Post by pledm on Nov 12, 2008 19:15:20 GMT -5
Acclaimed Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell was reportedly found dead in a Portland, Oregon hotel this morning. Early reports indicate he died due to natural causes. Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding comprised Jimi Hendrix’s rhythm section from 1966 until 1969, with Mitchell joining the guitar great on all three Experience albums — Are You Experienced?,Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland — as well as legendary performances at the Isle of Wight and Woodstock. Mitchell also played in the Dirty Mac with John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards for The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus.
Post-Experience, Mitchell remained mostly under the radar, performing at the occasional studio session or concert before ultimately joining first the Gypsy Sun Experience and, most recently, the Experience Hendrix tour (he performed on the tour in Portland this past Friday). With the death of Hendrix in 1970 and Redding in 2003, Mitchell was the last surviving original Jimi Hendrix Experience member. Sadly, Mitchell is the second drummer associated with Hendrix to die this year: Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys bandmate Buddy Miles also passed away in February.
I thought mitch was one of the best drummers,sad now all 3 are gone.
Heres mitch from Rock and Roll circus,`The Dirty Mac`
We all know mitch`s work with Jimi so how about with `The Dirty Mac`,just loved the combination.
