Question: Facts: - |name: billy cox - instrument: bass guitar , vocals - website: -lsb- http://bassistbillycox.com/ bassistbillycox.com -rsb- - years active: 1961 -- present - birth name: william cox - label: reprise , dagger , pye , polydor , legacy , capitol , mca , sony - genre: rock and blues , blues rock , psychedelic rock , hard rock , rhythm - notable instruments: fender telecaster bass fender precision bass - birth date: 18 october 1941 - image size: 220px - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: billy cox.jpg - birth place: wheeling , west virginia , usa - associated acts: the band of gypsys , the jimi hendrix experience , jimi king hendrix , gypsy sun experience , buddy miles , the casuals charlie daniels band , j.j. cale , gov ' t , mule , band of gypsys experience gypsy sun and rainbows , - occupation: musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of billy cox .
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william '' billy '' cox -lrb- born october 18 , 1941 -rrb- is an american bassist , best known for performing with jimi hendrix .cox is the only surviving member of jimi hendrix 's three main bands , including the original experience lineup -lrb- which did not include cox -rrb- ; he was in the band of gypsys and afterwards the cry of love -lrb- a.k.a. jimi hendrix new experience -rrb- trio .cox was also in the short-lived hendrix band gypsy sun and rainbows -lrb- there are other surviving members from this group -rrb- which played woodstock , prior to the band of gypsys formation .cox continues to perform dates with the band of gypsys experience and the experience hendrix tour .