Jim Gordon (musician)

Jim Gordon
Gordon with Derek and the Dominos
Background information
Birth nameJames Beck Gordon
Born(1945-07-14)July 14, 1945
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 2023(2023-03-13) (aged 77)
Vacaville, California, U.S.
GenresRock[1]
OccupationDrummer
Instruments
Years active1963–1980
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 was the drummer 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.

  1. ^ "Jim Gordon - Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2018.