JamsBio (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
Let's take a song-by song look back at that groundbreaking pair of albums - Are You Experienced and Axis: Bold As Love - from Hendrix, bassist Noel Redding, and drummer Mitch Mitchell, who dubbed themselves The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Life of a musician-Robin Hill (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Those who follow this blog regularly will know that Jimi Hendrix has played a huge role in Robin's musical life. But it wasn't just Hendrix, it was the whole 'Jimi Hendrix Experience', the meeting of three musicians who changed the face of music. Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell. It's not just Robin though, most musicians I know have spent a lifetime listening to the music of Jimi Hendrix....
The Deli (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
The last surviving member of the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience, drummer Mitch Mitchell, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61 years old. Noel Redding - Jimi Hendrix - Mitch Mitchell Englishman, Mitchell was a powerful force on the Hendrix band’s 1967 debut album “Are You Experienced'” as well as the trio’s albums [...]
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Rolling Stone: Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell was found dead in a Portland, Oregon hotel this morning at the age of 62. Early reports indicate he died due to natural causes. Raised in London as John Mitchell, he and bassist Noel Redding comprised Jimi Hendrix’s rhythm section from 1966 until 1969, with Mitchell joining the [...]
AgoraVox (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
John Mitch' Mitchell, the last surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, has died at the age of 61. “Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding were selected for the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966 as much for their ability to look the part for the psychedelic novelty act the band (...)
poponthepop.blogspot.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Mitch Mitchell was found dead in a Portland, Oregon hotel this morning at the age of 62. Early reports indicate he died due to natural causes. Raised in London as John Mitchell, he 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...
DailyStab (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Above photo: From left, Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell arrive at Heathrow airport in London in 1967. The legendary drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group’s last surviving member, Mitch Mitchell, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61. Mitchell was a powerful force on the [...]
pHinnWeb (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Mitch Mitchell: drum solo at a Jimi Hendrix gig in Sweden, January 9, 1969 Mitch Mitchell , who played drums with The Jimi Hendrix Experience , has died at the age of 61. Mitchell was the last surviving member of The Experience, Hendrix having passed away in 1970 and the bassist Noel Redding in 2003. Obituary @ KGW News
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
"We met in this sleazy little club, and [Jimi Hendrix] was this guy in a Burberry raincoat. We did some Chuck Berry and took it from there. I suppose it ...
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding. Mitch Mitchell , drummer in the Jimi Hendrix Experience , has been found dead in his US hotel room. He was discovered in the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon, in the early hours of Wednesday. A medical examiner told Associated Press news agency the death appeared to be from natural causes but that there would be an autopsy....
The Plummet Onions (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, passed away of apparently natural causes at the age of 61. Hendrix was obviously a godlike genius of guitar, but his band was the ultimate power trio. Noel Redding (the bass player) and Mitchell were both really top-notch musicians and brought influences other than rock into the mix. [...]
Nuke's news & views (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Jimi Hendrix died in 1970. Bassist Noel Redding died in 2003. The last member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, drummer Mitch Mitchell has passed away. He was 61. All of my vinyl records are old, scratched, and well-used. But, we still have the internet… Here is one of my favorites. The Wind [...]
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Mitch Mitchell, the great rock drummer who made history as a founding member of the original Jimi Hendrix Experience, and who was the group's last surviving member, has died. Mitch Mitchell, along with bassist Noel Redding (who died in 2003), became the other two thirds of the Experience power-trio built around legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix in the 1960's. Mitchell was 62
Nag on the Lake (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Drummer for Jimi Hendrix found dead Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61. This Aug. 21, 1967 file photo shows Noel Redding, left, Jimi Hendrix, center, and Mitch Mitchell, of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, at Heathrow airport in London. Authorities say Mitch Mitchell,...
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
The last living member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in his hotel room in Portland, OR earlier today. Mitch Mitchell, along with bassist Noel Redding, played with Hendrix on albums such as "Axis: Bold As Love" and their debut, "Are You Experienced?". He beat the skins relentlessly behind Jimi and Noel as they stormed on to the American music scene at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967...
