(James Beck "Jim" Gordon)
baterísta,
percussionista, pianista, músic de sessió i compositor
Naixement: 14
juliol 1945, Los Angeles, Califòrnia
Va ser membre
de Delaney, Bonnie & Friendsirse com a teclista..
Al juny de
1970, funda Derek and the Dominos al costat d'Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Radle i
Bobby Whitlock
A la fi dels
anys 70, Gordon va començar a tenir al·lucinacions i a sentir veus. Els seus
psiquiatres no li van diagnosticar la seva esquizofrènia, i només el van tractar
seu alcoholisme.
Al juny de 1983
va assassinar la seva mare
Va ser
sentenciat a una pena d'entre 16 anys i tota la vida, però amb la possibilitat
d'aconseguir la llibertat condicional.
Avui dia,
segueix empresonat.
Enregistraments
amb:
Peter Allen: “Taught
by Experts”
Duane Allman:
“An Anthology”
Hoyt Axton: “My
Griffin Is Gone”
Joan Baez:
“Diamonds & Rust”; “From Every Stage”; “Gulf Winds”; “Blowin' Away”
The Beach Boys:
“Pet Sounds”; “Smiley Smile”; “Friends”; “20/20”
The Beau
Brummels: “Triangle”
Stephen Bishop:
“Careless”
Cilla Black:
“It Makes Me Feel Good”
Bread: “Bread”
Teresa Brewer:
“16 Most Requested Songs”
Jackson Browne:
“The Pretender”
Jack Bruce:
“Out of the Storm”
The Byrds: “The
Notorious Byrd Brothers”
The Carpenters:
“Horizon”; “A Kind of Hush”; “Interpretations”
Cher: “Stars”
Eric Clapton:
“Eric Clapton”
Gene Clark:
“Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers”
Joe Cocker:
“Mad Dogs & Englishmen”
Judy Collins:
“Who Knows Where the Time Goes”
Alice Cooper: “Alice
Cooper Goes to Hell”; “Lace and Whiskey”
Crosby, Stills
& Nash: “Crosby, Stills & Nash”
Burton
Cummings: “Burton Cummings”; “Dream of a Child”
Delaney &
Bonnie: “On Tour with Eric Clapton”; “D&B Together”
Derek and the
Dominos: “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs”; “In Concert; Live at the
Fillmore”
Neil Diamond:
“Beautiful Noise”
Donovan:
“Essence to Essence”
Dr. John: “The
Sun, Moon & Herbs”
The Everly
Brothers: “Gone Gone Gone”; “Beat & Soul”; “Two Yanks in England”; “Roots”;
“Stories We Could Tell”
Art Garfunkel:
“Angel Clare”; “Breakaway”
David Gates:
“First”
Lowell George:
“Thanks, I'll Eat It Here”
Merle Haggard:
“Same Train, a Different Time”
Hall &
Oates: “Daryl Hall & John Oates”; “Bigger Than Both of Us”
Albert Hammond:
“It Never Rains in Southern California”; “The Free Electric Band”; “Albert
Hammond”
George
Harrison: “All Things Must Pass”; “Living in the Material World”; “Extra
Texture (Read All About It)”
Jim Henson:
“The Muppet Movie”
Richard
"Groove" Holmes: “Six Million Dollar Man”
John Lee
Hooker: “Endless Boogie”
Jim Horn:
“Through the Eyes of a Horn”; “Jim's Horn”
Thelma Houston:
“I've Got the Music in Me”
The Hues
Corporation: “Freedom for the Stallion”; “Rockin' Soul”; “Love Corporation”; “I
Caught Your Act”
Incredible
Bongo Band: "Apache"; “Bongo Rock”
Phil Keaggy:
“Love Broke Thru”; “Ph'lip Side”
B.B. King:
“B.B. King in London”
Carole King:
“The City”
Cheryl Ladd:
“Dance Forever”
The Lettermen:
“Lettermen 1”; “Spin Away”
Gordon
Lightfoot: “Sundown”; “Cold on the Shoulder”; “Gord's Gold”; “Summertime Dream”
Nils Lofgren:
“Cry Tough”
Manhattan
Transfer: “Coming Out”; “Pastiche”
Dave Mason:
“Alone Together”
Country Joe
McDonald: “Love is a Fire”
Maria Muldaur:
“Maria Muldaur”; “Waitress in a Donut Shop”
Elliott Murphy:
“Elliott Murphy”; “Lost Generation”
Oliver Nelson:
“Skull Session”
Tracy Nelson:
“Time Is on My Side”
Randy Newman:
“Randy Newman”; “12 Songs”
Harry Nilsson:
“Aerial Ballet”; “Skidoo”; “Harry”; “Nilsson Schmilsson”; “Son of Dracula”
Yoko Ono: “Fly”
Van Dyke Parks:
“Song Cycle”; “Discover America”
Tom Petty and
the Heartbreakers: “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers”; “Playback”
Kenny Rankin:
“Silver Morning”
Redeye:
“Redeye”
Emitt Rhodes:
“The American Dream”
Righteous
Brothers: “Give It to the People”
Minnie
Riperton: “Adventures in Paradise”
Johnny Rivers:
“L.A. Reggae”; “Blue Suede Shoes”; “Last Boogie in Paris”; “New Lovers and Old
Friends”; “Wild Night”; “Outside Help”
Linda Ronstadt:
“Don't Cry Now”
Leon Russell:
“Leon Russell and the Shelter People”; “Will o' the Wisp”
Seals and
Crofts: “Seals & Crofts”; “Summer Breeze”; “Diamond Girl”
John Sebastian:
“Tarzana Kid”
Louie Shelton:
“Touch Me”
Judee Sill:
“Heart Food”
Carly Simon:
“No Secrets”; “Hotcakes”; “Playing Possum”
Tom Snow:
“Taking It All in Stride”; “Tom Snow”
The
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band: “The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band”
Joey Stec:
“Joey Stec”
Steely Dan:
“Pretzel Logic”; "”Here at the Western World"”
B. W.
Stevenson: “Lead Free”; “My Maria”; “Calabasas”
John Stewart:
“The Phoenix Concerts”
Stone Poneys:
"Different Drum"; “Evergreen, Volume 2”
Barbra
Streisand: “Barbra Joan Streisand”
Bob Thiele
& His Orchestra: “I Saw Pinetop Spit Blood”
Mel Tormé:
“Right Now!”
Traffic:
“Welcome to the Canteen”; “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys”
John Travolta:
“John Travolta”
John Valenti:
“Anything You Want”
Tom Waits: “The
Heart of Saturday Night”
Tim Weisberg:
“Hurtwood Edge”; “Dreamspeaker”
Bobby Whitlock:
“Bobby Whitlock”; “Raw Velvet”
Andy Williams
Frank Zappa:
“Apostrophe”; “Läther”; “'Grand Wazoo' (gira) and 'Petit Wazoo' (gira);
“Imaginary Diseases”; “Wazoo”; “Little Dots”