Jim Gordon - The Incredible Bongo Band's Apache Drummer
5 June 2010
JIM GORDON - AKA MR APACHE, INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND
Yes...The man responsible for the greatest drum break ever used in Hip hop, and his name was not James Brown..Gordon began his career backing the Everly Brothers in 1963 at age 17, he went on to become one of the most sought after recording session drummers in Los Angeles where in 1968 he recorded with Mason Williams on the hit Classical Gas. During this period, he performed on many notable recordings including Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys, Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers by Gene Clark and The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds.

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