ContactMusic — Black Sabbath star Geezer Butler Tom Morello and actor Ewan Mcgregor are among the first wave of celebrities paying tribute to Deep Purple star Jon Lord who passed away on Monday 16Jul12 after suffering a pulmonary embolism Morello and MCGregor offer... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Jon Lord, the keyboardist who gave the British classic rock band Deep Purple its depth and heavy sonics, died Monday at the London Clinic  after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. more info

The Independent — The Deep Purple founder and rock pioneer Jon Lord died yesterday after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. The Leicester-born keyboardist, 71, co-wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including "Smoke On The Water", in the 1960s and 1970s. Lord sta... more info

Guardian Music — Jon Lord, who has died aged 1971, gave hard rock one of its defining sounds. Here he is at his bestThe most thrilling sight at the first gig I ever went to wasn't the flashbombs and pyro during Cozy Powell's drum solo. It wasn't David Coverdale whirl... more info

CNN Showbiz — Keyboard player Jon Lord, who fused classical and heavy metal to make Deep Purple one of the biggest rock bands in the world, died Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. more info

Topix — In this file picture dated Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004 British musician Jon Lord, plays piano during a test run for his concert in Cologne, western Germany. more info

Consequence of Sound — Deep Purple keyboardist passes away at 71. more info

USA Today Music — Founding member of Deep Purple died today. He was 71. more info

ContactMusic — Deep Purple star Jon Lord has died aged 71 The keyboard player suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism - a blockage of the main artery of the lung caused by a moving blood clot - and passed away in London today 16 07 12 surrounded by his loving famil... more info

ContactMusic — Jon Lord has passed away at the age of 71 prompting a number of high profile rock musicians to pay tribute to the man who helped to make Deep Purple one of the most successful rock bands in the world Lord was the organist for the band and brought a w... more info