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Jon Lord
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English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player (1941–2012)
Jon Lord was an English musician best known for playing the Hammond organ and composing music, who lived from 1941 to 2012. He matters because he was an influential performer and composer who helped shape rock and classical music during his lifetime.
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Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
John Douglas Lord (9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012) was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple, and he became regarded as its leader in the early years. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only continuous presence in the band between 1968 and 1976, and also from when it was re-established in…
Known for
- Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall — Self2014
- Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II — Self2014
- Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live — Keyboards2013
- Jon Lord: Concerto for Group & Orchestra2013
- The Sunflower Superjam 2012 — Self2013
- Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising — Self2011
- Whitesnake: Box 'O' Snakes — Self2011
- Deep Purple: Total Abandon — Keyboards2011
- Whitesnake: Live in Landover 1980 — Self2011
- Gettin' Tighter: The Story of Mark IV Deep Purple — self2011
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leicester
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- Drama Centre London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- symphonic music
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Record label
- Purple Records
- Official website
- jonlord.org
- Image
- Jon2 sunflower 2007.JPG
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Jon Lord
- member of
- Whitesnake
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of death
- 2012-07-16
- date of birth
- 1941-06-09
- name in native language
- Jon Lord
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- birth name
- Jonathan Douglas Lord
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
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Encyclopedic overview
John Douglas "Jon" Lord (9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012) was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only continuous members in the band between 1968 and 1976, and also from its revival in 1984 until his retirement in 2002. He also played for the bands Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, the Artwoods, the Flower Pot Men and Santa Barbara Machine Head.
Lord became known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with Deep Purple. His distinctive organ playing during Deep Purple's hard rock period was essential to the band's signature heavy sound and contributed to the early development of heavy metal. 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 at De Montfort Hall by the University of Leicester. Lord was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 8 April 2016 as a member of Deep Purple.
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