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Drummer and songwriter James Beck Gordon, known as Jim Gordon, has died at the age of 77.Gordon’s death was confirmed today (March 15th) by a representative. A skilled drummer and a fixture in popular music throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Gordon was convicted of murder in 1983 and serving a life sentence up until his death.
Feb 23, 2024 · Veteran music journalist and author Joel Selvin, in his new biography, Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon [published on Feb. 27, 2024 and available in the U.S. here and March 14 in the U.K. here], takes a measured approach to the story of Gordon, who died in 2023 at age 77. Balancing Gordon’s immense musical contributions with ...
Mar 16, 2023 · Jim Gordon, the drummer who played on the Beach Boys’ iconic album Pet Sounds and for Eric Clapton in Derek & The Dominos, has died in prison aged 77. The session musician was serving a life ...
Jim Gordon. Soundtrack: Goodfellas. Jim Gordon backed many significant rock recordings of the 1960s and '70s, including Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" and, most famously, "Layla," as a member of Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos. Gordon played with an understated yet distinctive groove on dozens of songs that became radio hits, and ...
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Mar 17, 2023 · Born James Beck Gordon on July 14, 1945, in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, he began his professional career at age 17, backing The Everly Brothers. Gordon was a member of The Wrecking Crew, a famed group of Los Angeles-based session musicians who played on hundreds of hits in the 1960s and '70s. He was a protégé of drum legend Hal ...
Mar 15, 2023 · Jim Gordon, a top drummer for Eric Clapton, George Harrison and countless others who was diagnosed with schizophrenia after murdering his mother in 1983, has died.. According to the announcement ...
