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.
Episode 259 - Clive Langer
Deep Dive - Author Greg Renoff on Van Halen (1978)
Episode 258 - David Wild
Deep Dive - Glen Burtnik on Heroes and Zeros (1987)
Episode 257 - Lisa Velez of Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Episode 256 - Bruce Woolley
Deep Dive - Eric Bazilian on The Hooters' Nervous Night (1985)
Episode 255 - Peter Prescott of Mission of Burma
Episode 254 - Chris Thompson of Manfred Mann's Earth Band/Solo
Episode 253 - Leee John of Imagination/Solo
Episode 252 - Peter Wolf
Episode 251 - Arthur Barrow
Episode 250 - Julian Mendelsohn
Episode 249 - The "Invincible" Holly Knight
Episode 248 - Bonnie Hayes
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Bonus - The Hustle vs. Suburban Underground Vol.5: Lesser Known R&B
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Episode 247 - Chris Hayes of Huey Lewis and the News
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