Deep Purple's Jon Lord passes away - RIP

• the Bear

  17 Jul 12, 16:30

  Deep Purple, once the heaviest band on the planet has lost one of its founder members, Jon Lord... he passed on at 71 after a fight with cancer

  => Jon Lord's passing

  with anthems like Smoke On The Water, Highway Star and Soldier of Fortune, they were the quintessential hard rock band of their day...

  RIP