Author Joel Selvin returns to the show to discuss his new book on one of the greatest and most complicated drummers in rock history, Jim Gordon. The list of songs made better by Jim's talent is endless - "Good Vibrations", "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "Wichita Lineman", "Apache" and hundreds of others. He was also the drummer in Derek and the Dominoes and co-wrote "Layla". Unfortunately, Jim was overwhelmed by demons from schizophrenia most of his life and murdered his mother in 1983 confining him to prison for the rest of his life (he died in 2023). Joel paints a sympathetic portrait of a man overcome by voices that ultimately did him in. It's one of the best music books you'll ever read.
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Episode 486 - Donita Sparks of L7
Bonus - John Scott Clough
Episode 485 - Gary Newby of the Railway Children
Episode 484 - Candi Staton
Episode 483 - Danton Supple
Episode 482 - Annie Golden of the Shirts
Book Club - Gillian Gaar author of Springsteen @ 75
Episode 481 - Mark Gardener of Ride/Ryan Policky of A Shoreline Dream
Episode 480 - Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon
Deep Dive - Peter Holsapple on the dB's Stands for Decibels (1981)
Episode 479 - Rick Buckler of The Jam
Episode 478 - Graham Gouldman of 10cc/Wax/Solo
Book Club - Andrea Swensson author of Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years
Episode 477 - Junior Marvin of The Wailers/Solo
Deep Dive - Jim Goodwin and Tom Ferrier of The Call on Reconciled (1986)
Episode 476 - Susanne Freytag and Claudia Brücken of Propaganda
Episode 475 - Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins
Episode 474 - Jeff Babko
Episode 473 - Ian Hunter/John Butler of Diesel Park West
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