Two years ago, Jon Lord, legendary Deep Purple keyboard player, "passed from Darkness to Light"

Performed in front of a live TV audience, Deep Purple storm through 'Child In Time', featuring the classic Mark II line up of Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice/Blackmore:Jon Lord passed away on July 16, 2012 at age 71, from pancreatic cancer and pulmonary embolism.From Jon Lord's official website:Jon Lord, the legendary keyboard player with Deep Purple co-wrote many of the bands legendary songs including Smoke On The Water and played with many bands and musicians throughout his career.Best known for his Orchestral work Concerto for Group & Orchestra first performed at Royal Albert Hall with Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969 and conducted by the renowned Malcolm Arnold, a feat repeated in 1999 when it was again performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the London Symphony Orchestra and Deep Purple.Jon’s solo work was universally acclaimed when he eventually retired from Deep Purple in 2002.Jon passes from Darkness to Light.Jon Lord 9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012.Pictured Within - Music and Lyrics by Jon Lord: "It is certainly no coincidence that Jon chose to reflect Elgar’s paean to the love of friends and family in his own very personal music. This song was among the music heard at Jon’s funeral, played by myself and sung by the incomparable Miller Anderson for whom it was originally written."Recorded From Deep Purple In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra Live At Royal Albert Hall.Singer: Miller Anderson, Conductor: Paul Mann.Here is Roger Glove...
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