Jim Gordon (musician)
American musician, session drummer, and songwriter (1945–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Canadian musician, see James Gordon (Canadian musician).
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.
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Birth name | James Beck Gordon |
Born | (1945-07-14)July 14, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | March 13, 2023(2023-03-13) (aged 77) Vacaville, California, U.S. |
Genres | Rock[1] |
Occupation(s) | Drummer |
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Years active | 1963–1980 |
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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.