1972Nominee
Best Performance
Rainbow Bridge
Billy Cox
Actor
Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
October 18, 1941
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1973Winner
Best Performance
Jimi Hendrix
2013Winner
Best Performance
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Performance
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
2003Highlight
Best Performance
Jimi Plays Berkeley
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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui