Mitch Mitchell information

Mitch Mitchell
Mitch Mitchell
	Mitchell in 1967
Background information
Birth name	John Graham Mitchell
Born	9 July 1946; Ealing, Middlesex, England
Died	12 November 2008 (aged 62); Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Rock; jazz fusion;
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1960–2008
Formerly of	Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames; The Jimi Hendrix Experience; Ramatam; The Riot Squad;

John Graham "Mitch" Mitchell (9 July 1946 – 12 November 2008)^[1]^[2] was an English drummer and child actor, who was best known for his work in the Jimi Hendrix Experience for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.^[3] He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2009.^[4] In 2016, Mitchell was ranked number 8 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time".^[5]

^ In his book about the Experience, Mitchell states he celebrated his 21st birthday while on tour on 9 July 1967, which makes his birth year 1946.Mitchell, Mitch; Platt, John (1990). Jimi Hendrix: Inside the Experience. New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 68, 173. ISBN 978-0-312-10098-8.
^ Mitchell's obituaries in Billboard [1], The New York Times [2] and Rolling Stone [3] indicate that he was 62 years old at the time of his death (making his birth year 1946). Other obituaries and writers have indicated he was 61 or was born on 9 July 1947: BBC [4], Drummerworld [5], Encyclopædia Britannica [6], The Guardian [7], Los Angeles Times [8], NME [9], NPR [10], The Oregonian [11], The Telegraph [12], Variety [13], Colin Larkin in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise 4th Edition) [14] and Harry Shapiro in Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy [15]
^ "Jimi Hendrix Experience | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame".
^ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ Greene, Christopher R.; Weingarten, Jon; Dolan; Diehl, Matt; Micallef, Ken; Ma, David; Smith, Gareth Dylan; Wang, Oliver; Heller, Jason; Runtagh, Jordan; Shteamer, Hank; Smith, Steve; Spanos, Brittany; Grow, Kory; Kemp, Rob; Harris, Keith; Gehr, Richard; Wiederhorn, Jon; Johnston, Maura; Greene, Andy (31 March 2016). "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[Inside-1] In his book about the Experience, Mitchell states he celebrated his 21st birthday while on tour on 9 July 1967, which makes his birth year 1946.Mitchell, Mitch; Platt, John (1990). Jimi Hendrix: Inside the Experience. New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 68, 173. ISBN 978-0-312-10098-8.

[birthdate-2] Mitchell's obituaries in Billboard [1], The New York Times [2] and Rolling Stone [3] indicate that he was 62 years old at the time of his death (making his birth year 1946). Other obituaries and writers have indicated he was 61 or was born on 9 July 1947: BBC [4], Drummerworld [5], Encyclopædia Britannica [6], The Guardian [7], Los Angeles Times [8], NME [9], NPR [10], The Oregonian [11], The Telegraph [12], Variety [13], Colin Larkin in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise 4th Edition) [14] and Harry Shapiro in Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy [15]

[3] "Jimi Hendrix Experience | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame".

[4] "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[5] Greene, Christopher R.; Weingarten, Jon; Dolan; Diehl, Matt; Micallef, Ken; Ma, David; Smith, Gareth Dylan; Wang, Oliver; Heller, Jason; Runtagh, Jordan; Shteamer, Hank; Smith, Steve; Spanos, Brittany; Grow, Kory; Kemp, Rob; Harris, Keith; Gehr, Richard; Wiederhorn, Jon; Johnston, Maura; Greene, Andy (31 March 2016). "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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