JON LORD on tour with Deep Purple: Gillan cam

Compiled from footage shot on Ian Gillan‘s personal video camera, this film shows Jon on tour with Deep Purple in his final years with the band, including the Concerto tour, backstage, onstage, enroute, etc…

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Filmed by Ian Gillan over the course of several years touring the world with Deep purple.

(C) Copy Right Ian Gillan

Jon Lord 9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012

Sunflower Jam celebrates Jon Lord and fights pancreatic cancer

Exactly two months to the day Jon Lord passed, the Sunflower Jam 2012 will celebrate his memory with a special tribute and donate funds to the fight against pancreatic cancer.

The Sunflower Jam 2012 - at London's Royal Albert Hall on September 16 - will feature a tribute to Jon. Details of the music featured have yet to be confirmed, but the list of stars performing on the night includes a slew of Jon's peers; Ian Paice, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Brian May (Queen), Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Steve Balsamo, and more.

Jon Lord was a trustee of the charity and performed there seveal times, most recently with Rick Wakeman and Joe Bonamassa in 2011.

By supporting this year's Sunflower Jam, you will be helping to fight pancreatic cancer, help research new approaches and enable all pancreatic cancer patients and their relatives to get all the information they require.

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Review 2011: Lord & Wakeman world premiere at Sunflower Jam

Watch: Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman at Sunflower Jam 2011

by Rasmus Heide

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Jon Lord passed away

In advanced news on the JON LORD official website, we can read the following statement:

It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Jon Lord, who suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16th July at the London Clinic, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jon was surrounded by his loving family.

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.