Jim Keltner on the Christmas gift that helped complete 'Josie'

Jim Keltner at the Record Plant, New York, in 1974 (Photos by Bob Gruen)

In a career that has spanned six decades, Jim Keltner has at one time or another been the go-to drummer for Bob Dylan, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson. The list of icons goes on. He was a member of Joe Cocker’s storied Mad Dogs & Englishmen all…