Jon Lord 1941-2012

<p><strong>We're sad to report the death of Jon Lord, keyboard player and co-founder of metal pioneers Deep Purple, who suffered a pulmonary embolism and had been battling pancreatic cancer.</strong></p> <p>An official statement reads: "It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Jon Lord, who suffered 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.</p> <p>"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.</p> <p>"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.</p> <p>"Jon's solo work was universally acclaimed when he eventually retired from Deep Purple in 2002.</p> <p>"Jon passes from Darkness to Light.</p> <p>Jon Lord 9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012."</p> <a href="http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jon-lord-1941-2012-553247">Read more about Jon Lord 1941-2012 at MusicRadar.com</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/673/f/8601/s/216677a9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Jon+Lord+1941-2012&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicradar.com%2Fnews%2Fguitars%2Fjon-lord-1941-2012-553247" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Jon+Lord+1941-2012&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicradar.com%2Fnews%2Fguitars%2Fjon-lord-1941-2012-553247" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/139791122866/u/49/f/8601/c/673/s/216677a9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/139791122866/u/49/f/8601/c/673/s/216677a9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/139791122866/u/49/f/8601/c/673/s/216677a9/a2t.img" border="0"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/musicradar/all/news/~4/zAft25pcfW8" height="1" width="1"/>







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