Jon Lord
Blues-rock, Composer
1941 – 2012
Who was Jon Lord?
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord was an English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with Deep Purple, as well as Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, The Artwoods, and The Flower Pot Men. In 1968 Lord co-founded Deep Purple, a hard rock band of which he was regarded as the leader until 1970. Together with the other members, he collaborated on most of his band's most popular songs. He and drummer Ian Paice were the only continual band members during the period from 1968 to 1976, and also from when it was reestablished in 1984 until Lord's retirement from Deep Purple in 2002. On 11 November 2010, he was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of Stevenson College in Edinburgh, Scotland. On 15 July 2011, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree by the University of Leicester.
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- Born
- Jun 9, 1941
Leicester - Also known as
- Lord, Jon
- Jonathan Douglas Lord
- Deep Purple
- Lord of the Hammond
- Jon Douglas Lord
- Parents
- Spouses
- Judith Feldman
(1969 - 1981) - Vickie Gibbs Lord
( - 2012/07/16)
- Judith Feldman
- Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- Lived in
- Sonning
- Died
- Jul 16, 2012
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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