After the passing of legendary Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord yesterday (July 16), there has been an incredible outpouring from both fans and some of rock most iconic musicians. Most recently, Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich took some time to write an earnest, in-depth tribute about the influence he took from both Deep Purple and Jon Lord.
One of the founding members of the legendary rock group Deep Purple, keyboardist Jon Lord, has died. Lord died today (July 16) after suffering a pulmonary embolism. He was 71 years old.