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John Douglas Lord (9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012) [1] was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple, and he became regarded as its leader in the early years. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only continuous members in the band between ...
Jul 16, 2012 · Jon Lord, the former keyboard player with heavy rock band Deep Purple, has died aged 71. Lord co-founded Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group's songs including Smoke On The Water. He ...
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Jul 16, 2012 · July 16, 2012. Jon Lord of Deep Purple in the 1970s. Fin Costello/Redferns. Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord, who played with the pioneering hard rock band from their formation in 1968 through his ...
Jon Lord. June 9 1941 – July 16 2012. Founder member of Deep Purple, Jon Lord was born in Leicester. He began playing piano aged 6, studying classical music until leaving school at 17 to become a Solicitor’s clerk. Initially leaning towards the theatre, Jon moved to London in 1960 and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama ...
Jul 16, 2012 · Mon 16 Jul 2012 13.47 EDT. 'We're as valid as anything by Beethoven," declared Jon Lord of his band, Deep Purple, in an interview with the New Musical Express in 1973. Lord, who has died aged 71 ...
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Jul 17, 2012 · Jon Lord, the keyboardist of the pioneering British hard-rock band Deep Purple, died on Monday in London. He was 71. The cause was a pulmonary embolism, said his manager, Bruce Payne.
Jul 16, 2012 · Deep Purple's Jon Lord playing an ARP Odyssey analogue synthesizer on stage in Australia in 1975. ... "I was first made aware of Jon with Shades Of Deep Purple in the mid 1960s and I was a great ...
