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Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord.
Jun 20, 2020 · Sunderland-born Don Airey has served as Deep Purple’s keyboard player since returning from semi-retirement to replace Jon Lord in 2002. The classically trained keyboard player has also worked with an expansive and diverse selection of names including Ozzy Osbourne, Colosseum II, Whitesnake, Jethro Tull, Babe Ruth, Gary Moore, Queen’s Brian ...
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Donald Smith Airey is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner ...
Jan 25, 2022 · Don Airey is a veteran musician who has played with many heavy-metal and hard-rock bands, including Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Deep Purple. In this interview, he talks about his career, his influences, and his experiences with Covid and the Hall of Fame.
Don Airey is the current — and likely final — keyboardist for the rock band Deep Purple, who are currently engaged on ‘The Long Goodbye Tour.’ Deep Purple formed in 1968 and now in its eighth iteration of players (or “Mark 8”), and the band has collectively released twenty studio albums.
Don Airey – Deep Purple. (born in Sunderland, England) Has been a player on the rock scene for over 25 years, notching up almost 200 album credits and associations with 20 or more major bands including Cozy Powell’s Hammer, Colosseum II, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Jethro Tull and ELO.
Feb 22, 2009 · Web Exclusive: Shooting Star: An Interview with Don Airey. Don Airey took over for the legendary Jon Lord in Deep Purple when the elder Lord decided to retire from the band. Airey is Heavy Metal’s best known keyboard player.
