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Jim Gordon 1945-2023
Jim Gordon, drummer in the legendary Wrecking Crew and a “friend “ in Delaney and Bonnie and Friends before being plucked from that band by Eric Clapton for Derek and the Dominoes, has passed away.
He was a brilliant drummer who played for everyone who recorded in LA; but suffered from schizophrenia and actually spent the last 40 years in prison for murdering his mother during a psychotic episode.
Jim Gordon 1945-2023
Jim Gordon, drummer in the legendary Wrecking Crew and a “friend “ in Delaney and Bonnie and Friends before being plucked from that band by Eric Clapton for Derek and the Dominoes, has passed away. He was a brilliant drummer who played for everyone who re...
Clapton always said
Jim Gordon was one of the most talented musicians he ever played with.
Don't know which is the more amazing: the number of artists Gordon played with according to his Wiki entry . . .
. . . or that I can't recall ever hearing about him before seeing your thread. 🤷♂️
