The Hammond organ specialist co-wrote "Smoke on the Water," "Highway Star," "Woman From Tokyo" and many other rock classics. By Erik Pedersen Jon Lord - P 2012 Jon Lord, whose keyboard riffs and solos ...

FILE - In this file picture dated Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004 shows British musician Jon Lord plays piano during a test run for his concert in Cologne, western Germany. Deep Purple's Jon Lord, died aged 71, ...

Keyboards can’t compete with guitars in the world of heavy metal. Unless, that is, they were played by Jon Lord. On his seminal recordings with the heavier-than-thou act Deep Purple, Lord wielded his ...

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LONDON (AP) — British rocker Jon Lord, former keyboardist for the band Deep Purple, died Monday. He was 71 years old. A statement on Lord's official website says the Leicester, England-born musician ...

Jon Lord, the keyboardist, organist and composer best known as a key founding member of heavy metal forefathers Deep Purple, died on Monday in London after suffering from pancreatic cancer. He was 71.

'Celebrating Jon Lord' is available in multiple configurations, including CD, digital download, Blu-ray/DVD and an expanded box that includes audio and video discs as well as a T-shirt, a reproduction ...

"He was my hero," vocalist Ian Gillan told Planet Rock Radio on Monday. The singer fondly recalled his friend's sense of humor, sharing the story of the time an excited fan rushed up to Lord after ...

Jon Lord, keyboardist of British hard-rock band Deep Purple, which at its peak included Lord, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, 67, drummer Ian Paice, 64, and bassist Roger Glover, 66, died at the London ...

LONDON (AP) — British rocker Jon Lord, the keyboardist whose powerful, driving tones helped turn Deep Purple and Whitesnake into two of the most popular hard rock acts in a generation, died Monday. He ...

LONDON (AP) — British rocker Jon Lord, the keyboardist whose powerful, driving tones helped turn Deep Purple and Whitesnake into two of the most popular hard rock acts in a generation, died Monday. He ...

Jon Lord, the inspired keyboard player and composer who founded the trailblazing heavy metal band Deep Purple, is dead. The British musician succumbed to pancreatic cancer in London today; he was 71.