Even most music aficionados aren’t immediately familiar with the name Jim Gordon. But, as Joel Selvin’s compelling book, “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon” (Diversion Books, 278 pp., ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drummer Jim Gordon is the unlikely subject of Joel Selvin's latest rock history book. (Brian Cooke / Redferns / Getty Images) The ...

Joel Selvin’s new book chronicles rock drummer Jim Gordon’s descent into madness. What: Joel Selvin reading from “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon.” Where: Copperfield’s Books, 140 ...

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 began to ...

In keeping with the title of Drums & Demons, Joel Selvin's account of The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon is a schizophrenic piece of work. A seasoned journalist who's distinguished himself with a ...

He was arguably rock’s greatest drummer, or at least on the short list. An inventive percussionist who lifted about everything he played on, he often came up with his drum licks, beats and fills on ...

LOS ANGELES — Jim Gordon, the famed session drummer who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to prison for killing his mother, has died. He was 77 ...

The year was 1970, and Jim Gordon was in rock 'n' roll heaven. The drummer was a part of Joe Cocker’s infamous Mad Dogs and Englishmen revue, a traveling circus of sex, drugs and legendary music, ...

Jim Gordon starred in one of the most tragic real-life rock operas of all time. At the height of his illustrious career, the rock drummer shared the spotlight with such pop-music legends as John ...

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Joel Selvin, long-time rock critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss his new book, Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon. They chat ...