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Jon Lord

real name Jonathan Douglas Lord

Leicester, United Kingdom · 1941-06-09 – 2012-07-16

Jon Lord is credited on 6,299 releases across 867 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,299

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867

Albums

7

Decades active

866

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A musician, and composer. Lord is best known as a co-founder of the heavy rock band Deep Purple, in which he was a member from 1968 to 1976, and again, following the reformation of Deep Purple, from 1984 to 2002. He was also a member of Whitesnake from 1978 to 1983. His trademark keyboard sound on the Hammond organ played loud & sometimes distorted, fusing rock with classical or baroque, helped define heavy metal.
Born: 9th June 1941, in Leicester, England.
Died: 16th July 2012, in London, England. [aged 71, of pancreatic cancer].

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6,299 releases · 867 albums · active 1964–2026

  • Performance · 15,032
  • Other credits · 689
  • Production · 139
  • Engineering · 25

Studios: De Lane Lea Studios · Musicland Studios · Royal Albert Hall · Abbey Road Studios

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