Junior Mitchan

Country and Western bassist from Texas, born January 7, 1932 in Corpus Christi and died January 3, 2005. He began playing music in Corpus Christi in 1951 with the Western Show Boys. Mitchan moved to San Antonio in 1961 where he played with Adolph Hofner and the Pearl Wranglers until 1963. He then played with Bob Wills in 1963 and the Texas Playboys on and off for several years. In 1966, he started with Bubba Littrell & The Melody Mustangs, remaining with the band until his last performance on December 31, 2004.