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| Born | (1939-06-17)June 17, 1939 (age 86) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1968–present |
James Edward Gadson (born June 17, 1939) is an Americandrummer andsession musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history ofR&B.[1] He is also a singer and songwriter.[2]
Born inKansas City, Missouri, Gadson played with the first line-up of Charles Wright'sWatts 103rd Street Rhythm Band,[3] and recorded three albums with them between 1968 and 1970. Along with other members of Wright's band, he went on to appear on many hit records, including withDyke & the Blazers.[4] Gadson started to become well known as a drummer following the release of the albumStill Bill byBill Withers,[5] released bySussex Records in 1972. He played onThe Temptations album1990,[6] released on theMotown label in 1973.
In 1975, he played withFreddie King onLarger Than Life[7] and went on to record withMartha Reeves,Randy Crawford,Quincy Jones,Herbie Hancock,B.B. King,Albert King,Rose Royce,Elkie Brooks and many more artists.[8] In 1975, he anchored the Motown classic double platinum albumCity Of Angels, recorded byBilly Griffin & The Miracles.
Gadson was also the drummer on Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" in 1976 andDiana Ross's hit 1976 singleLove Hangover and appeared on two tracks, "At The Mercy" and "Riding To Vanity Fair", on the 2005Paul McCartney albumChaos and Creation in the Backyard.
He has a brief appearance in theAdam Sandler 2009 movieFunny People as a member of the jam band that Sandler's character hires to play with him.
In April 2009, Gadson joined Alex Dixon, grandson ofWillie Dixon, on his 2009 release titledRising From The Bushes, in which he appeared on two tracks, "Fantasy" and Willie Dixon's famous song "Spoonful".[9]
In June 2009, Gadson joinedBeck,Wilco,Feist andJamie Lidell coveringSkip Spence'sOar as part of Beck's Record Club series, with videos appearing on Beck's website beginning November 2009.[10] He has drummed on Beck's albumsSea Change,The Information andMorning Phase, as well asJamie Lidell's 2010 albumCompass. Gadson played drums, as well as hambone (slapping his legs), on theD'Angelo song "Sugah Daddy", on theBlack Messiah album (2014).[11] He appeared in the 2016 video for “Mama Can’t Help You No More,” byDoyle Bramhall II.
In 2019, James Gadson, who resides in Los Angeles, was featured onGordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back as his paternal niece's and nephew-in-law's restaurant, Bayou on the Vine, was renamed "Gadson's Restaurant & Jazz Club", named after him and his late brother, guitarist Thomas Maurice 'Tutty' Gadson (died 2014).[12]
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