Bruce Mitchell (drummer)
Bruce Mitchell | |
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 Bruce Mitchell performing with The Durutti Column at Primavera Sound 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 6 June 1940 |
| Origin | Didsbury, Manchester, England |
| Genres | Jazz, art rock, punk rock, post-punk, new wave, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 1960s - present |
| Labels | Factory |
Bruce Mitchell (born 6 June 1940 in Didsbury, Manchester, England) is a jazz drummer, who plays regularly with Vini Reilly in the Durutti Column.
Biography
Mitchell was born in the suburb of Didsbury,[1] in the south of Manchester, on 6 June 1940.[2]
He had no formal musical education. His father was a drummer and a bass player.[3] He was in a Manchester trad band,[4] around 1960, and during a time, he was a hippie.[5] Prior to 1974 he was in the group Greasy Bear.[6] In 1974 he joined comedy rock band Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias; the band folded in 1982.
He also helps run Manchester Light and Stage.[7]
Bruce joined The Durutti Column in 1981 for the album LC, and has managed the band.
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://users.rcn.com/rpsweb/durutti-column/texts/iv-epave.html Musique Epave interview
- ^ http://users.rcn.com/rpsweb/durutti-column/texts/liner-lcR.html LC reissue liner notes, Tony Wilson
- ^ [3]
- ^ http://www.manchesterbeat.com/bands/greasybear/greasybear.php
- ^ http://www.manchesterlightandstage.com/
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