Jim Gordon, Drummer Who Co-Wrote “Layla” and Murdered His Mother, Dead at 77

Jim Gordon, a drummer with a co-writing credit on the hit song “Layla,” and who murdered his mother after suffering from schizophrenia, died on Monday (March 13). He was 77 years old. A spokesman confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that Gordon died of natural causes. News of Gordon’s death came out a few days […]

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