Jon Lord, Deep Purple keyboardist, dies at 71 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 pancreatic cancer, died of a pulmonary embolism. He was 71. Read full article >> Deep Purple's Jon Lord dies at age 71 LONDON — — British rocker Jon Lord, former keyboardist for the band Deep Purple, has died. He was 71 years old. Jon Lord: Deep Purple's Lord of the amps Why was Jon Lord the most influential non-front-man in the history of metal? Quite simply, he wanted 'everything louder than everything else.' How the leader of the loudest band in the world -and inspiration for Spinal Tap - changed the sound of rock Jon Lord, Keyboardist and Founder of Deep Purple, Dies at 71 The Hammond organ specialist co-wrote "Smoke on the Water," "Highway Star," "Woman From Tokyo" and many other rock classics. read more Tributes paid to 'incredible' Deep Purple rocker Lord A host of stars paid tribute Tuesday to musician Jon Lord, the co-founder of legendary rock band Deep Purple who has died aged 71. Jon Lord: Keyboard player whose classical training added a unique element to heavy rock gods Deep Purple When Jon Lord, the classically-trained keyboard-player with the rock band Deep Purple, told manager Tony Edwards in early 1969 that he dreamt of writing a work that could be performed by the group and a symphony orchestra, he didn't expect him to go ahead and book the Royal Albert Hall. Faced with a September deadline, Lord rose to the challenge and composed the Concerto For Group And Orchestra ... Jon Lord of Deep Purple dies at age 71 after cancer battle Jon Lord, a founding member of legendary hard rock band Deep Purple, has died at age 71 after battling pancreatic cancer. Jon Lord from Deep Purple has died English rocker Jon Lord, who founded Deep Purple and co-wrote most of their songs, has died aged 71. Jon Lord, Deep Purple organist, dead at 71 The skilled musician, who played in Deep Purple until 2002, was killed by a pulminary embolism. He'd been fighting pancreatic cancer since summer 2011. Jon Lord, Deep Purple co-founder, dies By Kyle Anderson Keyboardist played on the band's definitive hits, including ''Hush'' and ''Smoke on the Water''
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