Jon Lord has died aged 71

[64Guitars]

JON LORD
9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409

http://jonlord.org/

[bruno]

Ah - that's sad. He sighed my leather jacket when I was young - he seemed a decent guy.
RIP Jon Lord.

[Oldrottenhead]

what a shame.

[AndyR]

Yep, I just heard this on another forum.

Made me feel very sad...

Don't know whether folk have noticed, I like putting organ onto my tracks - and it's all because of the sounds Jon Lord made. Others as well, but "Jon Lord" is the sound I want.

[SteveB]

Sweet child in time...
Thanks for the music, Jon.  R.I.P. 

Two others who've passed on recently -

Bob Babbitt - Motown bass player.

Gerry Bron - Record label owner: Bronze Records, and producer of Uriah Heep etc

Thanks for the entertainment, Guys.

[chip]

Had a lot of fun listening to J Lord and his various pals in my early teenage days, alas I moved on and didn't listen to much of him after then. He and his pals deserve loads of credit for what they have done, without whom my teenage life and that of many others may have been very different. Cheers Jon.. R. I P.

[phantasm777]

always loved deep purple especially mark 2. lord was one of my yop 5 fav keys. one of few who could make a b3 have hard rockin sounds like a heavy rhythm guitarist. im a beginner at keys but he is an influence.