Billy Cox
Acting
Biography
William “Billy” Cox is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix. Cox is the only surviving musician to have regularly played with Hendrix: first with the experimental group that backed Hendrix at Woodstock (informally referred to as “Gypsy Sun and Rainbows”), followed by the trio with drummer Buddy Miles that recorded the live Band of Gypsys album, and, lastly, The Cry of Love Tour trio with Mitch Mitchell back on drums. Cox continues to perform dates with the Band of Gypsys Experience and the Experience Hendrix Tour.
Born: October 18, 1941
Place of Birth: Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
Known For
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live in Maui
Footage from the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s two afternoon performances in Maui captured on July 30, 1970 mixed in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound. Featuring Hendrix, Billy Cox, and Mitch Mitchell at the height of their playing powers, newly restored and mixed by longtime Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer. Tracklist includes Hey Baby (New Rising Sun), In From the Storm, Foxey Lady, Hear My Train a-Comin', Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Fire, Purple Haze, Dolly Dagger, Villanova Junction, Red House, Freedom, and Stone Free. Gaps in the footage are filled with titlecards. This concert film is part of a collection that features Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui documentary on Blu-ray with Live In Maui 2CD or 3LP album.
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix: Life at Woodstock features all known existing film footage from Jimi's unforgettable August 1969 Woodstock concert newly re-edited and presented uninterrupted and in its original performance sequence.
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
Nine o'clock on Monday morning, August 18, 1969: while the work force was starting the day, Jimi Hendrix was taking the stage at Woodstock. While hundreds of thousands had already left, 25,000 people remained to see this incredible performance. Hendrix, along with drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox, offered masterly renditions of the songs of the recently disbanded Experience ("Hey Joe," "Foxey Lady"), and gave a preview of the blues-based Band of Gypsys ("Izabella," "Hear My Train A Comin'"), as well as Jimi's era-defining rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." Though the weekend had witnessed some landmark performances by other great artists, this performance from Hendrix is regarded by many as the defining moment in a festival ripe with defining moments.
Gary Moore: Blues for Jimi
Blues for Jimi is a live album and Blu-ray/DVD by the Northern Irish, Blues-Rock guitarist and singer, Gary Moore. The live performance was originally recorded on the 25th of October, 2007 at the London Hippodrome. The performance features Gary Moore playing a selection of Jimi Hendrix classics. The concert was part of the launch for the Jimi Hendrix Live at Monterey program. It features a special guest appearance by Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell
Jimi Hendrix
Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. After finding fame in the U.K., Hendrix brought his act back to the U.S., where his influential playing style left a blazing imprint on a whole generation of musicians. Employing interviews with family and contemporaries, such as Eric Clapton, as well as scorching live performances from Woodstock and Isle of Wight, the film paints an indelible portrait of a rock 'n' roll legend.
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.
Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock
The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances. It includes such signature songs as Purple Haze, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, as well as interviews with Woodstock promoter Michael Lang and Hendrix band members Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Larry Lee and Juma Sultan among others.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
This documentary unveils previously unseen footage of Jimi Hendrix's seminal performance at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival on July 4th, 1970, playing his greatest hits in front of nearly 500,000 people. With interviews from Hendrix and his fellow musicians, including Paul McCartney and Mitch Mitchell, the insight they provide casts a new light into the musician's personality and genius at the juncture of this important cultural gathering, hailed as the 'Southern Woodstock'.
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the creation of Electric Lady Studios, rising from the rubble of a bankrupt, Greenwich Village nightclub to the state of the art recording facility inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s vision and becoming the first ever, artist owned commercial recording studio.
Rainbow Bridge
A documentary about various singers, musicians, artists, astrologers, etc., who attended a "New Age" gathering in Maui, Hawaii.
Filmography
as Self - Friend / Musician
as Bass
as Self - Bass, Backing Vocals
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as Himself
as Self - Bass, Backing Vocals
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as Self - Bass
as Bruhl