Jim Gordon (musician)

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Jim Gordon
Gordon with Derek and the Dominos
Background information
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
Instrument(s)	Drums percussion piano organ
Years active	1963–1980
Formerly of	Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Derek and the Dominos Traffic

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.