Gordon, James Beck An American musician and songwriter, lived from July 14, 1945, until March 13, 2023.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gordon played drums as a session drummer and was a member of the blues rock ensemble Derek and the Dominos.
Gordon attended Grant High School while growing up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.
In order to start his professional career in 1963, at the age of 17, backing the Everly Brothers, he turned down a music scholarship to UCLA.
He later rose to prominence as one of Los Angeles’ most in-demand recording session drummers.
At the height of his career, Gordon was supposedly so in demand as a studio musician that he had to fly from Las Vegas to Los Angeles every day to complete two or three recording sessions.
Gordon murdered his mother in 1983 during a psychotic episode linked to undiagnosed schizophrenia. Gordon received a sentence of 16 to life in prison, serving it until he passes away in 2023.
Where was Jim Gordon incarcerated?
The California Medical Facility is still housing him.