Mitch Aliotta
{{short description|American musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|05|30}}
| origin = Chicago, Illinois
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|07|21
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| genre = Psychedelic soul
| occupation = Musician
| past_member_of = Rotary Connection, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, The Proper Strangers
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Mitchell A. Aliotta (May 30, 1944 – July 21, 2015), known professionally as Mitch Aliotta, was an American vocalist and bassist, known for being a member of the bands Rotary Connection and Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/485918-Mitch-Aliotta|title=Mitch Aliotta|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}
Musical career
Aliotta was involved in the psychedelic soul movement.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} He played bass guitar in Rotary Connection,{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p20264/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Rotary Connection|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=May 25, 2010}} and later formed the trio Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah.Vilanch, Bruce (April 25, 1975). A-H-J smell success from a Rose. Chicago Tribune He was also a member of the band The Proper Strangers.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
Death
Aliotta died of complications from diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2015, at the age of 71.{{cite web|author=Doc Rock |url=http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2015b.html |title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2015 July to December |publisher=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-24}}{{cite news|author1=Sarahtr|last2=Zwecker|first2=Bill|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lake-shore-drive-bassist-mitch-aliotta-dead-at-71/|url-status=dead|title='Lake Shore Drive’bassist Mitch Aliotta dead at 71|date=July 27, 2015|newspaper=Chicago Sun Times|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160429021254/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lake-shore-drive-bassist-mitch-aliotta-dead-at-71/|archive-date=April 29, 2016|access-date=April 11, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-mitch-aliotta-of-rotary-connection-20150724|title=R.I.P. Mitch Aliotta of Rotary Connection|last=Wink|first=Roger|last2=Music|first2=V. V. N.|date=2015-07-24|website=Noise11.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-16}}
Discography
With Rotary Connection
- Rotary Connection, 1967
- Aladdin, 1968
- Peace, 1968
- Dinner Music, 1970
- Hey Love, 1971 (as the New Rotary Connection)
With Aliotta–Haynes–Jeremiah
- Songs
- Slippin Away, 1977
- Lake Shore Drive, 1973
- Lake Shore drive at 25, 1997
= With Minnie Ripperton =
- Her Chess years, 1997
= With Steve Goodman =
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Category:Guitarists from Chicago
Category:20th-century American bass guitarists