The Life and Death of Jim Gordon

The late drummer Jim Gordon.
#jimgordon
#jimgordondrummer

[@philokevetch8691]

JG lived a storied life. What a stone cold tragedy all around. Prayers of redemption for all.

[@truthmatters1950]

Thank you for sharing your kind wishes - does everyone good.

[@michaelcelani8325]

​. I saw him at the Capitol Theater in Brewster, N. Y. in December 1970 with Clapton"s Derek and the Dominoes ...really good show. I had front row center seat. !!!. Bobby Whitlock on piano who was from Oklahoma. FYI.

[@chrisclermont456]

Jim Gordon played drums on Steely Dan's " Rikki Don't Lose That Number."😅 RIP

[@Meme-zc4cw]

If he played on just that track, he would still be a legend.

[@giovanniperretta6550]

We need a movie about him what a story

[@BeautifulFlower62]

JG was a very close friend. i visited him and he was so kind. We had amazing phone calls. i am a paralegal so he knew i listened to music at my desk. one day it would be Marvin Gaye, the next would be Barry White. it was always fun. he used to talk to my daughter and my mom. i ❤

[@EdCollects]

😔👊👊🙏🙏🙏

[@joevokey1340]

We’re still living in the Stone Age where mental illness is concerned…

[@EdCollects]

Yeah you're right!

[@michaelcelani8325]

​@@EdCollects Maybe we are in the. " iron age"... but we need to somehow get better with it, but it may be THE biggest challenge of the next century.

[@drumdad54sdl47]

A tortured genius. To say the list of artists he played drums for is extensive is a vast understatement. Such a tragically sad story.

[@EdCollects]

Right! Mental illness brought him down unfortunately.

[@michaelcelani8325]

​. Almost an unbelievably sad and tragic story.

[@Wildlonesome77]

Probably one of the most tragic rock story ever. Unbelievable talent. Rip, I pray the afterlife made him new.

[@truthmatters1950]

A touching wish and kind thought. Stay well.

[@carriefitzpatrick8921]

REST IN PEACE JIM 🙏🏾

[@georgemiddleton7867]

Such a tragic talent

[@joansmith5870]

Very sad story.

[@EdCollects]

Yeah, I know people who have schizophrenia and it's not fun!

[@smedleybutler8787]

Best drummer in the world for a couple years there

[@salinagrrrl69]

RITA actually recorded the Leon Russell torch song 🎵 "Super☆Star" b4 The Carpenters.

[@BeautifulFlower62]

Karen’s voice is better!

[@randallpinkfloyd]

Jim wrote the coda for Layla, Rita stole it from him and her version wasn't released for another 3 years after Layla, Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player for Derek and the Dominos confirmed that

[@EdCollects]

This was printed in Billboard.com where I got the information: This is from Rita's memoir: Suddenly, it dawned on me: the song on the radio was my song-except that I’d never recorded it. The veins must have been popping out on my neck. I cried, “That’s my music! That’s my music!” It was “Time,” the song Jim and I had written and played for Eric at Olympic. Except that now it was an instrumental as played by Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman and . . . Jim Gordon.

[@jaketobias449]

"Jump Into the Fire" by Harry Nilsson has got to be my favorite drumming by him. The long version. It is also featured in "Goodfellas."

[@BeautifulFlower62]

Mine too!!

[@jasoncarle5432]

All I can say is wow!!

[@EdCollects]

Yeah, me too!

[@debrajacobson-deeley448]

This is so sad, especially when meds could’ve stabilized him

[@EdCollects]

Yeah, it could have been avoided. Just tragic

[@jvas5648]

Meds did nothing for him at all. Neither did 15 admissions to mental hospitals. Nobody understood schizophrenia in those days.

[@seanbrennan5192]

He was one of the greatest drummers of all time. Was even good enough for Zappa, and you had to be top of the food chain for Zappa

[@EdCollects]

Absolutely! So talented. It's a shame what happened.

[@kevinkhoy7171]

Excellent! Tremendous research! Unbelievable! & Your Presentation I believe!He Had it all & Blew it all? Big Time! Wow!

[@EdCollects]

Sad story for sure. Thanks for watching 👊👊

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

MOD brought me here.

[@whitsundaydreaming]

I believe he played on the Carpenters’ A Kind of Hush LP. Richard was aghast at hearing the news.

[@wyatth2992]

I remember MOD had a song, Jim Gordon. I was a kid and just assumed they were talking about a story from Batman that I hadn't read where Commissioner Gordon killed his mom. It wasn't until years later that I understood the full meaning of that song. It's still a banger of a song!

[@leonard2005ify]

Me and him share the same birthday and I’m turning 40 this year, but the information I found now after watching this video, shocking and disturbing, 😳😳, poor man R.I.P

[@EdCollects]

Yeah, I couldn't believe what I was reading while doing research!

[@leonard2005ify]

@@EdCollects shocking and he killed his mum the same year I was born, very shocking and disturbing case, poor man.

[@primobrickhouse]

Jim Gordan was also the Commissioner for batman🦇

[@flyinpolack6633]

"Jim Gordon, the man who was insane. He used the hammer first so she wouldn't feel the knife, he's gone insane. Billy Milano 87

[@EdCollects]

😲😲😲😲😲

[@nickajk1]

Talk about somebody who had Life by the balls wow what the hell happened to him

[@EdCollects]

Mental illness

[@wolfiethedog76]

Drug use could've triggered schizophrenia in him. Damn shame.

[@JohnDoe-jc3cl]

@@wolfiethedog76 1983. “Party hearty” 2023. Now some of my friends are messed. Schizophrenia. Memory loss. Not smart

[@starjunkie5328]

My God, what a tragic ending.

[@marlenepearson3936]

This is pretty cool the algorithm is sending me you old videos Ed. Sad life for him. 😔

[@EdCollects]

😔🙏🙏🤘

[@peterhammond7943]

Am I the only one that dreams up a script to this movie on a daily basis?!

[@shirkophobe]

What a sad story. But for anyone who is a Hip-Hop head, you will recognize Gordon’s drumming on the foundational track “Apache” by The Incredible Bongo Band.

[@micheleparker3780]

GODDAMN!!! Rarely does someone blow my mind in 60 seconds. I KNEW NONE OF THIS. I'm 64...😮

[@EdCollects]

Yeah it's a crazy story!

[@denisebacher5040]

Rita Coolidge wrote that outro?!?! I LOVE that song and especially the outro!! I would play my 45 and set it right at that spot for that to just marvel at how pretty it was. And when my youngest was roughly 11 years old ( she’s now 24 ) I made her a fan of the song and wouldn’t let her skip to the next song when it got to the outro.

[@-.Steven]

Wow! I knew most of this, but it still makes me say, Wow! Mental illness is such a sad thing. Jim was So Very Talented, even if he did steal the piano outro from the Gorgeous Rita Coolidge. I Love ❤ that song Layla! One of my favorites!

[@Mikebvanhalen]

A friend of mine, his father, played drums on Frampton comes alive.....

[@EdCollects]

Whoa, that's very cool 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@detroitlady7201]

Such a shame, he was a helluva drummer!

[@EdCollects]

😔😔🙏👊

[@dougpeters1625]

one of the most profoundly "musical" drummers ever. Just listen to gordon lightfoots "sundown" for the subtle nuances that make it special. and a zillion others songs. I'm sorry for the demons he was fighting. May he and his mother find eternal peace.

[@EdCollects]

😞😞😞

[@Aqua-fc8iu]

Rip jim Gordon 🖤

[@user-kl7fw6xm8r]

Rest in peace Jim. Amen 🙏

[@EdCollects]

🙏🙏👊👊

[@barbarabranam8682]

OMG😞😞😢

[@user-jn4vk3ri1w]

Mental illness in this case was from him doing 2 much drinking & drugs up until then he was perfectly fine & all those voices he was hearing in his head was his very own demons that he was in a battle with fighting & unfortunately he lost the moment he took his own Mother's life.

[@EdCollects]

😔😔🙏

[@roseakarosiehweinstein3216]

Rest in peace buddy

[@Ladysugarshaft]

Wow! Where’s the movie script already!

[@mkmstillstackin]

Wow, is all I can say!

[@EdCollects]

Yeah that's what I said also!

[@user-ec8kw5ri4k]

Video of the day.

[@EdCollects]

😔👊🙏🙏

[@MikeysMorgue]

He was on a list of most evil musicians ever.

[@EdCollects]

I can see why!

[@geffeternal741]

Damn! 😮

[@larrybarrett5810]

WOW , that’s unbelievable

[@EdCollects]

I know right?

[@salinagrrrl69]

Look into the short life of Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. Suicide is the ultimate act of self criticism.

[@jamesheath7601]

The ultimate act of selfishness and cowardice

[@truthmatters1950]

@@jamesheath7601 Judgement easily made standing in your own shoes.

[@jamesheath7601]

@@truthmatters1950 people who commit suicide are selfish and don’t give a fuck about anyone but themselves

[@raqueledwards6061]

Oh wow 😮

[@EdCollects]

Yeah exactly!

[@raqueledwards6061]

@@EdCollects 🤟👍

[@Meme-zc4cw]

Hal Blaine was the greatest pop session drummer, Gordon is the greatest rock session drummer.

[@wms1734]

Sad....😢

[@EdCollects]

Yeah it really is!

[@acdcmiami]

Omg!

[@maryw4609]

Why did he go to prison? He was in successful bands

[@EdCollects]

He killed his mom.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Yes, as was mentioned clearly in the video.

[@micheleparker3780]

Uh, the murder of his mother, maybee...

[@1sttvbn]

Critical listening

[@paulwolf6925]

​@@EdCollects But he was diagnosed with schizophrenia🤔

[@tylerthompson1842]

He’s on most of Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan.. It’s a shame he didn’t get treatment for his illness when he should have Edit: He didn’t write the outro. He stole it from his girlfriend Rita Coolidge from a song of hers called Time.

[@markspaniola8596]

I hear voices too. That's the easy part. It's getting them do what I say is the hard part.

[@EdCollects]

😯

[@markspaniola8596]

@@EdCollects Gordon was a sucker for listening to them air heads. They tried to pull that hocus pocus on me but I could see right through them. You got to let them wind bags know who's boss. 1st thing I told them was to get a life.

[@EdCollects]

@@markspaniola8596 there ya go!! 👊

[@nylesfrench3568]

His was a phenomenal and tortured life.

[@EdCollects]

Mental illness derailed his incredible career!

[@bryangriffin3139]

What a grim end

[@EdCollects]

👊😔

[@shabadoo24]

Delaney and Bonnie

[@ellenswartz7203]

Holy sh*t

[@EdCollects]

That's what I thought also!

[@thepatrioticwoman213]

5150... 😮😢🤔

[@nicekidslove9772]

Am sooooo sorry but That’s the wrong Jim Gordon Jim Gordon was a police officer

[@happy-xi4kq]

You forgot Steely Dan. Come on man

[@EdCollects]

I had to leave out a lot because of time constraints.

[@ludwigdrums47]

Sad story but he was so accomplished

[@hadiroblox8065]

police officer

[@salinagrrrl69]

OBTW Now that you are TAKING OFF & b4 I just get lost in the growing crowd - Like this fellow there was a legendary sought after guitar slinger that had his own unbelievable Greek tradgety... & docu movie ("CRAZY" 2008) you don't have time for. Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland ....has a story. EVERYONE HAS A STORY. But his....

[@EdCollects]

I'll add him to my list, thanks for the suggestion!

[@irmarocha7809]

GOTTA ASK; DID HE SELL HIS SOUL FOR FAME? HE SEEMED CURSED! CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR; YOU MIGHT GET IT! 😪💔🙏✝️🌹 RIP

[@davidcollins2345]

Buddy rich was the best

[@EdCollects]

Buddy was amazing!

[@davidcollins2345]

@@EdCollects I tried playing that and got a third the way thru then I was gased

[@EdCollects]

@@davidcollins2345 what do you mean?

[@davidcollins2345]

@@EdCollects I mean I can play a third way thru but I tire out. I’m not in the best heart shape. Take more meth! Only the blue Mexican meth! Be very careful your probably going to die

[@Ladysugarshaft]

Almost! lol, Jim recorded Apache tho…Apache. Cherry on top, Layla piano outro⭐️🔥⭐️