Mitch Mitchell - the drummer's drummer
I do hope Mitch Mitchell is having a lovely time wherever he may be. Poor old thing died this week - of natural causes which is quite an achievement in this day and age. Here is one of my favourite Hendrix performances showing Mitch in fine form - he was the master of time change. What a bloody great drummer he was.
Night night Mitch. See you around.
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posted by rockmother at 3:01 pm
15 Comments:
Yeah, wondered if you'd comment on this. Whole-heartedly agree with you and he used the left hand "orthodox" grip of the very best drummers. (Stewart Copeland uses that grip too). When I was 15 my mates band used to play Little Wing. I had to play the drum part coz their drummer couldn't get it right.
That Jimmy Hendrix was a good looking sucker wasn't he? I love those space boots too!
Good god, I thought you said Mitch Miller. Had no idea he drummed. Especially with Hendrix.
All of the Hendrix Experience now no longer with us :( As Jimmy Saville would've said, there must be some good music oop in heaven, as it so happens.
yea, he was underrated.as were the band.Gone To The Great-Hairdresser-In-The-Sky...........
They're all gone now, aren't they?
He could really play and obviously had been taught how to play (witnes the grip) as opposed to picking it up in the streets.
:-)
A versatile drummer whose gone on to the Jam in the Sky...
Pearl
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Yes indeed, another one bites the dust.
Although Don Alias was my favourite drummer, Mitch was definitely the kit NO.1 man
Yikes another one. They're dropping like flies. I'll have a listen to the podcast when I get sorted.
Wotcher kidder,
I tried that link of yours to your new podster caster, but to no avail - is it working now?
Incidentally, I have posted one up meself with a cookery theme - hope you don't mind me sharing your Huge Firmly-Whitlessstein recipe for stuffed cabbage...?
;
Yes, Twickers sometime soon would be triffic - let me know how you're fixed...
xxx
Bobsters
Wavy Davy Gravy - yes - Stewart Copeland - another brilliant drummer along with Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaota, Buddy Rich, Dave Grohl...there are more I am sure - well done you for playing that bit!
Miss BBE - Yes - I sometimes wisg I had been born a decade earlier
Cooperman - wow - I thought you wrote Max Miller! Perhaps he is strutting around in the great sky with the best of them including Mitch doing the drum bit.
Betty - as it happens Bettster -I am sure for once (only) Jimmy Savlon is right!
Tony - yep - I had no idea he was so young when he was in the band - he was only 61 when he died.
Pearl - yep - he was one of the last great ones left - a shame as I don't think he was appreciated as much as he should have been.
Momo - I have to go and check out Don Alias now
Dickley - Glad you go back ok - keep up!
Bobster of Swiper - doh - my fault - link fixed now!! Of course I don't mind - my Huge Felchly Whippingstall's stuffed cabbage was delicious by the way. Am still one of the burgeoning droves of creative unemployed so I am free quite a lot at mo!! xx
With their lifestyles being so healthy and all it is surprising that all these 60s rock stars die so relatively young.*
*split infinitive alert
Realdoc - grammar not being my strongest point at school due to terrifying English teacher - Miss Scrivener (I know - amazing isn't it?!) I will take your word for it.
i'd listen to some music if the system was set up...and the desktop was hooked up to the jbl speakers...*i'm lame, i know* xoxox
Ban the mosh pit! Bring back seated gigs with stern looking police and the art of seated dancing. It rock!
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