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MITCH MITCHELL WILL BE SORELY MISSED
Many music fans and musicians have been upset recently at the death of Mitch Mitchell. It was nice to read so many great messages about Mitch Mitchell. Dominic Howard drummer from the band Muse said for drummers everywhere, Mitchell’s influence was immense. He will be sorely missed; he was one of the very first drummers to bring jazz influences to rock music, which resulted in his own very unique style of drumming. Mitch’s playing has always been greatly inspiring and complimented Jimi’s insane psychedelic guitar work perfectly
Did you know that Mitch had auditioned for The Who losing out to Keith Moon? I personally thought Mitch was a better drummer than Moonie.
It was Mitch’s drumming with Hendrix that made such an impact to the band the. Andy Burrows from the band Razorlight added Mitch had an energy and flare. He will always be a huge inspiration to me.
Johnny Marr guitarist from The Cribs said he wasn’t just keeping a beat.
The reason The Jimi Hendrix Experience were able to be a three-piece was because of Mitch Mitchell. Alex Kaprano of Franz Ferdinand said that some of the world’s finest guitarists recognised Mitchell’s genius behind the drum kit Mitch’s drumming style was so expansive, spacey and expressive.
Adam Ficek drummer with Babyshambles said that Mitch was a huge inspiration to me; he inspired me to take up drumming after I had watched him on video playing Fire.
Roy Carr a music journalist who saw and interviewed The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the height of their success said that Mitch was very imaginative. He also said that if you listen to one of the early Hendrix records he is playing and you could hear Jimi feeding off the beats and rolls he would play, so many drummers were inspired by Mitch’s drumming. His legacy will live on through through his outstanding drumming.
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Mitch Mitchell the last remaining member of The Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in his hotel room in Portland Oregon.
It appeared that Mitch had gone to Portland for a Four day break and he was due to travel home on the Wednesday. A worker at the Benson hotel found Mitch Mitchell in the early hours of Wednesday and immediately called the police.
A medical examiner told the Associated Press news agency that his death appeared to be from natural causes, but said that there will be an autopsy
Mitch Mitchell, from Ealing west London had just finished a tour with The Experience Hendrix Tour, some of the other members of the tour said that Mitch was in high spirits and had enjoyed the gigs.
Janie Hendrix, chief executive of the tour and step-sister of Jimi Hendrix paid tribute to Mitch saying that he was a wonderful man, a brilliant musician and a true friend.
Terry Stewart, chief executive of the Rock and Roll Hall if Fame and Museum, also paid tribute to Mitch saying that he added a strictly percussive element to a lead instrument. I remember watching The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s performance in the movie “Woodstock” and you could see that Jimi loved the interplay between himself and Mitch.
When they were playing live, the songs would last a lot longer than the records as Jimi’s guitar solos would change and Mitch and the bass player Noel Redding were left to improvise.
I know I don’t just speak for myself when I say that with the passing of Mitch Mitchell, the drumming community will be very sad. I personally think that Mitch Mitchell was to drumming exactly what Jimi Hendrix was to the guitar, such an incredible musician. Have a listen to Mitch’s drumming on the tracks Hey Joe, Are You Experienced, All Along the Watchtower, Electric Ladyland and Purple Haze.
Mitch was also a top session drummer and worked with the likes of
Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Keith Richards, and Muddy Waters.
When Mitch joined the Jimi Hendrix experience, he had his own style and used his jazz drumming knowledge to power the band to the very top of their game.
Today many of us drummers around the world have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a “Rock and Roll Hero”
Mitch Mitchell the last remaining member of The Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in his hotel room in Portland Oregon.
Mitch Mitchell, from Ealing west London had just finished a tour with The Experience Hendrix Tour, some of the other members of the tour said that Mitch was in high spirits and had enjoyed the gigs.
Terry Stewart, chief executive of the Rock and Roll Hall if Fame and Museum, also paid tribute to Mitch saying that he added a strictly percussive element to a lead instrument. I remember watching The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s performance in the movie “Woodstock” and you could see that Jimi loved the interplay between himself and Mitch.
I know I don’t just speak for myself when I say that with the passing of Mitch Mitchell, the drumming community will be very sad. I personally think that Mitch Mitchell was to drumming exactly what Jimi Hendrix was to the guitar, such an incredible musician. Have a listen to Mitch’s drumming on the tracks Hey Joe, Are You Experienced, All Along the Watchtower, Electric Ladyland and Purple Haze.