline Experience Hendrix concert in Austin, Texas
By Jackson Maxwell published
The one-off show – a celebration of what would have been Hendrix’s 80th birthday – will also feature Zakk Wylde, Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall II, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas
Billy Cox turned down a slot in the Jimi Hendrix Experience to protect the guitar legend from racism
By Richard Bienstock published
“I figured with me being black, he might not make it,” the bassist says
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