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Producerobit: Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell has died. Although a gifted musician - he took up the trumpet at the age of eight - his main contribution of music history was as a producer and label owner.
Mitchell started his production work for House Of Blues; he moved to Hi records to both record and producer. Eventually, he took over Hi Records; his empire would the Royal Studio in Memphis. The Royal is still a going concern - Marti Pellow was there recently, but it's also used by legendary musicians, too.
Willie Mitchell suffered a heart attack before Christmas; he died earlier today in Memphis. He was 81.
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The Lasting Tribute website in the UK has updated its memorial pages to include Willie Mitchell.
http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/mitchell/3221882
It's a respectful memorial to the man and his work and somewhere to pay tribute to the family's fortitude at this difficult time.
And they monitor EVERY comment so that nothing offensive or inappropriate is published.
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