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Terry Cox

Terence William Harvey Cox was a British drummer who was a member of folk rock bands The Pentangle, Duffy's Nucleus and Humblebums.

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Terry Cox
Cox in 1969
Cox in 1969
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Born(1937-03-13)13 March 1937
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Died19 March 2026(2026-03-19) (aged 89)
Maó, Menorca, Spain
InstrumentDrums

Terence William Harvey Cox (13 March 1937 – 19 March 2026) was a British drummer who was a member of folk rock bands The Pentangle, Duffy's Nucleus and Humblebums.

Cox also drummed with several other artists, most notably David Bowie and Elton John. He was drummer for Charles Aznavour between 1974 and 1982. In 1973, he had a songwriting partnership with Lynsey de Paul and Lenny Zakatek and recorded two of their songs: "Get Your Gun" and "Gotta Runaway", which were released as Zakatek on Bell Records.1

Cox died in Maó, Menorca, on 19 March 2026, at the age of 89.23

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  1. "Zakatek - Get Your Gun". Discogs.com. 12 October 1973. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Maund, Ian. "Remembering Terry Cox". Sandy Brown Jazz.
  3. Denselow, Robin (1 April 2026). "Terry Cox obituary". The Guardian.
  4. "Gibb Songs: 1969". Gibb Songs. 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The complete David Bowie (Expanded and updated seventh ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0. OCLC 945719302.
  6. "Shirley & Dolly Collins: Love, Death and the Lady". Mainlynorfolk.info. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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