http://www.oregonlive.com...ch_mi.html

http://theweightonline.bl...chell.html

http://www.mitchmitchell....drum98.htm












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zWho is he??

My friend just saw him and said he looked awful. Sad, he was probably pretty young.

One-third of the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Timmy84 said:

All of them are gone now. I didn't know that Noel had died, too until this article

NDRU said:

Yeah, but it looks they're finally reunited in Heaven.

Noooo!!!! The whole Experience is in Heaven now??!

Rest in peace, guys. Y'all came to this Earth and gave us some of the best music ever made.

This one is my personal favorite:

Mitch was a genius counterpoint to Hendrix's genius.

Noel? Well...

Drummer Mitch Mitchell Found Dead
November 12, 2008





Performed with:
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Noel Redding
Jack Bruce
Larry Coryell
Georgie Fame
Pete Nelson
Martha Velez
.....and many more

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.


1973 interview


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
(Source: Rollingstone.com)
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I just saw "Experience Hendrix" in NYC about a month ago. He looked really weak. Even when he came to the mike to thank the audience for coming, you could barely hear him. At one point in the show, my friend said, "Is he even playing?"




The pic I took of him didn't come out good: http://viewmorepics.myspa...D=31758832

..and then there were none.




... fly on Mitch..fly on.

Because of his Jazz sensibilities, he was a perfect drumming foil for the innovative music that Jimi Hendrix created.
His Jazz chops provided an open-ended feel for the tunes and kept the group from being boxed into the straight Rock grooves of the time.
Supposedly Jimi called him "My Elvin Jones".


Ever hear Ginger Baker or Keith Moon play 6/8 like this?...



...Manic Depression


Or swing like...



...Third Stone from the Sun


Or the delicate cymbal work and dynamics displayed on...




...1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) / Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away


Luckily I got to see The Experience perform a few times.


Sing on brother, play on drummer.



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Jimi's gone
Noel's gone
Buddy's Gone
Now Mitch

Its just Cox left huh?

IAintTheOne said:

of the BOG.

Man this sucks

I swear I was thinking of him yesterday on the bus. Awesome drummer.

mynameisnotsusan said:

You could try thinking of Robert Mugabe on the bus tomorrow - see if it works twice.....

rachel3 said:

Anyway, I just read about this as well. He was still pretty young too.

StarMon said:

AKA "Gypsy sun and the rainbows"

This is bad news. RIP.

One of my Favorite Drummers Ever. He was the perfect match for Hendrix. Best Combo ever. R.I.P. Mitch.

They just did a Jimi Hendrix tribute tour here last month but he didn't show up. I dug out my late Mother's Hendrix lp and gave it a listen. Truely talented musicians indeed.

RIP

put ya lighters up 4 the next 2 last of the gypsies.....

http://www.youtube.com/wa...tXbYH8X5Y0 - manic depression

http://www.youtube.com/wa...G9B3KP38yM - houses burning down

http://www.youtube.com/wa...hSW67ySCio - purple haze

http://www.youtube.com/wa...dO0H9wHr9A - ezy rider

http://www.youtube.com/wa...2gGSV6qHcQ - if 6 was 9
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chocolate1 said:

That's just what my friend said. He's a drummer, and thought his drums weren't even miked.

Well damn.

I saw this yesterday but I didn't want to post anything. I thought it was a rumour. Damn. Mitch was the only one (musically) who could keep up with Jimi. Mitch was the man.

deebee said:

Good thinking! Watch for breaking news tomorrow and cross your fingers.