Fans of Jimi Hendrix often don’t know what to make of the rock legend’s Band of Gypsys period. On the one hand, it made perfect sense for Hendrix to team up with longtime friends and ...

When Jimi Hendrix and his Band of Gypsys decided to cover the R&B song “Stop” at their debut concerts, they wanted to completely reinvent it, late drummer Buddy Miles said in a previously ...

So we went at the project in a joyous, creative posture and ultimately developed the repertoire of the Band of Gypsys ... what it was like to see Jimi Hendrix live and his new LP.

Jimi Hendrix’s professional life took ... "We’re calling it the Band of Gypsys," Hendrix said at the time, "because that’s what we are. That’s what all musicians are.

Where was Jimi Hendrix ... with Davis.) But Hendrix did get his ideas for a fusion of rock and funk on record in the final LP release in his lifetime, 1970’s Band of Gypsys.

Billy Cox held down low-end at two of rock's all-time dimension-melting gigs: Jimi Hendrix's 1969 Woodstock set and Hendrix's New Year's 1970 concert, the latter released as live album "Band of ...

Rounding out Hendrix’s rhythm section in Band of Gypsys was drummer Buddy Miles and bassist Billy Cox. “After we did the first set, Jimi, Buddy and I were going back to the dressing rooms ...

at the FILLMORE EAST NYC and THE BAND OF GYPSYS - Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles and Billy Cox took the stage for what would become a legendary and infamous performance. When JIMI HENDRIX teamed with ...

Though its track list includes a tune with original Jimi Hendrix Experience members Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, the bulk of the set features the lineup that became Band of Gypsies – bassist ...

Here’s how it works. Jimi Hendrix's four debut concerts with his Band Of Gypsys lineup at New York's legendary Fillmore East are to be released in a deluxe five-CD or eight-vinyl box set. The ...

If you asked those fortunate enough to see Jimi Hendrix perform live at ... original drummer Mitch Mitchell and featured Hendrix’s army pal, and Band of Gypsy’s bassist, Billy Cox.