Bruce Mitchell | |
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Bruce Mitchell performing with The Durutti Column at Primavera Sound 2007
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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 |
Associated acts | Greasy Bear, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, The Durutti Column |
Bruce Mitchell (born 6 June 1940 in Didsbury, Manchester, England) is a jazz drummer, who plays regularly with Vini Reilly in the Durutti Column.
Mitchell was born in the suburb of Didsbury, in the south of Manchester, on 6 June 1940.
He had no formal musical education. His father was a drummer and a bass player. He was in a Manchester trad band, around 1960, and during a time, he was a hippie. Prior to 1974 he was in the group Greasy Bear. 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.
Bruce joined The Durutti Column in 1981 for the album LC, and has managed the band.