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Jim Gordon

1945 - 2023

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James Beck Gordon (July 14, 1945 – March 13, 2023) was an American musician, songwriter and convicted murderer. Gordon was a session drummer in the late 1960s and 1970s and played drums in the blues rock supergroup Derek and the Dominos. In 1983, in a psychotic episode associated with undiagnosed schizophrenia, Gordon murdered his mother and was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison, remaining incarcerated until his death in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Gordon is the 1,843rd most popular musician (down from 1,671st in 2019), the 9,792nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,368th in 2019) and the 709th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jim Gordon ranks 1,843 out of 3,175. Before him are Brian Downey, Alva Noto, Otis Spann, Jovdat Hajiyev, Luciano Ligabue, and Craig Jones. After him are Mille Petrozza, Michala Petri, Aurelio Voltaire, Coco Lee, George Russell, and Biréli Lagrène.

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Among people born in 1945, Jim Gordon ranks 560. Before him are Peder Pedersen, Diane Sawyer, Henri Emmanuelli, Aleksandr Adabashyan, Carl Robie, and Filoimea Telito. After him are Randy Matson, Gail Chanfreau, Richard Taruskin, Claes-Göran Hederström, Mwanza Mukombo, and Ewa Lipska. Among people deceased in 2023, Jim Gordon ranks 463. Before him are Robert Budzynski, Allan Jay, Theodoros Pangalos, Jerónimo Saavedra, Terry McDermott, and Erwin Olaf. After him are Janusz Gortat, Lucy Salani, Coco Lee, Denys Monastyrsky, Fernando Villavicencio, and Julie Garwood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Gordon ranks 9,794 out of 20,380. Before him are Criss Angel (1967), Dorothy Janis (1912), Nicky Jam (1981), Theobald Smith (1859), Craig Jones (1972), and Lewis Teague (1938). After him are Kenneth Rexroth (1905), Glenn Morshower (1959), Buck Angel (1962), Audrey Landers (1956), R. C. Sproul (1939), and Mr. Marcus (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jim Gordon ranks 709. Before him are Utada Hikaru (1983), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Bootsy Collins (1951), Percy Heath (1923), Otis Spann (1924), and Craig Jones (1972). After him are George Russell (1923), Paul Bostaph (1964), Pepper Adams (1930), Ray Bryant (1931), Joey Castillo (1966), and Wes Borland (1975).

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