[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ak12PBrTuw&w=500&h=305] In a moving farewell to his former bandmate in Deep Purple, David Coverdale says the terrible loss of founding keyboardist Jon Lord just might serve as the spark the band needs to get back together. You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) Why Deep Purple’s ‘WhoRead More

Deep Purple’s new album will be both a departure and an opportunity to pay tribute to fallen co-founder Jon Lord, frontman Ian Gillan says. You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) Why Deep Purple’s ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’ Deserves Another Listen Ashton Gardner and Dyke, “ResurrectionRead More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOi0tC00Luc&w=500&h=305] We stop today to remember those who left the world of music in 2012, from Dave Brubeck and Dick Clark to Levon Helm and Ronnie Montrose. You May Also Like: How Levon Helm’s ‘Electric Dirt’ Confirmed a Stirring Late-Career Resurgence How Jon Anderson Faced Down Threat of GunfireRead More

Deep Purple, though in second place at one point in the fan voting, somehow failed to earn induction into the 2013 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fans still have something to look forward to, however You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) Why DeepRead More

The late Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra will be updated with a very limited expanded version on December 3, 2013. It’s another chance to gain insight into a project that became the co-founding Deep Purple organist’s life work. You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) LucasRead More

For all of the dynamic playing associated with the late Jon Lord’s performances of this life’s-work composition alongside his band mates in Deep Purple, you never heard it quite like this. You May Also Like: Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard RockRead More