Billy Cox

Throwback Thursday Last Gypsy Edition:

By this time, in July 1970, Jimi, Mitch, and I were getting ready to play Atlanta Pop on the 4th. BTW, the festival was in Byron, Georgia, outside of Macon — held in a soybean field next to a raceway. It was said to be one of the largest gatherings in Georgia's history and one of the largest in music festival history.

At Atlanta Pop, you hear Jimi start off "All Along the Watchtower" in the wrong key — I was right there with him, in the wrong key. He steps away from the mic, comes back with a low beam smile, and starts over in the right key - and I was right there with him, in the right key. Then he begins with, "As I was saying."

After the show, he grabbed and hugged me and said, "Man, you were on me like white on rice." And I said, "Nah, I was on you like a rat on cheese." He nearly cracked his side laughing. ~ The Last Gypsy, Billy Cox

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