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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 15, 2023 · Jim Gordon, a drummer who played on Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, died Monday at the age of 77.
Mar 17, 2023 · Jim Gordon, a talented but troubled drummer who was ubiquitous in the recording studios of the 1960s and ’70s and who, as a member of Eric Clapton’s band Derek and the Dominos, helped write ...
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.
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.
Mar 15, 2023 · Gordon, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, was sentenced in 1984 to 16 years to life in prison. He was denied parole several times. He is survived by his daughter, Amy, from his first of...
Jul 14, 2020 · When the roll call of rock’s great session drummers is made, the tragic Jim Gordon, born on July 14, 1945, will be high on the list.
Mar 16, 2023 · Jim Gordon — a drummer for Eric Clapton and George Harrison who was convicted of murder — has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 77.
Mar 16, 2023 · Jim Gordon, Co-Writer of Eric Clapton’s ‘Layla’ & Convicted Murderer, Dies at 77. The prolific drummer died in prison following his 1983 conviction for killing his mother.
