Flipboard Culture DeskArtists across music are mourning the loss of legendary drummer James Gadson. He was 86. Gadson’s versatile skills made him an in-demand session drummer who recorded with the Temptations, Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, Herbie Hancock, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, D’Angelo, Beck and many, many others. “He was a wonderful man,” his wife Barbara said. “He was a great husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and one hell of a drummer.” Read more from @RollingStone:
