MUSICIAN

Billy Cox

1939 - Today

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William Cox (born October 18, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix. Cox is the only surviving musician to have regularly played with Hendrix: first when both were in the Army, then in 1969 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Cox has received more than 780,465 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Billy Cox is the 1,130th most popular musician (down from 1,042nd in 2019), the 5,531st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,093rd in 2019) and the 391st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Cox ranks 1,130 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Helmuth Rilling, Richard Marx, John Mellencamp, Randy Jackson, and Frank Thomas. After him are David Bryan, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Kooper, Glenn Danzig, Gary Peacock, and Travis Barker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Billy Cox ranks 328. Before him are Joel-Peter Witkin, Yaakov Neeman, Luigi Simoni, John Peel, Chris Dickerson, and Joe Clark. After him are Joseph Raz, Abdullah Ensour, Sushil Koirala, Michael Gothard, Robert Darnton, and Basil van Rooyen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Cox ranks 5,531 out of 20,380. Before him are Peggy Whitson (1960), Raoul Trujillo (1955), Leigh Brackett (1915), Louise Erdrich (1954), Wallace Clement Sabine (1868), and Tammy Wynette (1942). After him are Sonny Barger (1938), Lee Falk (1911), Garry Shandling (1949), Paget Brewster (1969), Leland Sklar (1947), and Michael Imperioli (1966).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Cox ranks 391. Before him are Fletcher Henderson (1897), Phil Woods (1931), Richard Marx (1963), John Mellencamp (1951), Randy Jackson (1961), and Frank Thomas (1912). After him are David Bryan (1962), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Al Kooper (1944), Glenn Danzig (1955), Gary Peacock (1935), and Travis Barker (1975).

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