Doris Carr, blues singer and wife of blues drummer Sam Carr, passed away early on Thursday, November 13 at the age of 80 in her hometown of Lula, Mississippi. Known by many as the beloved wife of legendary blues drummer Sam Carr, Miss Doris was also a blues singer in her own right and a caretaker of other Deltans in the past. Sam and Doris Carr have been together since she was 13 years old. Mrs. Carr had been in poor health for some time.

Above item courtesy of: Roger Stolle, of Cat Head in Clarksdale.

The last surviving member of one of rock music's most influential bands has been found dead in an American hotel room. Mitch Mitchell, the British drummer in The Jimi Hendrix Experience, was discovered by staff at a hotel in Portland, Oregon. The 61-year-old, from Ealing, is believed to have died from natural causes but a post-mortem will be held.

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