21st Century Fox Posted 16 July 2012 Share Posted 16 July 2012 The legendary Deep Purple keyboardist has sadly died Jon sadly passed away after suffering from a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16th July at the London Clinic, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jon was surrounded by his loving family. Jon Lord, the legendary keyboard player with Deep Purple co-wrote many of the bands legendary songs including Smoke On The Water and played with many bands and musicians throughout his career. Best known for his Orchestral work Concerto for Group & Orchestra first performed at Royal Albert Hall with Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969 and conducted by the renowned Malcolm Arnold, a feat repeated in 1999 when it was again performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the London Symphony Orchestra and Deep Purple. Jon’s solo work was universally acclaimed when he eventually retired from Deep Purple in 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 16 July 2012 Share Posted 16 July 2012 Sad news. I remember watching whitesnake at the dmh (yes i'm that old) , and he had to have a word with David Coverdale about his language. Apparently his mum and dad were in the audience. Legend, and going to be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 16 July 2012 Share Posted 16 July 2012 Awful to hear. Met him last year and he was such a genuinely nice bloke, seemed to have all the time in the world to talk to me. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 17 July 2012 Share Posted 17 July 2012 One day Fireball. The next Smoke on the Water. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 17 July 2012 Share Posted 17 July 2012 "You can take the lad out of Leicester but you can't take Leicester out of the lad – if I was back here for three or four days I'm sure I'd get my accent back." Never forgot his roots. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Deep-delight-given-degree/story-12955265-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted 18 July 2012 Share Posted 18 July 2012 I never realised he was from Leicester until I read it in the Mercury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music Junkie Posted 19 July 2012 Share Posted 19 July 2012 Very sad news indeed, we've listened to a lot of Deep Purple over the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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