# Help clear up my purple haze

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-clear-up-my-purple-haze/38017>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 23, 2000, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-clear-up-my-purple-haze/38017 "2000-10-23T21:08:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2000, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-clear-up-my-purple-haze/38017/1 "2000-10-23T21:08:25Z")

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For reasons that will remain my own, I am in vaguely desperate need of some Jimi Hendrix info. Nothing about him or his music, but more specifically about his drummer/drummers. Is there any type of good site or book devoted to his band? I have looked on my own and not come across what I need and I have total confidence in the Dopers to bail my butt out.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-clear-up-my-purple-haze/38017/2 "2000-10-23T21:37:45Z")

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Here’s a bio page on [Mitch Mitchell](http://www.jimi-hendrix.com/story/mitchell.asp), Jimi’s drummer in the Experience. Hope it helps!

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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-clear-up-my-purple-haze/38017/3 "2000-10-23T21:41:18Z")

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Jimi had two drummers that I know of: Mitch Mitchell and Buddy Miles. Mitch was the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1966-68), and Buddy was the drummer for Band of Gypsys (1969). You can find some basic info at [The Jimi Hendrix Experience](http://www.jimi-hendrix.com/).

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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2000, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-clear-up-my-purple-haze/38017/4 "2000-10-23T21:43:34Z")

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Oops – **aseymayo** beat me to it! That’s the direct link to Mitch. Here’s the direct link to [Buddy](http://www.jimi-hendrix.com/story/miles.asp).