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Jim Gordon first attracted attention in 1963 on an English tour with the Everly Brothers. Over the next 15 years, he worked on studio recordings with A-list artists, including John Lennon (“Imagine”), George Harrison (“All Things Must Pass”), the Beach Boys (“Pet Sounds”), Harry Nilsson (“Nilsson Schmilsson”), Carly Simon (“No Secrets”) and Steely Dan (“Pretzel Logic”).
He backed Joe Cocker on his “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” tour and performed with Alice Cooper and Frank Zappa.
Gordon was a member of Eric Clapton's band, Derek and the Dominos and played on the album Layla and other Assorted Love Songs.
At some point during the next 15 years, Mr. Gordon started hearing voices — most menacingly and hauntingly, that of his mother — and displaying erratic behavior. He interrupted a recording session by telling his fellow musicians, “You’re the devil”; he punched Rita Coolidge in the eye with such force that she was lifted off the floor and slammed into a wall.
On the night of June 3, 1983, he killed his mother at her home in North Hollywood, first banging her head with a hammer and then stabbing her with a knife.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/arts/music/jim-gordon-dead.html
He backed Joe Cocker on his “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” tour and performed with Alice Cooper and Frank Zappa.
Gordon was a member of Eric Clapton's band, Derek and the Dominos and played on the album Layla and other Assorted Love Songs.
At some point during the next 15 years, Mr. Gordon started hearing voices — most menacingly and hauntingly, that of his mother — and displaying erratic behavior. He interrupted a recording session by telling his fellow musicians, “You’re the devil”; he punched Rita Coolidge in the eye with such force that she was lifted off the floor and slammed into a wall.
On the night of June 3, 1983, he killed his mother at her home in North Hollywood, first banging her head with a hammer and then stabbing her with a knife.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/arts/music/jim-gordon-dead.html
