DIESEL

Mitch Mitchell, the legendary drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, died in his sleep late last week of natural causes. His fusion style allowed him and one of history's greatest guitar players to feed off each other, and was found in his room at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Some of his greatest performances include contributions to the "Manic Depression", "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", "Fire" and "Third Stone from the Sun". He came from a jazz background and like many of his drummer contemporaries hw was strongly influenced by the work of Elvin Jones, Max Roach, and Joe Morello.

Here is from one of his best performances ever, shot at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden in 1969 when Mitchell was barely 21 years old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiMu_ZSbKn4