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 374 - Margo Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies
Episode 373 - Pete Agnew of Nazareth/John Payne of Asia
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Episode 372 - Steve Levine
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Episode 371 - Mike Scott of the Waterboys
Episode 370 - Cy Curnin of The Fixx/Stephen W. Tayler
Episode 369 - Graham Bonnet of Rainbow/MSG/Alcatrazz/Solo
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Episode 367 - Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group
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Episode 364 - Brinsley Schwarz
Episode 363 - Ann Wilson of Heart/Jeff Bova
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Episode 361 - Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins/Solo
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