RIP Jon Lord – Deep Purple were better than Beethoven (photos)

RIP Jon Lord, the Leicester-born keyboard player with Deep Purple has died. He was 71. And with his passing goes a slice of your youth. Lord was the co-writer of the pop classic Smoke On The Water. He is another victim of cancer.

As Lord said in 1973: “We’re as valid as anything by Beethoven.”

He was being modest…

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The original line-up of Deep Purple; (L-R) Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Jon Lord arrive for the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards, at the Cafe de Paris, central London, Tuesday 4 October 2005. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA

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Posted: 17th, July 2012 | In: Celebrities Comment | TrackBack | Permalink