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American singer, songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar, while performing live onstage, 1968,
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

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Jimi Hendrix
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

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Billy Cox and Greg Sover have covered the Jimi Hendrix track Remember
“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

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Bass player Billy Cox of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys performs onstage during the Experience Hendrix concert at The Wiltern on March 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California
"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

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Slash onstage with Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell
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

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(from left) Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell, pictured onstage
"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

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(from left) Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Billy Cox, Eric Johnson and Dweezil Zappa perform onstage
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

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Jimi Hendrix performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 18th February 1969
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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Jimi Hendrix and Danelectro
Billy Cox reveals what really happened to Jimi Hendrix’s Danelectro Shorthorn “Betty Jean” guitar

By Richard Bienstock Published

There's a reason Hendrix's army-days Dano never went up for sale

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Billy Cox performs with the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970
Billy Cox: "Jimi and I were locked together spiritually... that doesn’t happen so much nowadays"

By Bass Player Staff Published

The Band of Gypsys bassist looks back at Woodstock, the evolution of his gear and Hendrix's skills as a bass player

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