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James Beck Gordon (July 14, 1945 – March 13, 2023) was an American musician, songwriter, and convicted murderer. Gordon was a session drummer in the late 1960s and 1970s and was the drummer in the blues rock supergroup Derek and the Dominos.
Mar 17, 2023 · Jim Gordon, the famed session drummer who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to prison for killing his mother, has died. He was 77.
Mar 17, 2023 · Jim Gordon, Top Rock Drummer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 77. He was an elite studio musician who played with A-list artists and helped write the Eric Clapton hit “Layla." But his life was ...
Mar 15, 2023 · Jim Gordon played on classic albums by Derek and the Dominos, Beach Boys, Frank Zappa and more. He also killed his mother in 1983 and spent the rest of his life in prison.
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Mar 15, 2023 · Jim Gordon was a legendary session musician who played on hundreds of songs by Clapton, Harrison, Cocker and others. He was also diagnosed with schizophrenia and killed his mother in 1983, after which he spent the rest of his life in prison.
Mar 17, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Gordon, the rock ‘n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison for killing his mother, has died at 77. Gordon died Monday at the California Medical Facility in ...
Mar 15, 2023 · Jim Gordon, the prolific session drummer who played with some of rock’s biggest stars — including the Beach Boys, several Beatles and Eric Clapton, whose classic “Layla” he’s credited ...
