Drummer Jim Gordon was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was serving a life sentence for murdering his mother when he died on Monday. Photo: Brian Cooke / Redferns
Drummer Jim Gordon was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was serving a life sentence for murdering his mother when he died on Monday. Photo: Brian Cooke / Redferns

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Jim Gordon, co-writer of Layla convicted of killing his mother, dies aged 77

The US musician died at the California Medical Facility, a medical and psychiatric prison

Razmig Bedirian
Razmig Bedirian

March 16, 2023