E181: Joel Selvin - "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon."

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My guest is Joel Selvin, author of "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon" available Feb 27th on Diversion Books. Joel and I do a deep-dive into the incredible and prolific career of legendary drummer, Jim Gordon, as well as the tragic circumstances of his mental illness. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! 
The songs played during the show are: Layla and Bell Bottom Blues (Derek & The Dominos), What Is Life (George Harrison), The Rockford Files TV show theme (Mike Post), God Only Knows (The Beach Boys), My Maria (B.W. Stevenson), You're So Vain (Carly Simon), Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot), Only You Know and I Know (Dave Mason). 

Joel Selvin's website: https://www.joelselvin.com/
To order Drums & Demon: https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons 
Andy Newmark remembers Jim Gordon: https://youtu.be/3yDLmJClnp8?si=yEBnyFWTtf6YIN6N
Rick Marotta remembers Jim Gordon: https://youtu.be/KE9IOmE1yOY?si=vs0wa4mMnz1ibO2M
Jim Gordon Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aIHh3DwJ4coua93fbXSYs?si=a453620c5adb49c9 

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