Jim Gordon (musician)
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| - | '''James Beck Gordon''' (born July 14, 1945) is an American musician, songwriter, and convicted felon. Gordon was a popular [[session musician|session]] [[drummer]] in the late 1960s and 1970s and was the drummer in the [[blues rock]] [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Derek and the Dominos]]. | + | '''James Beck Gordon''' (July 14, 1945 – March 13, 2023) was an American musician and songwriter. Gordon was a [[session musician|session]] [[drummer]] in the late 1960s and 1970s and was the drummer in the [[blues rock]] [[Supergroup (music)|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. As of 2021, he remains incarcerated at the [[California Medical Facility]]. | + | |
| + | 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. | ||
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James Beck Gordon (July 14, 1945 – March 13, 2023) was an American musician and songwriter. 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.
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