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The Man Who Left Queen Thinking "This Band Won't Make It" — A Bittersweet Blues Tribute on the Passing of Early Bassist Barry Mitchell Late at night, pouring cheap bourbon into a glass and dropping the needle onto vinyl. What bleeds from the speakers is always the melancholic blues echoing down the road not taken. Tonight brings the obituary of a man who quietly smoked his cigarette in a forgotten corner of rock history. Barry Mitchell, who played bass for Queen before they conquered the world, has passed away. He once recalled: "I just didn’t feel they were going anywhere, and I didn't like the music anyway." …