Jim Gordon played drums on 'Goes To Hell' and 'Lace And Whiskey'. He also did Animal's drumming for the first Muppet movie amongst many other things. On 3 June 1983, Gordon bludgeoned his mother with a hammer and then stabbed her to death with a butcher's knife. In May 1984 he was sentenced to sixteen years to life in prison. He has served his sentence at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, Atascadero State Hospital in Atascadero, and the State Medical Corrections Facility in Vacaville. He is still incarcerated. Check out Wikipedia.

From: DLowell (DLowell@aol.com) May 15, 1998 Update After several years of looking for Jim Gordon I finally found him in the Atascadero State Hospital. I have spoken with Jim on a number of occasions and he seems to quite content and has become in his words "institutionalized". He looks forward to one day being released and retiring to a home overlooking the mountains. I was surprised by his contentment and am happy that he seems to have adjusted so well to prison. I tired to speak with his Doctor regarding his prognosis but was unable to reach him and Jim told me that "he" turned down his last parole hearing. He has not played drums in a couple of years and I got the feeling that he has no intention of revisiting his career as a Drummer if he is ever released. He was very soft spoken, pleasant and I enjoy speaking with him. He is 53 years old, weighs 183 lbs. and seems to be in good health. He does complain that he has trouble sleeping occasionally but other than that seems to be doing just fine. I plan to visit him in person later this year if I travel to California.

Discography (Are you ready for this!)

(all credits are for drums unless otherwise noted)

The Jim Gordon Listed as playing horns with the Band (from The Last Waltz) or with Keb'Moor indeed anytime there's a listing for sax or clarinet or flute It's not Jim Beck Gordon the great drummer but another Jim Gordon. This other Jim Gordon has a web-site at http://www.jimsjazz.com/index.htm

1966 Monkees- Monkees
1967 Monkees- More of the Monkees
1968 Byrds- Notorious Byrd Brothers
1968 Van Dyke Parks- Song Cycle (Percussion)
1968 Nilsson, Harry- Aerial Ballet
1968 Williams, Mason- Phonograph Record
1968 Collins, Judy- Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Percussion, Drums)
1969 Axton, Hoyt- My Griffin Is Gone
1969 Anthony, Ron- Oh! Calcutta!
1969 Bread- Bread
1969 Monkees- Instant Replay
1969 Haggard, Merle- Same Train, Different Time
1970 Clapton, Eric- Eric Clapton
1970 Cocker, Joe- Mad Dogs & Englishmen
1970 Newman, Randy- 12 Songs
1970 Delaney & Bonnie- Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on Tour
1970 Hooker, John Lee- Endless Boogie
1970 George Harrison- All Things Must Pass
1971 Rhodes, Emitt- American Dream
1971 John Lennon- Imagine
1971 Nilsson, Harry- Nilsson Schmilsson
1971 Russell, Leon- And the Shelter People
1971 Traffic- Welcome to the Canteen
1971 Streisand, Barbra- Barbra Joan Streisand
1971 Ono, Yoko- Fly (Drums, Tabla)
1971 King, B.B.- In London
1972 Horn, Jim- Through the Eye
1972 Allman, Duane- Anthology (Organ, Piano, Drums)
1972 Van Dyke Parks- Discover America
1972 John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band- Sometime in New York City (two songs)
1972 Simon, Carly- No Secrets
1972 Guy, Buddy- Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the B
1972 King, Freddie- Texas Cannonball
1972 Wolfman Jack - Wolfman Jack
1973 Rivers, Johnny- Blue Suede Shoes
1973 Carlton, Larry- Singing Playing
1973 Judee Sill- Heart Food
1973 Derek & the Dominos- Derek & the Dominos in Concert
1973 Tufano and Giammarese
1973 Stevenson, B.W.- Pass This Way
1973 Garfunkel, Art- Angel Clare
1973 Harrison, George- Living in the Material World
1973 King, B.B.- Best of B.B. King [ABC]
1974 Richards, Digby- Digby Richards
1974 Sebastian, John- Tarzana Kid
1974 Souther Hillman Furay- Souther, Hillman, Furay Band
1974 Stevenson, B.W.- Calabasas
1974 Weisberg, Tim- Dreamspeaker
1974 Sullins, Jim- Inside Thunder Outside Laughing
1974 Steely Dan- Pretzel Logic
1974 Muldaur, Maria- Maria Muldaur
1974 Muldaur, Maria- Waitress in a Donut Shop
1974 Rivers, Johnny- Last Boogie in Paris
1974 Frank Zappa- Apostrophe (')
1974 Lightfoot, Gordon- Sundown
1974 Stewart, John- Phoenix Concerts
1974 Shaw, Marlena- Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?
1975 Riperton, Minnie- Adventures in Paradise
1975 Snow, Tom- Taking It All in Stride
1975 Gordon Lightfoot- Gord's Gold
1975 Nelson, Oliver- Skull Session
1975 Beach Boys- Spirit of America
1975 Carpenters- Horizon
1975 Simon, Carly- Best of Carly Simon
1975 Harrison, George- Extra Texture
1976 Rivers, Johnny- Wild Night
1976 Stec, Joey- Joey Stec
1976 Bishop, Stephen- Careless
1976 Browne, Jackson- Pretender
1976 Carpenters- Kind of Hush
1976 Cooper, Alice- Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
1976 Diamond, Neil- Beautiful Noise (Conga, Drums, Harmony Vocals)
1976 Hillman, Chris- Slippin' Away
1976 Nelson, Tracy- Time Is on My Side
1976 Baez, Joan- From Every Stage
1976 Manhattan Transfer- Pastiche
1977 Reelin' in the Years, Vol. 5 (Piano, Drums)
1977 Hall & Oates- Bigger than the Both of Us
1977 Danko, Rick- Rick Danko (Organ, Horn)
1977 Cocker, Joe- Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits
1977 Brewer, Teresa- 16 Most Requested Songs
1978 Rivers, Johnny- Outside Help
1978 Bayer Sager, Carol- Too
1979 Steely Dan- Greatest Hits
1979 George, Lowell- Thanks I'll Eat It Here
1981 Houston, Thelma- I've Got the Music in Me
1982 Stanley, James Lee- Eclipse
1982 Clapton, Eric- Time Pieces: Best of Eric Clapton
1982 Steely Dan- Gold
1985 Carpenters- Yesterday Once More
1985 Clapton, Eric- Time Pieces II/Live in the '70s
1986 Frank Zappa- Apostrophe/Over-nite Sensation
1987 Frank Zappa- The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa
1989 McDonald, Country Joe- Classics
1990 Keaggy, Phil- Love Broke Thru
1990 Classic Country Music, Vol. 3
1990 Derek & the Dominos- Layla Sessions (Percussion, Drums)
1991 Byrds- 20 Essential Tracks from the Boxed
1991 Monkees- Listen to the Band
1991 Spector, Phil- Back to Mono (1958-1969)
1992 Beat Generation- Beat Generation
1992 Murphy, Elliott- Diamonds by the Yard (Percussion, Drums)
1992 Ono, Yoko- Walking on Thin Ice Compilation (Tabla)
1992 Ono, Yoko- Ono Box (Drums, Tabla)
1992 Rock of the 70's, Vol. 5 (Piano, Drums)
1992 Manhattan Transfer- Anthology: Down in Birdland
1993Lightnin' Hopkins - It's a Sin to Be Rich )
1993 Steely Dan- Citizen Steely Dan
1993 Beach Boys- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of th (Percussion)
1994 Derek & the Dominos- Live at the Fillmore
1994 Bishop, Stephen- On & On: Hits of Stephen Bishop
1994 Everly Brothers- Heartaches & Harmonies [box Set]
1995 Monkees- Greatest Hits
1996 Travolta, John- Best of John Travolta [Varese]
1996 Torme, Mel- Mel Tormé Collection
1996 Frank Zappa- Läther
Weisberg, Tim- Hurtwood Edge (Percussion, Drums)
Simon, John- Don't Forget What I Told You
Spider- Labyrinths
Ray, Bob- Initiation of a Mystic
Holmes, Richard "Groove- Six Million Dollar Man
Louie Sheltons- Touch Me
Seals & Crofts- Humming Bird
Renee Armand- The Rain Book (drums, guitar, piano)
Joan Baez- Diamonds and Rust
Joan Baez- Gulf Wind