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11-13-2008, 02:22 AM
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Mitch Mitchell, Drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience, Dies at 61
By Laurence Arnold
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for Jimi Hendrix's seminal 1960s rock trio that melded blues, avant-garde jazz, folk music and electronic noise, has died. He was 61.
Mitchell was found dead in a Portland, Oregon, hotel early today, KGW-TV reported, citing a medical examiner. An autopsy was planned, the station said.
Hendrix, one of music's most celebrated guitarists, joined with Mitchell and bass player Noel Redding to create the Jimi Hendrix Experience in London in 1966. The following year, the band released its debut album, ``Are You Experienced?'' featuring the tracks ``Hey Joe'' and ``Purple Haze.''
The group dissolved shortly before Hendrix's death in 1970. Redding died in 2003.
Mitchell had been performing with a Hendrix tribute band that gave a concert in Portland on Nov. 7, a day after playing in Seattle. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in an article on the Nov. 6 show, reported:
``Once one of rock's most explosive percussionists, the frail-looking Mitchell was reduced to the role of nostalgic reminder.''
The Jimi Hendrix Experience made a lasting mark on music during its three-year run. In a span of 18 months, the group recorded ``Axis: Bold as Love'' and ``Electric Ladyland'' as well as ``Are You Experienced?'' All three were ``landmark albums,'' according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In addition, Hendrix's ``theatrical, incendiary performances at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock festivals, including the ceremonial torching of his guitar at Monterey, have become part of rock and roll legend,'' the Hall of Fame says in an online tribute to the group, inducted in 1992.
Mitchell played with Hendrix at Woodstock after the Experience broke up. Along with bassist Billy Cox, he also worked with the guitarist on 1970's ``Cry of Love'' album.
John ``Mitch'' Mitchell was born on July 9, 1947, in England.
Mitch Mitchell, Drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience, Dies at 61
By Laurence Arnold
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for Jimi Hendrix's seminal 1960s rock trio that melded blues, avant-garde jazz, folk music and electronic noise, has died. He was 61.
Mitchell was found dead in a Portland, Oregon, hotel early today, KGW-TV reported, citing a medical examiner. An autopsy was planned, the station said.
Hendrix, one of music's most celebrated guitarists, joined with Mitchell and bass player Noel Redding to create the Jimi Hendrix Experience in London in 1966. The following year, the band released its debut album, ``Are You Experienced?'' featuring the tracks ``Hey Joe'' and ``Purple Haze.''
The group dissolved shortly before Hendrix's death in 1970. Redding died in 2003.
Mitchell had been performing with a Hendrix tribute band that gave a concert in Portland on Nov. 7, a day after playing in Seattle. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in an article on the Nov. 6 show, reported:
``Once one of rock's most explosive percussionists, the frail-looking Mitchell was reduced to the role of nostalgic reminder.''
The Jimi Hendrix Experience made a lasting mark on music during its three-year run. In a span of 18 months, the group recorded ``Axis: Bold as Love'' and ``Electric Ladyland'' as well as ``Are You Experienced?'' All three were ``landmark albums,'' according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In addition, Hendrix's ``theatrical, incendiary performances at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock festivals, including the ceremonial torching of his guitar at Monterey, have become part of rock and roll legend,'' the Hall of Fame says in an online tribute to the group, inducted in 1992.
Mitchell played with Hendrix at Woodstock after the Experience broke up. Along with bassist Billy Cox, he also worked with the guitarist on 1970's ``Cry of Love'' album.
John ``Mitch'' Mitchell was born on July 9, 1947, in England.