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Mitch Mitchell RIP

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  • 13-11-2008 11:08am
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    Tabnabs
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    Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell dies aged 62

    Mitch Mitchell, the pioneering drummer best known for his work with Jimi Hendrix, has died at the age aged 62.

    Mitchell was found dead in a hotel room in Portland, Oregon.

    A spokesman for the local coroner said it appeared he died of natural causes, although a formal finding had not yet been issued.

    Mitchell was in Portland for the last stop on an 18-city US tour with Experience Hendrix - a concert series celebrating the legacy of the late rock star.

    "We're all devastated to hear of Mitch's passing. He was a wonderful man, a brilliant musician and a true friend," Hendrix's sister, Janie Hendrix, said in a statement on behalf of the estate.

    "His role in shaping the sound of the Jimi Hendrix Experience cannot be underestimated," she said.

    "Over the course of the recent tour, he seemed delighted with the interchange with the other musicians and the audiences. There is no question that he was doing what he loved."

    Mitchell, who was born in Britain, started in show business as a child actor, but abandoned that for his true love - jazz and rock music.

    He was a top session drummer who joined the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966 and backed the rocker for his legendary performance at Woodstock three years later.

    He worked with Hendrix on classics such as Fire, Manic Depression and Third Stone From The Sun.

    Mitchell also is credited with helping to develop a "fusion" drumming style that combined rock with jazz and was influenced by such jazz giants as Elvin Jones and Max Roach.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3450169/Jimi-Hendrix-drummer-Mitch-Mitchell-dies-aged-62.html


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    mike65
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    :(

    So thats it, the Experience is dead. I don't belive in life after death but if there is....;)

    Mike


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    damonjewel
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    mike65 wrote: »
    :(

    So thats it, the Experience is dead. I don't belive in life after death but if there is....;)

    Mike

    Paisley Heaven perhaps


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    HalloweenJack
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    RIP The Experience.
    :(


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    funktastic
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    A seriously influential and brilliant drummer.

    My own favourite Mitch tracks in tribute:

    Manic Depression
    Fire
    Up From The Skies
    Wait Until Tomorrow
    Burning of the Midnight Lamp


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