RIP - Mitch Mitchell 1947-2008: 11/12/2008 |
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The death of drummer Mitch Mitchell, aged 61, marks an unwanted milestone in rock mortality. Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, all have suffered fatalities over the years. However, with the passing of Mitchell, all three members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience are now gone
Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding were selected for the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966 but it was Mitchell who was the match for the pyrotechnic Hendrix, playing with his own percussive ferocity. He had the same boundless, manic qualities as Who drummer Keith but had the added gift of being a jazzer, owing a particular debt to the legendary drummer Elvin Jones.
Recently, he had been playing on the Experience Hendrix tour across America. However, rock historians should always remember to open their ears beyond Hendrix's dazzling playing and recall that Mitchell was, then and forever, an indispensable part of the Experience. We will miss him here at Shout.
Read an Obituary from the BBC |
