Mitch Mitchell dead at 62

• Mitch Mitchell dead at 62 by herronm on 13 Nov, 2008 11:50
• Fellow SLY drummers and music lovers.  Mitch Mitchell was the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience.  A very powerfull, influential part of that era.  Just listen to "Fire" if you don't remember.
  
  Do you realize that all 3 members of that band are dead?  Wow.
  
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081113/music_nm/us_mitchell_2
• #1 by Brkeatr on 13 Nov, 2008 11:54
• Yeah Max, i read that earlier.....it's a shame....seems like a lot of the musicians of the 60's died at an early age.
  
  
  
  
• #2 by TwistedLefty on 13 Nov, 2008 12:08
• yeah saw this earlier on my fav guitar site.
  
   sad day indeed, now both Jimi's drummer and bassist are gone since Noel Redding passed a few years ago.
  the experiance is no more
  R.I.P.
• #3 by Robmeister on 14 Nov, 2008 18:34
• Definitely a pioneer, Mitch was