Person · Male
Jim Gordon
US drummer with Derek and the Dominos
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Active
- 1945–2023
- Releases
- 1
- rock
About
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.
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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.
Member of
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Derek and the Dominos drums (drum set)
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The Ceyleib People membranophone
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Also known as
James Beck Gordon
Tags
- session
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f5ee63be-2ffa-479e-afb9-a89201c3b1f0
- ISNI
- 0000000114793185
- IPI
- 00012360533
- IPI
- 00063278080
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.