Organist who infused Deep Purple with classical influences, helping to make them one of the world's biggest rock bands'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 from pancreatic cancer, was not merely adopting a rebellious stance. An accomplished classical composer as well as rock musician, he believed with some justification that his group's music was as p...
Guardian Music — Leicester-born keyboard player, who co-wrote Smoke On The Water, dies of cancerEnglish rocker Jon Lord, who founded Deep Purple and co-wrote their most famous song, Smoke... more info
Guardian Music — Organist who infused Deep Purple with classical influences, helping to make them one of the world's biggest rock bands'We're as valid as anything by Beethoven," declared ... 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 fla... more info
ContactMusic — Deep Purple rocker Jon Lord has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 71 The keyboard player was diagnosed with a tumour in his pancreas in 2011 and he headed to Isra... 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 succe... 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 cl... 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 pancrea... more info
ContactMusic — Slash and a host of other stars have paid tribute to the late Deep Purple rocker Jon Lord The keyboard player and founder of the iconic heavy metal band passed away on Mo... more info
ContactMusic — Ewan McGregor Slash and Stereophonics have paid tribute to late Deep Purple musician Jon Lord The keyboard player and founder of the heavy metal outfit passed away in Lon... more info
ContactMusic — Jon Lord organ player for one of the most influential groups of all time in Deep Purple has sadly passed away aged 71 and unsurprisingly the tributes have come flooding f... more info
ContactMusic — Legendary guitarist Slash is the latest in a host of musicians to pay tribute to the late Jon Lord The organist who crafted Deep Purple s distinctive sound passed away ye... more info
Starpulse — Deep Purple rocker Jon Lord has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 71. The keyboard player was diagnosed with a tumor in his pancreas in 2011 and he headed to Is... 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
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'... 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 pancreat... more info
E! Online — Jon Lord, the British keyboardist who cofounded the band Deep Purple, passed away in London on Monday from a pulmonary embolism after a long battle with pancreatic cancer... more info