Besides his association with Derek & The Dominos, Gordon was drummer for artists such as George Harrison, Eric Clapton,Harry Nilsson, The Mothers of Invention, Duane Allman, Joan Baez, Yoko Ono, The Byrds, Gordon Lightfoot, The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Thelma Houston, Seals & Crofts, Andy Williams, Barbara Streisand,Traffic, Hall & Oates, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Carly Simon, Carole King, B.B. King, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Steely Dan and Alice Cooper.