Jim Gordon - Revision history

Jason.Kreitzer at 03:04, 14 November 2025

2025-11-14T03:04:21Z

Spider of Destiny: Died.

2023-03-16T18:56:51Z

Died.

Spider of Destiny: Clean-up

2020-09-22T18:18:58Z

Clean-up

Maroual at 11:57, 21 July 2008

2008-07-21T11:57:09Z

Tonefish: syntax name, cut out (non-wiki) first name, hopefully improved read? & links

2008-06-29T21:14:57Z

syntax name, cut out (non-wiki) first name, hopefully improved read? & links

Wazoo at 16:50, 21 December 2007

2007-12-21T16:50:52Z

Wazoo at 21:57, 21 July 2007

2007-07-21T21:57:14Z

KillUglyRadio at 10:07, 20 September 2005

2005-09-20T10:07:45Z

Emdebe: Category:Musicians

2005-08-23T19:11:55Z

Category:Musicians

Rdnzl at 09:44, 23 August 2005

2005-08-23T09:44:57Z

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 * [[Wikipedia:Jim Gordon (musician)]]
-[[Category:Bandmembers|Gordon, Jim]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Gordon]]
-[[Category:Drums|Gordon, Jim]]
+[[Category:Drums|Gordon]]
-[[Category:Criminals|Gordon, Jim]]
+[[Category:Criminals|Gordon]]

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 [[File:Jim Gordon.jpeg|350px|thumb|right|Jim Gordon.]]
-'''Jim Gordon''' (Born '''James Beck Gordon''', 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American songwriter, drummer and criminal. As a member of Derek and the Dominoes, he is probably best known for co-writing ''Layla'' with [[Eric Clapton]].
+'''Jim Gordon''' (Born '''James Beck Gordon''', 14 July 1945 - 13 March 2023, Los Angeles, California) was an American songwriter, drummer and criminal. As a member of Derek and the Dominoes, he is probably best known for co-writing ''Layla'' with [[Eric Clapton]].
 ==Frank Zappa==
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 ==Drug abuse and criminal record==
-Legend has it that Gordon was busted for cocaine possession right before the ''Grand Wazoo Band'' went on stage (FZ quickly replaced him with the drummer from the other band [drummer & band unknown]). Gordon reputedly paid off the Police Department with $20,000 and the incident was forgotten. In 1983 he was convicted for killing his mother by means of repeated blows with a hammer - believing she was some sort of 'demon' trying to get him. He served a 16-year sentence in [[Wikipedia:Atascadero State Hospital|Atascadero State Hospital]] (ASH) and remains incarcerated in the State Medical Corrections Facility in Vacaville.
+Legend has it that Gordon was busted for cocaine possession right before the ''Grand Wazoo Band'' went on stage (FZ quickly replaced him with the drummer from the other band [drummer & band unknown]). Gordon reputedly paid off the Police Department with $20,000 and the incident was forgotten. In 1983 he was convicted for killing his mother by means of repeated blows with a hammer - believing she was some sort of 'demon' trying to get him. He served a 16-year sentence in [[Wikipedia:Atascadero State Hospital|Atascadero State Hospital]] (ASH) and remained incarcerated in the State Medical Corrections Facility in Vacaville until his death in 2023.
 == Conceptual continuity? ==

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-[[Jim Gordon]] (Born '''James Beck Gordon''', 1945, Los Angeles, California)
+[[File:Jim Gordon.jpeg|350px|thumb|right|Jim Gordon.]]
-[[Jim Gordon]] was a drummer for [[Zappa]] bands on;
+'''Jim Gordon''' (Born '''James Beck Gordon''', 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American songwriter, drummer and criminal. As a member of Derek and the Dominoes, he is probably best known for co-writing ''Layla'' with [[Eric Clapton]].
-He is probably best known for co-writing ''Layla'' with [[Eric Clapton]].
+==Frank Zappa==
-'''Gordon''' was a major reason [[Tours/1972|the Grand and Petit Wazoo tours]] were as good as they were... He was one of the most popular session drummers throughout the 70's.
+[[Jim Gordon]] was a drummer for Zappa's bands on albums like ''[[The Grand Wazoo]]'', ''[[Apostrophe (')]]'', ''[[Läther]]'', ''[[Imaginary Diseases (The Album)|Imaginary Diseases]]'' and ''[[Wazoo]]''. He was a popular session drummer, which resulted in the popularity and quality of [[Tours/1972|the Grand and Petit Wazoo tours]].
-Legend has it that '''Gordon''' was busted for cocaine possession right before the ''Grand Wazoo Band'' went on stage (FZ quickly replaced him with the drummer from the other band [drummer & band unknown]). Gordon reputedly paid off the Police Department with $20,000 and the incident was forgotten.
+==Drug abuse and criminal record==
-However, '''Gordon's''' story is one of the tragedies of our time. Anyone who has ever wondered about the destructive horror of 'recreational' drugs and its potential path to schizophrenia should consider Gordon's eventual decline. In 1983 he was convicted for killing his mother by means of repeated blows with a hammer - believing she was some sort of 'demon' trying to get him. He served a 16-year sentence in [[Wikipedia:Atascadero State Hospital|Atascadero State Hospital]] (ASH) and remains incarcerated in the State Medical Corrections Facility in Vacaville.
+Legend has it that Gordon was busted for cocaine possession right before the ''Grand Wazoo Band'' went on stage (FZ quickly replaced him with the drummer from the other band [drummer & band unknown]). Gordon reputedly paid off the Police Department with $20,000 and the incident was forgotten. In 1983 he was convicted for killing his mother by means of repeated blows with a hammer - believing she was some sort of 'demon' trying to get him. He served a 16-year sentence in [[Wikipedia:Atascadero State Hospital|Atascadero State Hospital]] (ASH) and remains incarcerated in the State Medical Corrections Facility in Vacaville.
-== Notes ==
+== Conceptual continuity? ==
-That there is an obscure CC connection to this incident in the lyrics of 1984's [[Thing-Fish]] is a matter of conjecture:<br>
+A possible obscure connection to this incident in the lyrics of 1984's ''[[Thing-Fish]]'' is a matter of conjecture:<br>
 He finally layin' (Armed 'n dangerous, reproach wit cautium!)<br>
-De whole thang down,<br>
+''He finally layin' (Armed 'n dangerous, reproach wit cautium!)''<br>
-'Cept de Nivea Lotium (Rub it on good, now!)<br>
+''De whole thang down'',<br>
-An de Royal Crown (Take good care o' dat "ash"!)[A.S.H.?]
+'' 'Cept de Nivea Lotium (Rub it on good, now!)''<br>
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Gordon, Jim]]
-[[Category:Musicians|Gordon, Jim]]
+[[Category:Drums|Gordon, Jim]]

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 *[[Läther]]
 *[[Imaginary Diseases (The Album)|Imaginary Diseases]]
-*[[Zappa Wazoo]]
+*[[Wazoo]]
 He is probably best known for co-writing ''Layla'' with [[Eric Clapton]].

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-Jim Gordon, born James Beck Gordon in 1945, Los Angeles, CA, is probably best known for co-writing "Layla" with [[Eric Clapton]]. Jim was a major reason [[Tours/1972|the Grand and Petit Wazoo tours]] were as good as they were... Gordon was one of the most popular session drummers throughout the 70's. Legend has it that Jim was busted for coke right before the Grand Wazoo Band went on stage (FZ grabbed the drummer from the other band, which remains nameless and he did fine; Gordon paid off the P.D. ($20,000) and it was forgotten). His story is one of the tragedies of our time; anyone who has ever wondered about the destructive horror of "recreational" drugs and schizophrenia should know about Jim - last reported to be housed at Atascadero, a prison/asylum in California, for killing his mother (believing she was some sort of "demon" trying to get him) by means of repeated blows with a hammer.
+[[Jim Gordon]] (Born '''James Beck Gordon''', 1945, Los Angeles, California)
-Jim Gordon provided drums for [[Apostrophe (')]], [[Läther]], [[Imaginary Diseases (The Album)|Imaginary Diseases]] and [[Zappa Wazoo]].
+[[Jim Gordon]] was a drummer for [[Zappa]] bands on;
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Gordon, Jim]]
 [[Category:Musicians|Gordon, Jim]]

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 Jim Gordon provided drums for [[Apostrophe (')]] and [[Läther]].
-[[Category:Bandmembers]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Gordon, Jim]]
-[[Category:Musicians]]
+[[Category:Musicians|Gordon, Jim]]

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