Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Dating Single Parents
- Jimi Hendrix
- Ultimate Hendrix
- The All-Star Sales Book
- The Dream Book
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Florida
- Active from
- 1974-07-13
2008 universal fire victimcontemporary r&bhouseneo-soulpop soul
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 657
- Total plays
- 4,913
Tags
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Billy Cox is a bassist, best known for playing with guitarist Jimi Hendrix. He was born in West Virginia. Billy first met Hendrix in the early part of the 1960s, when they were both in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Campbell. Cox teamed with Hendrix in an R&B band called the King Kasuals. The two performed at clubs in Nashville, Tennessee. While in England, Hendrix invited Cox to join him in a new band; Cox declined, preferring to work in various backing bands. The spot instead went
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Cox
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wheeling
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Reprise Records
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Official website
- bassistbillycox.com
- Image
- Billy cox.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1941-10-18
- Commons category
- Billy Cox
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
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