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Gordon had been sentenced to prison for killing his mother, The Los Angeles Times reported. His publicist, Bob Merlis, confirmed his client’s death from natural causes “after a long incarceration and ...

Rod Lincoln clearly recalls being questioned by his mother when he was 10 years old as to whether he wanted to learn to play an instrument and take music lessons. For no specific reason, he expressed ...

James Gadson, a session drummer whose work appeared on untold numbers of records over the decades, has passed away. Fellow musicians have been sharing tributes to Gadson for the past day, and now ...

*James Gadson — the legendary session drummer whose relaxed, behind-the-beat groove powered some of the most iconic R&B, soul, funk, and disco records of all time — has passed away at the age of 86.

Jim Gordon, the prolific session drummer who played with some of rock’s biggest stars — including the Beach Boys, several Beatles and Eric Clapton, whose classic “Layla” he’s credited with co-writing ...