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Jon Lord

1941 - 2012

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John Douglas "Jon" Lord (9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012) was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only continuous members in the band between 1968 and 1976, and also from its revival in 1984 until his retirement in 2002. He also played for the bands Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, the Artwoods, the Flower Pot Men and Santa Barbara Machine Head. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Lord is the 89th most popular musician (down from 72nd in 2019), the 444th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 318th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Musician.

Jon Lord is most famous for being the keyboardist for the band Deep Purple. He is also known for his solo work, including "Pictures of Home" and "The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast."

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jon Lord ranks 89 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Clayderman, Paco de Lucía, Yehudi Menuhin, Django Reinhardt, Glenn Gould, and Jamiroquai. After him are David Oistrakh, Giorgio Moroder, Nadia Boulanger, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Dave Grohl, and Cosima Wagner.

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Among people born in 1941, Jon Lord ranks 35. Before him are Dick Cheney, Mahmoud Darwish, Laura Antonelli, Jon Brower Minnoch, Franco Nero, and Nick Nolte. After him are Tadao Ando, Flórián Albert, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Christopher Hogwood, and Ivan Gašparovič. Among people deceased in 2012, Jon Lord ranks 19. Before him are Ahmed Ben Bella, Theo Angelopoulos, George Tupou V, Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Elinor Ostrom. After him are Ernest Borgnine, Roger Garaudy, Matilde Camus, Tony Scott, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, and Donna Summer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jon Lord ranks 444 out of 8,785. Before him are John Ruskin (1819), John Buchan (1875), Arnold Bennett (1867), John Everett Millais (1829), Alexander Mackenzie (1822), and Æthelred the Unready (968). After him are Ian McShane (1942), Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Jacqueline Bisset (1944), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751), and David Bradley (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Jon Lord ranks 25. Before him are Syd Barrett (1946), Jimmy Page (1944), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Brian Jones (1942), Robert Fripp (1946), and John Deacon (1951). After him are Richard Wright (1943), Richard Hughes (1975), Dave Murray (1956), Charlie Watts (1941), Adrian Smith (1957), and Sid Vicious (1957).

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