Mitch Mitchell

John "Mitch" Mitchell (9 July 1946 – 12 November 2008) was an English drummer, best known for his work in The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Before joining the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitchell gained considerable musical experience touring and playing as a session musician. He also had an acting background, and had starred in a children's television programme, Jennings and Derbyshire, when he was a teenager. Pre-Experience bands included Johnny Harris... more

John "Mitch" Mitchell (9 July 1946 – 12 November 2008) was an English drummer, best known for his work in The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Before joining the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitchell gained considerable musical experience touring and playing as a session musician. He also had an acting background, and had starred in a children's television programme, Jennings and Derbyshire, when he was a teenager. Pre-Experience bands included Johnny Harris and the Shades, The Pretty Things, The Riot Squad, and Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. He had also worked in Jim Marshall's (creator of the Marshall amplifier) music shop in London. Mitchell was praised for his work with the Jimi Hendrix Experience on songs such as "Manic Depression", "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", "Fire" and "Third Stone from the Sun". Mitchell came from a jazz background and like many of his drummer contemporaries was strongly influenced by the work of Elvin Jones, Max Roach, and Joe Morello. Mitchell played in Hendrix's... less