FireOpal Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 We're losing too many great ones... Drummer for Jimi Hendrix found dead, officials say PORTLAND, Ore. – Authorities say Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s, has been found dead in his Portland hotel room. Erin Patrick, a deputy medical examiner, says Mitchell was found dead a little after 3 a.m. Wednesday in his room at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland. She says Mitchell apparently died of natural causes at 62. An autopsy is planned. Mitchell was touring with the Experience Hendrix Tour, which performed Friday at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. It was the last stop on the West Coast part of the tour. Hendrix died in 1970. Noel Redding, bassist for the trio, died in 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I second that red RIP Mitch, you were beyond awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 This really is another sad day. Shit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 RIP. I saw Mitch Mitchell with Jimi Hendrix in 1968. The Benson is a nice hotel in Portland. I guess it's as good a place as any to check out when your time comes. Mitch Mitchell, stickman for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead today in a Portland, Ore., hotel room. The drummer, who had been on the road with the Experience Hendrix Tour, apparently died of natural causes, according to the city's medical examiner, but an autopsy is planned. Mitchell was 61. Aside from backing Hendrix on such classics as "Foxy Lady," "Purple Haze" and "All Along the Watchtower," Mitchell also jammed with the likes of John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Mitchell was the last surviving member of Hendrix's groundbreaking, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trio. Hendrix died in 1970, and bassist Noel Redding, in 2003. eonline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Slapping Maple Sucker Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 A hero of mine. R.I.P., Mitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Next to Bonzo, a drummer I emulated more than any other. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Holy crap!!! What sad news. Wasn't there a post awhile ago that mentioned who would be the first big group to lose all of it's original members? I think this is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ro_a Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Egad... that's pretty much down the street for me. I looked up some Youtube footage from the current tour. "Fire" shows he can still play the busy style if he chooses... chose. damn. I guess this is going to get worse, seeing as most of my favorite music came out a few years before I was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicForest Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 This hurts me worse than any other recent rocknroll death. I was lucky enough to meet Mitch Mitchell with Billy Cox at a small gig they did with a guitarist doing 2 Hendrix numbers. Voodoo Child and Freedom. Even got to speak with him and Billy. Saw and spoke with Noel Redding several years ago too, so along with Buddy Miles, they are ALL gone now. This is devasting. I'd have to say Mitch Mitchell was my all-time favorite drummer, mixing such a jazz flair in his rock. I heard this news while listening to the Phil Valentine Show today and ironically just yesterday some of the 'break' music they played was astonishingly "Peace in Mississippi", a rather obscure Jimi Hendrix Experience tune. This and Jimmy Carl Black's death (original Mothers of Invention member) in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Listening to the "Blues" album right now, pretty great. I'd recommend it to all Hendrix fans, has a whole bunch of awesome rare tracks and b-sides. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicForest Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 With 2 active threads of this, I hope the mods combine them. Mitch is worthy of many, but still.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIRST LEDZEP Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I have got a horsey Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrycja Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Sooo sad! RIP :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Sad news, going to dig out Electric ladyland and Axis bold as love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepyep Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Hi all, Mitch,thanks for the great music and for pushing Jimi along,I know he didn't need it Your rockin' heaven now,...... KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 That sure was some explosion in rock history, when the Experience hit the scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 His drumming on 'Fire' was awesome. I saw Jimi 5 times (once with Buddy Miles) How mortal we all are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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