Jon Lord, the classically trained pianist who co-founded British hard rock troupe Deep Purple, has died at the age of 71.
The keyboardist and composer co-wrote some of Deep Purple's best known songs, including Smoke on the Water, Black Night, Strange Kind of Woman and Child in Time.
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Great band...great music, Lord will be missed.