This story caught my attention because I have been an avid fan of Jimi Hendrix's music for years, and he was the reason that I started playing guitar. The part of the headline that caught my attention was the name: Jimi Hendrix.
The story lived up to what I hoped it would be, as it gave a comprehensive background on Mitch Mitchell's life and explained how he got involved with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The main point of the story was Mitch Mitchell's death, and his importance to the revolutionary band.
The story was a straightforward narrative about Mitchell's life and how he got involved in the band that changed rock and roll forever.
The story did have some main points that it stuck to. The most important point is the fact that Mitchell died Wednesday of unknown causes. He was one of two Englishmen in the band. He was quickly recruited by Hendrix after Hendrix saw him play in a New York Club. He is surived by his wife, mother, a daughter, and two grandchildren. He was part of a group that forever changed music.
The points followed a logical order, as it went from the main news (his death) to how he got involved in the band, their work, and left off with who he is survived by and what the legacy of their work is today. Mitchell is remembered for "playing a light, loose counterpoint to explosive guitar." (A27)
Though I have always been a big fan of Jimi Hendrix and his music, I never knew how the other members of the band got involved and it was interesting to see how young they were and how they didn't know where it was headed. I was not left with any unanswered questions.
The type of lede used in the story is a "who" lede, as it involved the death of a person and goes in depth with what happened.
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