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- Born: July 9, 1947Drummerworld: Mitch Mitchell
- Died: November 12, 2008Bloomberg: Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's Drummer, Dies (November 12, 2008)
- Drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience from 1966 to 1969Bloomberg: Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's Drummer, Dies (November 12, 2008)
- Believed to have died of natural causesBloomberg: Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's Drummer, Dies (November 12, 2008)
- Found dead at Benson Hotel in Portland, OregonBloomberg: Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's Drummer, Dies (November 12, 2008)
- Found dead just after 3 a.m.Bloomberg: Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's Drummer, Dies (November 12, 2008)
- Jimi Hendrix died of drug overdose at age of 27Bloomberg: Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's Drummer, Dies (November 12, 2008)
- Mitchell was touring with Experience Hendrix TourStreet (San Diego Union-Tribune): Mitch Mitchell Found Dead (November 12, 2008)
- Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as part of Jimi Hendrix ExperienceStreet (San Diego Union-Tribune): Mitch Mitchell Found Dead (November 12, 2008)
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Mitch Mitchell was the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience from 1966 to 1969. Mitchell was found dead in a Portland, Oregon, hotel room on November 12, 2008. Mitchell was reportedly playing with a Hendrix tribute tour that had recently passed through Portland.Street (San Diego Union-Tribune): Mitch Mitchell Found Dead (November 12, 2008)
Mitchell's Career
Mitchell played with the Jimi Hendrix Experience on the band's most famous songs, including "Voodoo Child" and "Purple Haze," and appeared onstage at the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. After Jimi Hendrix's death from a drug overdose in September of 1970, Mitchell continued to play drums. According to Eddie Kramer's book Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight, Mitchell became a paid employee of the band in 1970 and was given limited rights to future profits from the band. Mitchell reportedly later sold his small stake in Hendrix's record sales for $200,000.Street (San Diego Union-Tribune): Mitch Mitchell Found Dead (November 12, 2008)-
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