The Greatest Drummers of All Time

Jim Gordon

A world-renowned session drummer. Present on the Beach Boys Pet Sounds, Eric Clapton then recruited Gordon to form Derek and the Dominoes. Gordon recorded with Randy Newman and Steely Dan and even made one of the most sampled hip-hop drum beats of all time.

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The More You Know

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