Jimi Hendrix’s Drummer Mitch Mitchell Dies (Photos)

Posted on November 12, 2008

Mitch Mitchell, British drummer from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead in his hotel room. Read more on Mitch Mitchell’s death below.

Drummer Mitch Mitchell, 61, was found dead in the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon, early Wednesday morning.

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A medical examiner told Associated Press news agency the death appeared to be natural causes but that there would be an autopsy.

Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 and the band’s bassist Noel Redding in 2003.

Mitchell had been touring with the Experience Hendrix Tour.

Mitch Mitchell drum solo video:

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Cat Rock Star Massage Therapy on 11-13-2008
I had the Honor of giving Mitch Mitchell a Massage backstage just over a week ago at the Paramount in Denver, CO. He was ,,,,,such a beautiful man and so Happy to have a Massage that he mentioned it onstage.
I can’t express how sad and heartbroken I am to hear of his passing. Although I only knew him briefly, He left such an impression on me as no one ever has.

Peace
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Rita-Marie on 11-13-2008
What an amazing drummer! RIP Mitch.
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Aaron Raymond on 5-16-2009
Need date of Jimi’s Harley and date of Mitch Mitchell’s death, I’m doing some research on
deaths of American Icon Artists and how they could possibly relate to terrorists attacks on famous musicians, or America. Yamaha started in 59. Elvis rode a 59 harley then in 77 elvis dies, the same year Yamaha makes another corporate office in the USA. That was before AMF! John Bohnman was also a brittish drummer wasn’t he?
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Timmy Dreelan on 10-12-2009
“…play on drummer..” The most vesitile drummer ever….tpd
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