The fall of Jim Gordon

[Spiritinthesky]

1945, Born on this day, Jim Gordon, American drummer, one of the most requested session drummers in the late 1960s and 1970s. Gordon co-wrote Layla with Eric Clapton, worked with The Everly Brothers, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, (Pet Sounds) The Byrds, George Harrison, (All Things Must Pass), John Lennon, (Imagine), The Carpenters, Traffic, Glen Campbell, (Wichita Lineman), Steely Dan, Jackson Browne, Frank Zappa and many others. A diagnosed schizophrenic, Gordon murdered his mother on June 3, 1983, by pounding her head with a hammer. He was sentenced to sixteen years-to-life in prison in 1984.

Full story here: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/jim_gordon

[dustyvalentino]

Yip, tragic. Seem to recall he's Scottish,  woo.

[JF]

Very great drummer. I love his breaks on have you ever loved a woman on the layla album.

Gordon co-wrote Layla with Eric Clapton

Of course he is credited for the coda and a pic shows him on piano on the layla inner sleeve, but Bobby withlock claims to have composed the piano outro


 

Gordon co-wrote Layla with Eric Clapton, George H

George Harrison, (All Things Must Pass)

This album features all membres from the dominoes like the first EC album