Founding Deep Purple keyboardist and principle songwriter Jon Lord has passed away after almost a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Lord had been receiving treatment since last August. According to his publicist, Lord passed at the London Clinic today, surrounded by his family. Jon Lord founded Deep Purple in 1968, and the band went on to become...
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