Mitch Mitchell R.i.p.

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Better late than never. Meant to post this earlier. Mitch died last Nov.

He was a perfect match for the musical storm that was The Experience. Was lucky enough to see them three times when I was still green, after which I realized I had a long way to go in my playing. They're all gone now - what a powerhouse blast of creativity and imagination. It all happened in a flash. Sometimes I think it was only a dream. Jimi was gone way too soon. Unfortunately no one can take his place. Fortunately we have their recordings.

Here's an obit:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/...hell-remembered

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ArZOEAYW7UI&...feature=related

For those of you who are interested, Jimi recorded a studio version of The Star Spanged Banner where he played all the tracks himself and sounds like a one man orchestra. In the following link, you hear the first 25 sec of the that version when it first opens:

http://www.last.fm/music/Jimi+Hendrix/_/St...anner?autostart

Mitch, hope you meet up with your buddies and get back to creating exposive riffs with that maniac on guitar. R.I.P.

Here's some samples of Mitch's playing:

MITCH MITCHELL Drum Solo Sweden, January 9, 1969:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jiMu_ZSbKn4&...feature=related

Parker w/ Mitch Mitchell:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3J4YNQfLuSU&...feature=related

John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Mitch Mitchel:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=BxEX__YXmDs&...feature=related

Other musicians talking about jimi:

Stevie Ray talks about Jimi:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LzraV8xn5Y4

Jeff Beck meeting Jimi:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBf-N4smZ4&NR=1

Eric Clapton B.B. King Chas Chandler talk about Jimi Hendrix:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=-ABSA27rPNc&...feature=related

Yngwie Malmsteen on Hendrix:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ydejukuRxZM&...feature=related

Slash talkin about Hendrix:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LOTSF_0fcis&...feature=related

For hardcore Jimi fans:

Johnny B Goode - Jimi Hendrix at Berkeley:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=bhKq09IlKGM&...feature=related

Rock Me Baby - Jimi Hendrix at Monterey:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Hka6zk8tmcg&...feature=related

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Childat Berkeley:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJhJGnpovo&NR=1