Jimi Hendrix Drummer, Mitch Mitchell dies age 61 

Gary Clark Agree....100%..He Mixed Jazz Rythyms Into Jim's Music. A True Master, Whom Was Completely Underrated. RIP

Glad I was able to see him (and Jimi Hendrix) live.

no way

Arthur F. Scaltrito you were indeed blessed....

Gary Clark j

The only other drummers to play with that freedom of expression were Keith Moon and Robert Wyatt.

Mitch was a very good drummer (RIP) but here’s the rub for me. I like his drumming but not Jimi. Ok man per man trio, is Jimi as good as Clapton? no was Mitch as good as Ginger? no. The bass, no contest, Jack Bruce will beat you & with a fretless bass at that.

@@r.d.sandman6474 This is all a matter of opinion and personal taste I liked Cream but I will take The Jimi Hendrix Experience over them any day. I always felt that Baker was overrated. He certainly wasn't as good as he thought he was. I will take Mitch over him. Jack Bruce was clearly better than Redding on bass. But Redding's style worked for the Exoerience. As far as Clapton vs Hendrix....it's easily Hendrix for me. No knock on Clapton. He is an excellent player.

Hendrix was always better than Clapton ask Eric himself, actually there was else like Hendrix now, before or after.

Hendrix was always better than Clapton ask Eric himself, actually there was else like Hendrix now, before or after.

Where you saw him cry?On youtube?or anywhere else?

When you see Mithchell talk about Hendrix, you know that Hendrix had a special place in Mitchells hearth, and that he saw Jimi's talent. The same cant be said about Noel. He did not value Jimi as he deserved, as a genius. The difference between Mitchell and Noel must be that Mitchell actually was a great being and a great drummer, but Noel he had no talent on bass, not even the guitar. He was lucky to be there because of he's hair.

@@xPowerShotx Redding was a solid , hard driving bass player and his playing was appropriate, it anchored the band and allowed Hendrix and Mitchell to fly. I saw the band play, they were a great BAND.

Very underrated. Great musician.

I'm sticking up for noel here I think his bass playing is up there with the best in fact the jhe were the best of the best fact.

Yeah ! Me too.

no way

Um no....buddy miles!

Best drummer ever* with anyone Buddy Miles better? Never

As Stewart Copeland said Jimi Hendrix was Mitch Mitchell's guitarist

Just listen to let me stand next to your fire. Nobody played like that back in the day. Amazing Drummer 👏

You could leave out the "rock" part. His creativity would have been welcome in many genres. You can hear that style of drumming on many recordings of the Jazz Avant Garde of the time.

@@farshimelt He was right. MM was a rock drummer. There are almost no rock drummers that had or have the technical ability or feel for real jazz. Carl Palmer the greatest rock drummer, like his almost father in law buddy Rich, has the chops. I doubt he has the feel. And ironically Rich was the greatest chopster of jazz. Too bad Carl didn't marry his daughter. I would love to have seen a baby born playing prog rock and jazz and then slapping the doctor back in a paradiddles.

Keith moon sucks, sloppy drummer Mitchell and Bonham are awesome !

Ginger Baker was the best!

@@DogTrekker you're full of shit.

@@hendrixandmitch Nah he is a legend

Ginger baker influenced lots but he was not the best. Keith moon was very sloppy but he fit The Who’s band and was a legend. Bonham’s the best and Mitchell is amazing. Sadly anyone who plays with jimi will be in his shadow

Why do say he was "vastly underrated?" By whom?

​@@farshimelt Mitch doesn't have da fanboyz, like Bonham has, 4 nstance. There were very few music magz/Drum ragz, xamining Mitch Mitchellz playing, or conversating about his style. Perhapz itz cause he did not die @ 27, wit Hendrix. ( Actually, if they died 2gether, Hendrix @ 27, I BLIEVE, Mitch woulda been 24! FREAKING AMAZING YOUNG MAN! )

Mitch's playing on Fire ,has always fired me up!, it just drives the song to a different place, and makes me wonder if anyone else could have done it any more perfectly!

sundancefan1 This goes out to Jerry D who ask "Who is the drummer in this interview, Anybody know his name?" Jerry, clean your ears. Seb Rochford. His name is given seconds after he first shows up on camera. Sorry, sundancefan, there's no "reply" button under the other guy's name.

Since Mitchell was the only drummer who played with Hendrix during that period, we'll never know if anyone else could have kept up with Hendrix.

@@farshimelt Buddy Miles was there, but his heavy handed style did not compliment Jimi’s playing IMHO.. I only liked Buddy’s snare work on Machine Gun..

That's what most bands want. And certainly what most producers want.

sadly, drums were considered part of the song arrangement only.

..and "Manic Depression" also.

It was jimi's music, Jimi layed down most of the bass tracks later on in the band that's one of the reason noel left every time he put down a track jimi would come back and re record it playing the bass himself

@@runrabbitrun4342 Noel & Mitchell were just hired side session guys in the Experience Band. They weren't entitled to any of the royalties, even though they were both a Huge part in the success of Jimi in the beginning. Total shame, i would be hitting the pub getting drunk like Noel did.

@@dennymcfastlane8530 Hmmm, i didn't know this & I'm not really sure how much truth is in it, do you have a link that states such?

@@runrabbitrun4342 Don't remember where, but it was common knowledge for many years. Jimmy McCarty might have told me, after Buddy Miles told him, i just don't remember, it was a long time ago. But, it's around if You sniff around. Chas Chandler had a lot to do with it, and talked Jimi into it after the Animals were screwed by the same manager~Michael Jeffery. And he is another crook you could fill books with~and have!

T-ROY B My Favorite As Well...All Of Them Were Musical Geniuses..Not Just Jim...Ahead Of Their Time...Light Years Ahead!!

Ladyland, side 3, what could be better....nuthin', but Slight Return is close to as good.

you know Jimi played drums on 1983 right?

“I don’t live today” is one of the best examples!!!

@@edwhite7475 Really?? Where did you get that info?

"Jimi Hendrix' 2 band members were too cool for other bands" Except for Noel, yes.

noel just wasn't created for a always play and no sleeplife, neither mitch, 61 is not very old. fact is mitch added something to the hendrix-sound,meaning, exquisite and original drummer

i covered it for years back in the 70's and 80's...and we did it WELL.....people LOVED it....about 5 years ago someone came up to me and said, man, i was a kid, but i heard you play it at some party and i was mesmerized....and he NEVER forgot it......of COURSE it was flat compared to Jimi and Mitch , but we gave it HELL!!!!

@@edwhite7475 It's always easier to recreate than create. However, props to you for learning the parts.

@@farshimelt i didnt say we WROTE it. But thanks for the backhanded compliment. You have an excellent grasp of the obvious.

You obviously hang around with drummers then !

Different than Keith Moon. Moon was the right drummer for the Who and played with the same type of creativity as Mitchell.

NO FUCKING WAY!!

Why is it strange? Humans have a life span.

But Mitch is not dead his artistry still vibrates in are souls.

Of all generations.

all modern music comes from the black man,

All good music comes from nature!

@@jamesderoc6717 "Modern music" is a big term. Maybe modern commercial music would be closer. After all, Stockhausen's music owes nothing to the "black man."

@@farshimelt i overstated a bit but the their finger prints can be seen almost everywhere

Who underrates him?

Why were you listening to speakers with headphones on?

@@farshimelt I did write I was high on mexican gold!! Those KOSS headphones are highly symphonic. Listening to jimi & mitch with those headphones on is the only way to fly!!

One is born with certain abilities and if inspired will develop them. It's no mystery.

Mitch went to acting 🎭 school at the age of seven and played “Oliver” on stage and started to make a name for himself at ten years old. Around 13 or so, he had a television 📺 show for two years. After that, he found it difficult to find acting or movie 🍿 roles, and his career was uncertain. His father suggested that he find an alternative path to success and mentioned music. When Mitch mentioned drums,🥁 his father enrolled him in a drum school 🏫 where he learned to read percussion and play “Swing” Jazz. At eighteen, he began to play with ‘Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames.’ 🔥 One night, being the opening act for ‘The Animals,’ Mitch meets Chas Chandler and tells Chas that he wants to leave the ‘Blue Flames’ and get into rock. Chandler was leaving the Animals and was starting a new career as a band manager. Several years later, Chas discovered Jimi Hendrix in New York City, and both flew back to England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Once there, Chandler set up an office with a studio and read in the newspaper 📰 that Mitch Mitchell was no longer playing with Georgie Fame. Chas found Mitch drinking 🥃at a local Jazz Bar and asked him if he wanted to play with Hendrix. Noel Redding was a lead guitarist who switched to bass to play with Jimi. Chandler & Hendrix taught Redding how to play bass, and Hendrix showed him the notes to “Hey Joe.” Their first jam lasted for over three and a half hours. After getting exposure from the London Club Scene, they were signed up with a record label and began a European tour, and the rest is history! thank you 🧑‍🎤 🏁 👩‍💼👩‍🎓

His brother Leon said the same about Jimi, when he had a thought, no one could get his attention, until he grabbed the notes and thoughts in front of him...TIP Jimi...

please include parameters for "young."

@@farshimelt yes, sir! Police & Firemen get to retire age 50, this is because they die sooner than the average age of 76 for men. drummingcorner.com/13-famous-drummers-who-are-no-longer-with-us/ and there ya go, sir!