“He would do a fill where you’d think, 'Oh no, there's no way he's going to land on 1' – Jimi would just laugh because they were so silly”: The magic of Mitch Mitchell, the drummer who landed a spot in Hendrix’s band on a coin toss

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Jimi Hendrix is rightly revered as one of the most brilliant, inventive guitarists to have walked the planet.

In a tragically short life, he smashed open people's understanding of what could be done with six strings, a fretboard, and an amplifier, becoming renowned for his electric live performances and producing three seismically influential albums with his band the Jimi Hendrix Experience.