Bruce Mitchell (drummer)
English drummer (born 1940)
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Bruce Mitchell (born 6 June 1940) is an English drummer, who plays regularly with Vini Reilly in the Durutti Column.
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 | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Label | Factory |
| Member of | The Durutti Column |
| Formerly of | Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias |
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, for some time, he was a hippie.[1] Prior to 1974 he was in the group Greasy Bear.[5] 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.[6]
Mitchell joined The Durutti Column in 1981 for the album LC and onwards, and has managed the band.[7]