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Billy Cox

1939 - Today

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William "Billy" 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 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 731,208 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Cox is the 1,045th most popular musician (down from 1,003rd in 2019), the 5,105th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,910th in 2019) and the 380th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Cox ranks 1,045 out of 2,662. Before him are Julius Klengel, Aphex Twin, Eric Ericson, Buddy Bolden, Jimmy Bain, and Tony Williams. After him are D'arcy Wretzky, Shura Cherkassky, Magne Furuholmen, Chris Barber, Sterling Morrison, and Steve Stevens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Billy Cox ranks 277. Before him are Romualdo Arppi Filho, Ole Ellefsæter, Joseph Vilsmaier, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ljiljana Petrović, and László Kovács. After him are Nancy Kwan, Valery Rozhdestvensky, Ernst Zündel, Dariush Mehrjui, Khin Nyunt, and Trịnh Công Sơn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Cox ranks 5,105 out of 18,182. Before him are Buddy Bolden (1877), Pamela Tiffin (1942), Mark Pellegrino (1965), Paula Patton (1975), Tony Williams (1945), and Belle Starr (1848). After him are Stanley Cavell (1926), Eileen Heckart (1919), Horace Mann (1796), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), Ruth Teitelbaum (1924), and Moses Gunn (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Cox ranks 380. Before him are Fletcher Henderson (1897), Charlie Mariano (1923), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Patti Scialfa (1953), Buddy Bolden (1877), and Tony Williams (1945). After him are D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Sterling Morrison (1942), Steve Stevens (1959), Blackie Lawless (1956), Terry Bozzio (1950), and Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911).

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