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The troubled road of a musical genius

Drummer Jim Gordon brought his unique flair to megahits like Layla, God Only Knows, and Good Vibrations. Then mental illness drove him to kill his mother. Joel Selvin tells the tale with compassion, in painstaking detail. "Drums & Demons" is published by Diversion Books.

Angie has been making radio and hosting shows for more than three decades. And she's just getting started.