Mitch Mitchell
John Graham “Mitch” Mitchell (9 July 1946 – 12 November 2008) was an English drummer and child actor, 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. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2016, Mitchell was ranked number 8 in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time”.
Five days after the 2008 Experience Hendrix Tour ended, Mitchell died in his sleep on 12 November, in his room at the Benson Hotel in Portland of natural causes. Mitchell had been in ill health for many years due to an immune system disorder and cancer. Mitchell had suffered bouts of extreme fatigue in 2007 and 2008, but he had recovered from them after a few days’ rest. By the end of the 2008 show, however, Mitchell was playing only two or three songs and always with a backup drummer alongside.