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Billy first met Hendrix in the early part of the Sixties, 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. While in England , Hendrix invited Cox to join him in a new band; Cox declined, preferring to work in various Backing Band s. The spot instead went to Noel Redding . They re-united musically in 1969, when Hendrix called on Cox to play bass in the experimental Funk band Band Of Gypsys . In addition to the Band of Gypsys release, Cox's bass playing can be heard on such posthumously released Hendrix albums as South Saturn Delta, Live at Woodstock, Live at the Fillmore East, and a reconstructed version of First Rays Of The New Rising Sun , in addition to such home-videos as Live at the Isle of Wight 1970, Live at Woodstock, The Dick Cavett Show, Rainbow Bridge , and Jimi Hendrix . Billy Cox played at Woodstock with Hendrix's Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, and toured with Hendrix (with Mitch Mitchell on drums) for most of 1970 on the Cry of Love tour. Cox lives in Nashville TN., where he remains active in music, and acts as an ambassador for Jimi Hendrix, his music and philosophy. Cox played with others, including the Charlie Daniels Band , as well as session work and live dates. Cox continues to play to this day, including a Hendrix-tribute outfit called the Gypsy Sun Experience .1 NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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