A Award-winning drummer responsible for cowriting the seminal rock ballad Layla has died in a mental hospital, after being jailed for nearly 40 years for killing his mother during a schizophrenic episode.Hailed for his stints with some of rock's biggest names in the 60s and 70s, Jim Gordon died of natural causes Monday at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, his publicist announced Tuesday - revealing the fallen star was now at rest 'after a long incarceration and lifelong battle with mental illness.' He was 77.A native, Gordon's story serves as one of the most stark falls from grace in all of rock 'n' roll.
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