Jon Lord, 71 years, a British keyboardist Deep Purple and Whitesnake, died in London on Monday of a pulmonary embolism after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement on their official website.
Lord co-wrote some of the most famous Deep Purple songs like "Smoke on the Water", and later had a successful solo career after his retirement from the band in 2002.
The, the musician born in Leicester, England began playing the piano, before taking classical music lessons before moving on to rock 'n'.
After moving to London to attend drama school, he joined the Artwoods Blues Band in 1964 and then toured with the test men known for their hit "Let's Go to San Francisco" before 'join Deep Purple in 1968,.
Deep Purple, which at its peak with the Lord this singer Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, drummer Ian Paice and bassist Roger Glover was one of the first hard-rock in 1970.
Influenced by classical music, blues and jazz, the Lord took his Hammond organ and distorted its powerful sound effects on songs like "Hush," "Highway Star", "Lazy" and "Child in Time ".
The group has sold over 100 million albums before disbanding in 1976.
God has continued to play hard rock band Whitesnake in the 70 and 80 and later rejoined Deep Purple.
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