Jon Lord

Jon Lord
Born: Jun 9, 1941 in Leicester, England
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Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Biography: A founding member of heavy metal institution Deep Purple, keyboardist/composer Jon Lord was born June 9, 1941, in Leicester, England. He began playing piano at age nine, later forgoing his classical studies to play rock, jazz, and blues. Around 1960, he relocated to London, following a stint with the ...Read full biography
Pictured Within
Released: 1999
Label: EMI
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Pictured Within is an ambitious project from Jon Lord inspired by classical music. Most of the album is instrumental and orchestral, with the occasional choral voices gracing the lush symphonic textures. ...Read full review
Beyond the Notes
Released: 2004
Label: Liberty
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Organist Jon Lord supposedly left Deep Purple to retire and take it easy, after he'd spent much of his life recording and touring the world with Purple and other artists. But upon his exit from the band, ...Read full review
More Jon Lord albums: Main Albums (10), DVD/Video (1)
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