Jim Gordon (musician)
Jim Gordon | |
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Gordon with Derek and the Dominos | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Beck Gordon |
| Born | July 14, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2023 (aged 77) Vacaville, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation | Drummer |
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| Years active | 1963–1980 |
| Formerly of | |
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 played drums in the blues rock supergroup Derek and the Dominos.
In 1983, in a psychotic episode associated with undiagnosed schizophrenia, Gordon murdered his mother and was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison, remaining incarcerated until his death in 2023.