Pete MITCHELL

Just learned of Pete's death. First met him at the Stagecoach Ballroom in Fort Worth 1974-75. Moved to Colorado Springs in April 1975. Got a job at the Black Stallion. Didn't know anyone hardly. Waiting tables while Ernest Tubb was playing. Took a second glance and there was Pete up there on stage. He got an autograph for me that I still have from Ernest Tubb. It was so great seeing someone I know from home. Pete was always a gentleman. So sorry for the family's loss.

Saw him perform with ET at a small club in the Grand Rapids Mi. area. Had a chance to chat with him a bit and that's when I found out he was from Canada. Told me he studied classic guitar for 7 years and had planned on that being his livelihood. The demand for classic guitar wasn't enough to pay bills so a friend told him ET was holding tryouts for a new lead player and urged him to audition. Needless to say he made it. And what a guitar player he was. One of the best I've ever heard. A...

Come in here Pete Mitchell!

Many many times my friends and I would say his name aloud along with ET. Still do but sitting here mostly alone.

I knew him as a great musician and as a customer in our business....he will be missed