Louis Mitchell

b. Louis A. Mitchell, 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 2 December 1957, Washington, DC, USA. A showman drummer, adept on numerous percussion instruments, Mitchell played in vaudeville from the turn of the century. He was popular in New York and attracted a great deal of attention on a visit to London in 1914. He returned to London the following year, appearing as a solo variety act on the stages of UK music halls. He went back to Europe in 1918 with a band labelled Mitchell's Jazz Kings with which he toured extensively and held a long residency in Paris. During the 30...