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Lord was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 8 April 2016 as a member of Deep Purple. [2] Growing up in Leicester 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.

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Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord, who played with the pioneering hard rock band from their formation in 1968 through his retirement in 2002, died in London today from a pulmonary embolism after a. Mon 16 Jul 2012 19.12 EDT. English rocker Jon Lord, who founded Deep Purple and co-wrote their most famous song, Smoke On The Water, has died aged 71. The Leicester-born keyboard player, who had. June 9, 2023 By Paul Sexton Jon Lord - Photo: Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images "The group now is trying to develop into being good at what we're best at," mused Jon Lord in 1970. "Which. 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.

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Jon Lord, keyboardist and co-founder of British rock group Deep Purple, has died in a London hospital aged 71, his official website said on Monday. '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 after suffering. Jon Lord, whose keyboard riffs and solos helped define the pioneering sound of Deep Purple, died Monday of a pulmonary embolism at the London Clinic. He was 71. He had been battling pancreatic. 16th July 2012. Jon Lord of Deep Purple has died at the age of 71. The co-founder and keyboard player with the metal pioneers passed away today (July 16) after suffering a pulmonary embolism. He.

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Jon Lord, the keyboardist for Deep Purple, the band whose hard rock anthems laid the groundwork for heavy metal music, died July 16 at a hospital in London. The British musician, who had. 17 July 2012. Jon Lord co-wrote many Deep Purple hits including Smoke On The Water. Stars from the world of music and beyond have paid tribute to Jon Lord, former keyboard player with heavy rock. Jon Lord: five great performances from Deep Purple and Whitesnake Jon Lord, who has died aged 71, gave hard rock one of its defining sounds. Here he is at his best Michael Hann. 10 0:00 / 6:07 Deep Purple- Interview with Jon Lord Deep Purple Official 1.11M subscribers Subscribe 494 Share 35K views 10 years ago Subscribe to the official Deep Purple channel here!.

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Live in Melbourne,Australia 1999 Band: Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Jon Lord. Reach for the sky, Lord on tour with Deep Purple through the USA in 1974 (Image credit: Getty Images) A summer's day, 2011, and Jon Lord is on stage at the De Montfort Hall in his home town of Leicester. He is not playing. He is not perched, stage left, hammering away behind a tilting column of Hammond organs.