Jon Lord
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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 1984, until Lord's retirement in 2002. He also spent time in 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.
Known for
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movieDeep Purple: Total Abandon
2011
Keyboards
movieDeep Purple - Deepest Purple
2010
Self - Organ, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals
movieDeep Purple In Rock
2008
Self - Organ
movieDeep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
2004
Self (Archive Material)
movieDeep Purple: Perihelion
2002
Keyboards
movieDeep Purple: Perihelion - Live in Florida
2002
Self - Keyboard
Deep Purple special
2000
Self - keyboards
movieDeep Purple: Knocking In Saarbrücken
1994
Self - keyboards
movieWater
1985
Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
movieDeep Purple – Doing Their Thing
1970
keyboards, Hammond organ
movieDeep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
1970
Self - Keyboards
