When she hears a song, Robbie Gadson Herndon can always tell that her brother is playing the drums. Over more than 60 years as a studio drummer, a career rooted in Kansas City, he provided the beat for huge hits.
A devout churchgoer who raised a stepdaughter, grandkids, great-grandkids and two nephews with his wife, James “Gat” Gadson didn’t boast about his reknown as a sought-after drummer.
That’s him with Bill Withers on “Lean on Me.” On Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem, “I Will Survive.” “Dancing Machine” by the Jackson 5. “Love Hangover” by Diana Ross. He has a credit on Harry Styles’ second studio album, “Fine Line.”…