Jon Lord
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-06-09
Day of Death
2012-07-16 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Jon Lord
Biography
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
Acting
(2014)
(2014)
(2013)
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
as Self
(2013)
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
as Keyboards
(2013)
(2011)
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
as Himself
(2011)
(2011)
Deep Purple: Total Abandon
as Keyboards
(2010)
Heavy Metal Britannia
as Self
(2010)
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
as Himself - Organ, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals
(2009)
(2008)
Deep Purple In Rock
as Himself - Organ
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
Deep Purple: Live at Montreux 1996
as keyboards
(2005)
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
as Keyboards
(2005)
Deep Purple: Live in California '74
as Keyboards
(2004)
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
as Himself (Archive Material)
(2004)
Jon Lord - Beyond The Notes Live
as Jon Lord
(2003)
Jon Lord with The Hoochie Coochie Men: Live at The Basement
as Self - Keyboards
(2002)
Deep Purple: Perihelion
as Keyboards
(2002)
(2002)
Deep Purple: Live at the NEC
as Keyboards
(2001)
(2000)
Deep Purple special
as Self - keyboards
(2000)
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
as Himself - Keyboard
(2000)
(1994)
Deep Purple: Knocking In Saarbrücken
as Self - keyboards
(1993)
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
as Keyboards
(1991)
(1991)
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
as Himself
(1985)
Water
as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
(1985)
Deep Purple: Rises Over Japan
as Himself
(1983)
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1983
as Keyboards
(1974)
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
as keyboards
(1972)
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
as Self
(1971)
Deep Purple in Montreux
as Self
(1970)
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
as keyboards, Hammond organ
(1970)
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
as Himself - Keyboards
Crew
(2014)