Author Aims to Save Reputation of Tragic Drummer Jim Gordon
The author of a book about Jim Gordon, the once in-demand session drummer who violently murdered his mother in 1983, said he wanted to bring the musician’s reputation back from infamy.Gordon is heard on Derek & the Dominos’ “Layla,” Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Steely Dan’s “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” and Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman,” and also notched up credits with John Lennon, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, the Beach […]