RIP Jon Lord

[juansolo]

   Another legend passes   

[atreidesheir]

He left us a lot.  well done, sir.

[jimijam]

I remember reading an interview where steve morse said he was on the fence about playing in deep purple until he started rehearsing and realised what a great musician jon was. he said that he underestimated the calibre of the guys in the band. and ended up playing with a guy( who was incredibly creative and intuitive, creating a great situation for some intense improvisation and musical "conversation" between him and jon. it turned out to be one of the best gigs he ever got.

I always loved the sound of that organ in such a heavy outfit. If anybody isn't familiar with there more recent stuff that purple did with steve morse. do yourself a favor and check it out.

god bless ya Jon!

[bigmufffuzzwizz]

This was most certainly a sad day. I remember the first time I heard In Rock...I couldn't believe the intensity of it, dueling organ/guitar solos throughout the whole thing! You are greatly missed