James Beck Gordon (born 1945), known as Jim Gordon, is an American-born musician active during the 1960s and 1970s. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Gordon began his career as a session drummer in Los Angeles. During this period, he performed on many famous recordings including Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers by Gene Clark and The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds; he remained an in-demand session drummer well into the seventies. This article is about the largest city in California. ... Gene Clark Harold Eugene Clark (born Tipton, Missouri, November 17, 1944 - died May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter, and one of the founding members of the folk rock group The Byrds. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject to understand later content. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964) was an American rock group. ...

In 1969 and 1970, he toured as part of the backing band for the group Delaney & Bonnie, which at the time included Eric Clapton. Clapton subsequently took over the group's rhythm section — Gordon, bassist Carl Radle and keyboardist-singer-songwriter Bobby Whitlock. They formed a new band which was eventually called Derek & The Dominos. Gordon played on the group's acclaimed 1971 double album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and composed and played the elegiac piano coda for the title track, Layla. He also toured with the band on a subsequent U.S. tour, but the group split in late 1971 before recording their second LP. Delaney, Bonnie & Friends was a group started by Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, which featured artists such as Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock and Jim Gordon. ... Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer and composer, who became one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock-era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Carl Radle Carl Dean Radle (born 18 June 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma, died 30 May 1980) was an American musician, best known for being the bassist in Derek and the Dominos. ... Bobby Whitlock a session musician, best known for being a member of Derek and the Dominos, was born in 1948, in Memphis, Tennessee. ... Eric Clapton CBE (born Eric Patrick Clapp on March 30, 1945 in The Green, Ripley, Surrey), is a British guitarist and composer, nicknamed slowhand. ... Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is a blues-rock album by Eric Clapton, recording with the group Derek and the Dominos. ... For the Saudi Arabian town, see Layla, Ar Riyad. ...

In 1970, Gordon was part of Joe Cocker's famous Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. Later in 1972, Gordon was part of Frank Zappa's 20-piece "Grand Wazoo" big band tour, and the subsesequent 10-piece "Petit Wazoo" band. Perhaps his most well-known recording with Zappa was the title track of the 1974 LP Apostrophe ('), a jam with Zappa and Tony Duran on guitar and Jack Bruce on bass, for which both Bruce and Gordon received a writing credit. He worked with Chris Hillman again when he was the drummer in the Souther Hillman Furay Band from 1973 to 1975. Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, May 20, 1944) is a rock/blues musician. ... Mad Dogs and Englishmen is Joe Cockers 1970 live album, featuring fusion of rock and soul. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, film director, and satirist. ... Apostrophe () is an album by Frank Zappa, who released it in April 1974, in both the stereo and quadraphonic formats. ... Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a British musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist. ... Chris Hillman on the cover of his album The Other Side (2005) Chris Hillman (born Christopher Hillman December 4, 1944, in Los Angeles, California), was one of the original members of The Byrds (1965) with Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke. ...

During his career, Gordon played with (or for) a long list of top musicians and producers, including Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, The Carpenters, Alice Cooper, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, John Denver, Neil Diamond, George Harrison, Dr John, Carole King, John Lennon, The Monkees, Linda Ronstadt, Leon Russell, Glen Campbell (Whichita Lineman), Carly Simon ("You're So Vain"), Steely Dan, Gordon Lightfoot and Traffic. Harvey Phillip Phil Spector (born December 26, 1940) is a highly influential American record producer who turned out some of the best-known popular music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Mike Love The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961 who are widely considered one of the most influential bands in rock and pop music history. ... Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock musician, whose introspective lyrics made him the long-haired, Southern Californian poster child of the confessional singer-songwriter movement. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964) was an American rock group. ... Karen and Richard Carpenter This article is about a musical group. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a hard rock singer and musician. ... Crosby, Stills, & Nash (sometimes known as Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Essential Neil Diamond album cover. ... George Harrison, MBE (24 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Dr. John, born Malcolm Rebennack (born November 21, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a colorful pianist, singer, and songwriter, whose music spans, and often combines, blues, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. ... Tapestry (1971) Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is a Jewish American singer and songwriter. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist best known as the early leader of, and an enduring creative force with, The Beatles. ... The Monkees in 1967 (left to right): Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork The Monkees were a four-man musical band created to be the stars of an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... Leon Russell A Young Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. ... glen campbell is mint in many ways as he is great and gay. ... Carly Simons 2005 CD, Moonlight Serenade Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. ... Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band based around musicians and songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Gordon Lightfoot, Gords Gold Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... Traffic on the cover of their eponymous 1968 album. ...

In the late 1970s, Gordon complained of hearing voices in his head. He was later diagnosed with acute paranoid schizophrenia, which ended his music career. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion. ...

In 1983, Gordon was convicted of murdering his mother and was sentenced to life in prison. He currently spends most of his time at Atascadero State Hospital.

External link

• Drummerworld - Jim Gordon