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Jon Douglas Lord...
was born on 9th June 1941 in Leicester, Great Britain. He started practising the piano at the age of 9, when his father decided that little Jon should become a classical pianist. After having adapted emotionally to the instrument, he found jazz & blues a more alluring sort of music. Note that Lord's middle name is *not* Vernon but Douglas. Thus he did not paint the sleeve-art for The Book Of Taliesyn. Some Cambridge professor did that. |
Till the early 1960s
The Bill Ashton Combo | |
People involved Bill Ashton (?); Jon Lord (kbr); and whoever else. A jazz group. |
Early 1960s to 1963
Red Bludd's Bluesicians = The Don Wilson's Quartet | |
People involved Red Bludd [= Don Wilson] (bss); Reg Dunnage (drm); Derek Griffith (gtr); Jon Lord (kbr); Art Wood (vcl). While alternating their name between the two above, they played numerous US air bases, weddings and tennis club dances. |
1963 to 1964
The Art Wood Combo | |
People involved Reg Dunnage (drm); Derek Griffith (gtr); Jon Lord (kbr); Malcolm Pool (bss); Art Wood (vcl). The Art Wood Combo (if that was what they were called) joined forces with Red Bludd's Bluesicians when Don Wilson, i.e. Red Bludd himself, had been injured (killed?) in a car accident. |
Sometime during 1964
The Kinks | |
People involved The Kinks, i.e. Mick Avory (drm); Dave Davies (gtr/vcl); Ray Davies (vcl/gtr); Pete Quaife (bss); plus some sessioners incl. Jon Lord (kbr) and Jimmy Page (gtr). The Kinks felt they needed some musicianship on their early recordings and thus invited some sessioners. Hence Jon Lord came to play piano on "You Really Got Me"! He probably plays organ on "Bald Headed Woman" and possibly also "Long Tall Sally" and "Lover Not A Fighter". Not all sources agree on Lord's contributions to this album though. Some claim he played piano and organ all over it, while others say he played piano on "You Really Got Me" and nothing else. Perhaps he played more than what was eventually ended up being released.
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1964 to 1967
The Artwoods | |
People involved Derek Griffith (gtr); Keef Hartley (drm); Jon Lord (kbr); Colin Martin (drm); Malcolm Pool (bss); Art Wood (vcl). Unsure exactly when the change of name occured; before the first release anyway. They toured UK extensively but also Europe, incl. Monte Carlo. Colin Martin replaced Keef Hartley sometime during 1967.
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Sometime during 1967
St Valentine's Day Massacre | |
People involved Derek Griffith (gtr); Jon Lord (kbr); Colin Martin (drm); Malcolm Pool (bss); Art Wood (vcl). With a new name and re-clothed in gangster suits, they flopped miserably.
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Sometime during 1967
Santa Barbara Machine Head | |
People involved Twink Alder (drm); Kim Gardner (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ron Wood (gtr/vcl); and possibly some more. A short-lived group that managed to record three tracks, i.e. "Porcupine Juice", "Albert" and "Rubber Monkey" (all are credited to Dudgeon/Lord). These seem to pop up on various blues collections from time to time.
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January/February 1968
The Flowerpot Men | |
People involved Tony Burrows (vcl); Neil Landon (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Carlo Little (drm); Pete Nelson (vcl); Ged Peck (gtr); Robin Shaw (vcl); Nick Simper (bss). Lord replaced a sick keyboard player for one tour. He did not take part of any recordings with these guys. |
Early 1968 Boz | |
People involved Boz Burrell (vcl), with back-up: Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Chas Hodges (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm). Lord did sporadic session work during the entire sixties (and later too). This is one of them.
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February/March 1968
Roundabout | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Chris Curtis (vcl); Dave Curtis (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Nick Simper (bss); Bobby Woodman (drm). The embryonic Deep Purple. Chris Curtis soon disappeared, as did Dave Curtis and Bobby Woodman. In came Rod Evans and Ian Paice. |
March/April 1968
Roundabout | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Rod Evans (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Nick Simper (bss); Ian Paice (drm). Roundabout toured Scandinavia in April before changing their name to Deep Purple. |
April 1968 to July 1969
Deep Purple Mk I | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Rod Evans (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm); Nick Simper (bss). The first Deep Purple line-up records three albums: Shades of Deep Purple (1968), Book of Taliesyn (1968) and Deep Purple (1969).
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July 1969 to June 1973
Deep Purple Mk II.a | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm). A change in the line-up and four classic albums see the light of day: Deep Purple in Rock (1970), Fireball (1971), Machine Head (1972) and Who Do We Think We Are (1973).
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September 1969
Concerto For Group And Orchestra | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (org/pno/kbr); Ian Paice (drm); and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold. Lord's Concerto was performed live at the Royal Albert Hall on 24 September 1969; it was televized (in the UK and Denmark) and later also released on video (slightly edited), and it gave Deep Purple a huge marketing. Gillan finished his lyrics just minutes before taking the mike; and a subsequent concert arranger secured a local brazz band to play with Deep Purple since he couldn't get the symphony orchestra! (Read all about it on the sleeve notes to the video.) The Concerto was also performed at the Hollywood Bowl in the US during August 1970. Any recordings from that?
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September 1970
Jon Lord | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (org/pno/kbr); Ian Paice (drm); the Light Music Society conducted by Malcolm Arnold. The Concerto evoked the BBC to commission Lord to write another one, which he did. It was first performed by Deep Purple and the Light Music Society (with Malcolm Arnold again as the conductor) at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 17 September 1970. The individual movements of the Gemini Suite are slightly based on the personalities of Deep Purple. It was later re-recorded in the studio (see below) with a slight change in musicians (and musical arrangement).
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Sometime during 1971
Jon Lord | |
People involved Tony Ashton (vcl); Yvonne Elliman (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Albert Lee (gtr); Jon Lord (org/pno/kbr); Ian Paice (drm); the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold.
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Sometime during 1971
The Last Rebel [sountrack] | |
People involved Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, together with the Royal Liverpool Symphony Orchestra, and Jon Lord. Lord and Ashton wrote the soundtrack for a movie called The Last Rebel, directed by Denis McCoy and featuring Jack Elam, Victoria George, Ty Hardin, Joe Namath, Woody Strode, and others. The music was mostly performed by Ashton, Gardner & Dyke. Apparently also Lord performs on the album.
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January 1972
Jon Lord | |
People involved Tony Ashton (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Albert Lee (gtr); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm); the Kammarorchestra conducted by Eberhard Schoener. Lord's Gemini Suite was performed live at the Munich Concert Hall on 4th January 1972. Apparently this performance was even filmed but the tapes seem to have disappeared! |
Sometime during 1972
Ashton, Gardner, Dyke & Co | |
Lord did some string arrangements on a track called "Falling Song".
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During 1972
Pete York | |
People involved Pete York (drm/prc); Ian Paice (drm); Jon Lord (kbr); Ray Fenwick (gtr); Charlie McCracken (bss); Steve Fearn (gtr/vcl); Roger Munns (pno); Bil Coleman (bss); Mel Thorpe (sxp/flt); Tom Bunny (trp). Pete York's Percussion Band played a gig for the BBC, which was recorded (by bootleggers, at least). They also did a studio album, though Lord was not on it. (But Paice was.) |
September 1972
Ian Gillan | |
Ian Gillan recorded demo tapes with non-Deep Purple material as early as September 1972 and continued doing so over the next passing years. Various people appeared on these, incl. Jon Lord (kbr).
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June 1973 to May 1975
Deep Purple Mk III | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); David Coverdale (vcl); Glenn Hughes (bss/vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm). Another line-up change. Two more classic albums: Burn (1974) and Stormbringer (1974).
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October 1973
Jon Lord | |
People involved Jon Lord (kbr); Yvonne Elliman (vcl); Pete York (drm); others, plus an orchestra conducted by Eberhard Schoener. Another live performance of Lord's Gemini Suite done in Munich. |
March 1974
Ashton & Lord | |
People involved Tony Ashton (vcl/msc) & Jon Lord (msc); with Carmine Appice (drm); Madeline Bell (bvc); Howie Casey (sxp); Dave Casswell (trp); Terry Cox (drm); Jim Cregan (gtr); Mike Davies (trp); Jerry Donahue (gtr); Pat Donaldson (bss); Tony Ferguson (bvc); Pete Frampton (gtr); Jim Helms (bvc); John Mumford (trm); Ian Paice (drm); Dick Parry (sxp); Frank Ricotti (prc/vbr); Kenny Rowe (bvc); Graham White (bvc); Jo Ann Williams (bvc); Roger Willis (bvc). Something that Ashton & Lord did just for the fun of it. (There's also a live BBC recording based on the material from this album.)
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June 1974
Jon Lord & Eberhard Schoener | |
People involved Tony Ashton (vcl); David Coverdale (vcl); Ray Fenwick (gtr); Glenn Hughes (bss/vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Pete York (drm); the Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera conducted by Eberhard Schoener. Lord & Schoener made a "Continuo On BACH" i.e. they finished an unfinished fugue by J. S. Bach. Together with a piece called "Window", it was performed and recorded live during the European presentation of Prix Jeunesse on 1 June 1974 at the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz.
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September 1974
Ashton & Lord | |
People involved Carmine Appice (drm); Tony Ashton (kbr/vcl); Howie Casey (sxp); Dave Caswell (trp); Jim Crogan (gtr); Mike Davis (trp); Geoff Dolby (sxp); Pat Donaldson (bss); Ray Fenwick (gtr); Jon Lord (kbr); Max Middleton (pno); John Mumford (trm); Ian Paice (drm); Dick Parry (sxp); plus various back-up vocalists. Ashton & Lord compiled a huge band to do a live concert for BBC Radio 1 based on the First Of The Big Bands album. It took place on 12 September 1974 at the London Paladium.
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During 1974
Nazareth | |
People involved Pete Agnew (bss/bvc); Manuel Charlton (gtr/bvc); Dan McCafferty (vcl); Darrell Sweet (drm/bvc); plus Roger Glover (prc/prd); Jon Lord (pno). Lord guested on Nazareth's Rampant album. He played piano on "Glad When You're Gone" and "Shanghai'd in Shanghai". Glover produced.
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June 1975 to March 1976
Deep Purple Mk IV | |
People involved Tommy Bolin (gtr); David Coverdale (vcl); Glenn Hughes (bss/vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm). A new guitar player gives Deep Purple new life. They record one album, Come Taste the Band (1975), before closing the enterprise entirely.
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September 1975
Jon Lord | |
People involved Paul Karass (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Mark Nauseef (prc); Andy Sommers (gtr); Pete York (drm); and the Philharmonia Hungarica conducted by Eberhard Schoener. A superb rock/classics-fusion by the Lord himself. From the sleeve notes: "The theme behind the music ... is that of a baroque dance suite. A form of music which was brought to its highest level by Bach." The Bouree pops up now and then whenever Lord does his solo appearances.
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October 1975
The Butterfly Ball [live] | |
Lord guested as keyboardist on a live performance of Glover's Butterfly Ball at the Royal Albert Hall.
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March/April 1976
Wizard's Convention | |
People involved Tony Ashton (pno/vcl); Les Binks (drm); David Coverdale (vcl); John Crocker (sxp); Ray Fenwick (gtr); Mo Foster (bss); Roger Glover (bss); Eddie Hardin (vcl/msc); Jimmy Helms (vcl); Glenn Hughes (vcl); Ric Lee (drm); Rick van der Linden (pno/msc); Jon Lord (pno); Mark Nauseef (drm/prc); John Slaughter (gtr); Henry Spinetti (drm); Pete York (drm); the Chris Barber Band (msc). Eddie Hardin initiated a jazz-rock-ish session; Lord was there.
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August 1976 to September 1977
Paice, Ashton & Lord | |
People involved Tony Ashton (kbr/vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Bernie Marsden (grt); Paul Martinez (bss); Ian Paice (drm); plus possibly others as well. PAL recorded an album, toured and started recordings for another album, but financial consideration eventually put a stop to that, which was vastly unfortunate since they managed to record a superb album; definitely one of the best Deep Purple spinn-offs ever! As for the second album, it was apparently recorded in its entirety except for the vocals. Unfortunately, however, the master tapes seem to have vanished; at least, they can't be found! PAL also did a short tour, during which Ashton fell of the stage and broke his leg; it didn't stop him finishing the concert though :-)
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July 1978
Maggie Bell | |
People involved Maggie Bell (vcl); backed up by: Tony Ashton (kbr); Jon Lord (kbr); Andy Mackay (sxp); Paul Martinez (bss); Ian Paice (drm); Geoff Whiteborn (gtr). Lord and Paice did a concert with Maggie Bell on 16th July 1978 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. |
Sometime during 1978
Joe Breen | |
People involved Bob Benham (gtr); Joe Breen (vcl/gtr); Vicky Brown (bvc); Hugh Burns (gtr); Barry d'Souza (drm); Mo Foster (bss); Roger Glover (kbr); Ray Glynn (str); Rick Hitchcock (gtr); Tony Hymas (kbr); Jon Lord (kbr); Dave Macrae (gtr); Dave Markee (bss); John Perry (bss); Henri Spinetti (drm); Joanne Stoke (bvc); Liza Strike (bvc); strings conducted by Graham Preskett. Joe Breen was one of Glover's production jobs; Lord guests on two tracks (viz. "Shadows Of The Night" and"Hurting Each Other") on an album called More Than Meets The Eye.
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August 1978 to July 1979
Whitesnake | |
People involved David Coverdale (vcl); David Dowle (drm); Jon Lord (kbr); Bernie Marsden (gtr); Micky Moody (gtr); Neil Murray (bss). After Ashton had declined to be keyboardist for Whitesnake, Lord was offered the job. This line-up of Whitesnake recorded the albums Trouble and Love Hunter.
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Sometime during 1978/1979
Richard Digance | |
People involved Riachard Digance (vcl/gtr); together with Barriemore Barlow (drm); Betsy Cook (vcl); John Glascock (bss); John Kirkpatrick (acc); Jon Lord (kbr); John O'Conner (gtr/vcl); David Palmer (kbr); Alan Randall (bnj/ukl/vcl); Tony Williams (bss). Lord guests on three tracks, "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square" "Goodbye My Friend Goodbye" and "Backstreet International".
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Late 1979 or early 1980
Bernie Marsden | |
People involved Bernie Marsden (gtr/vcl), with Don Airey (kbr); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm); and others. Lord guests on "Sad Clown", "Brief Encounter" &and "Are You Ready?". Paice and Airey are also there on a few tracks.
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August 1979 to January 1982
Whitesnake | |
People involved David Coverdale (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Bernie Marsden (gtr); Micky Moody (gtr); Neil Murray (bss); Ian Paice (drm). Still with Whitesnake; this line-up recorded three albums: Ready An' Willing, Come An' Get It and Saints An' Sinners.
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Sometime during 1980 and/or 1981
Bernie Marsden | |
People involved Bernie Marsden (gtr/vcl) with: John Cook (kbr); Jon Lord (kbr); Neil Murray (bss); Ian Paice (drm); Simon Phillips (drm); Cozy Powell (drm); Michael Schenker (hcl). Another solo offering from one of 'em Whiteguitar Snakeplayers, with Lord guesting on "Look at me now", "So far away", "Who's foolin' who?", "Byblos (parts 1 & 2)" and "Can you do it?".
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Sometime during 1981
Graham Bonnet | |
People involved Graham Bonnet (vcl), together with: Russ Ballard (gtr); Andy Bown (kbr); Mel Collins (sxp); John Cook (kbr); Martin Ditchman (prc); Kirby (gtr); Adrian Lee (snt); Jon Lord (kbr); Mick Moody (gtr); Neil Murray (bss); Ian Lynn (kbr); Richard Parfitt (gtr); Cozy Powell (drm); Francis Rossi (str/snt); Chrissie Stewart (bss); Gary Twigg (bss). According to the album sleeve notes, Lord only guests on one of the album tracks, viz. "Don't Stand In The Open". The sleeve notes on the Liar-single credits Lord for keyboards; he does not, however, appear on the track "Liar". The b side - i.e. "Bad Days Are Gone" - doesn't appear on the album so Lord could be on that.
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September 1981 to March 1982
Jon Lord | |
People involved Tony Ashton (vcl); Sam Brown (bvc); Vicki Brown (vcl/bvc); Boz Burrell (bss); Elmer Gantry (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Simon Kirke (drm); Bernie Marsden (gtr/vcl); Neil Murray (bss); Ian Paice (drm); Simon Phillips (drm); Cozy Powell (drm); Mick Ralphs (gtr). Lord booked Britannia Row Studios in September 1981 to start recordings for a new solo thing, which came to a temporary halt when Whitesnake started sessions in October. The solo record was later finished during February/March 1982. A suggestion: listen to Vicki Brown on "Say It's Allright" (...and then she started singing! Wow!).
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During 1982
George Harrison | |
People involved George Harrison (msc) backed up by: Ray Cooper (prc); Jon Lord (snt); Mike Moran (snt); Billy Preston (kbr); Henry Spinetti (drm); and others. Lord did a session for his ol' mate George playing syntheziser on a track called "Circles".
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March 1982 and onwards
Olympic Rock & Blues Circus | |
People involved Chris Farlowe (vcl); Colin Hodgkinson (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Pete York (drm); and others. The (Olympic) Rock & Blues Circus did sporadic tours in Germany during the entire 80s. They've even continued into the 90s. Lord appeared irregularly on these gigs. |
Sometime during 1982
Eddie Hardin & Zak Starkey | |
People involved Bimbo Acock (sxp); Tony Ashton (pno/vcl); Tony Barton (vcl); Donovan [Leitch] (vcl); John Entwistle (bss); Joe Fagin (vcl); Ray Fenwick (gtr); Steve Hackett (htr); Eddie Hardin (pno/vcl); Val McKenna (vcl); Mike O'Donnell (bss); Raf Ravenscroft (sxp); Zak Starkey (drm); Chris Thompson (gtr); plus also Don Airey (kbr); Maggie Bell (vcl); Graham Bonnet (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Steve Richardson (bss); Pete York (drm). An adult (not *that* kind) adaption of a children's fairy tale originally written by Kenneth Grahame and published in 1908. The studio album didn't credit all participants -- probably due to reasons having to do with contracts & royalties. There is also a later live recording from 1991. Two unissued tracks recorded during the studio sessions later appeared on the remastered live release.
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September/October 1982
Cozy Powell | |
People involved Don Airey (kbr); Mel Galley (gtr); Colin Hodgkinson (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Gary Moore (gtr); Cozy Powell (drm); plus the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Lord appears on one or more tracks.
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September 1982 to January 1984
Whitesnake | |
People involved David Coverdale (vcl); Mel Galley (gtr); Colin Hodgkinson (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Micky Moody (gtr); Cozy Powell (drm); A "slightly tattered" Whitesnake reappeared on the Slide It In album and went touring;.
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Sometime during 1983
David Gilmour | |
People involved David Gilmour (vcl/gtr); together with Ian Kewley (org/pno); Pino Palladino (bss); Jeff Porcaro (drm); plus: Steve Winwood (pno/org); Anne Dudley (snt); Bob Ezrin (kbr); Louis Jardine (prc); Ray Cooper (prc); Jon Lord (snt); the Kick Horns [i.e. Roddy Lorimer, Barbara Snow, Tim Sanders, Simon Clerk] (hrn); Vicki & Sam Brown (bvc); Micky Feat (bvc); Roy Harper (bvc); Steve Rance (prg); and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. With Lord guesting on synthesizer. What track(s)?
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Sometime during 1984
The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady | |
Together with Alfred Ralston, Jon Lord wrote the theme music for a TV series called The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady (Central Independent Television), which featured such UK stars as Pippa Guard, Jill Benedict, James Coombes, Tim Munro, Brian Rawlinson, and others. The soundtrack was released on album but Lord doesn't perform on it, only the Central Concert Orchestra under the direction of Alfred Ralston.
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Sometime during 1984 and/or 1985
Water | |
A cameo! Jon Lord (together with Eric Clapton, Ray Cooper, George Harrison, Mike Moran, Chris Stainton, Ringo Starr, Jenny Bogle & Anastasia Rodriguez) appeared as part of Billy Connelly's blues band in the final scenes of a film called Water - otherwise featuring Michael Caine. However, this band doesn't appear on the actual soundtrack, at least according to Marc Roberty's book Eric Clapton: the complete recording sessions 1963-1992 (Blandford Press, 1993). In fact, the sound you hear on the film is not the same as that played by Lord & Co. It was dubbed.
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January to April 1984
Whitesnake | |
People involved David Coverdale (vcl); Mel Galley (gtr); Jon Lord (kbr); Neil Murray (bss); Cozy Powell (drm); John Sykes (gtr). Murray and Sykes replaced Hodgkinson and Moody, respectively. Later, Galley broke an arm so the tour was completed without him, and Lord left for a reunion of Deep Purple in April (see below).
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April 1984 to April 1989
Deep Purple Mk II.b | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm). The classic Deep Purple line-up is reborn with Perfect Strangers (1984) and, later, The House of Blue Light (1987).
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Sometime during 1986
Alvin Lee | |
People involved Alvin Lee (gtr/vcl), with some sessioners incl. Boz Burrell (bss); George Harrison (gtr); Jon Lord (org); Leo Lyons (bss). Lord guests on two tracks: "Ordinary Man" &and "Let's Go".
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October 1989
(Olympic) Rock & Blues Circus | |
People involved Miller Anderson (vcl); Tony Ashton (vcl); Colin Hodgkinson (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Edie Money (vcl); Pete York (drm). On October 27th, the R&B Circus did the Kulturfabrik Krefeld in Germany. |
Sometime during 1989
Pete York's Super Drumming | |
Lord appears on the second and third follow-ups to Pete York's Super Drumming project, recorded in Germany. (Paice had appeared on the original.)
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Sometime during 1989 and/or 1990
Vicki Brown | |
People involved Vicki Brown (vcl); together with: Jess Bailey (pno); Chris Ballin (bvc); Joe Brown (gtr/mnd); Tim Goldsmith (drm); Derek Green (bvc); Mario Grendo (bvc); Paul A. Lee (bvc); Ian Maidman (bss); Zetiah Massiah (bvc); Gary Moore (gtr); Phil Palmer (gtr); Juliet Roberts (bvc); Iris Sutherland (bvc). Lord guesting on a friend's album. He plays organ on "We Are One".
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January 1990 to August 1992
Deep Purple Mk V | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm); Joe Lynn Turner (vcl). With a new singer, Deep Purple records Slaves & Masters (1990). Before the second album is finished, the old singer is asked back.
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Sometime during 1990
Rock Aid Armenia | |
People involved Bryan Adams; Geoff Beauchamp; Ritchie Blackmore; Bruce Dickinson; Geoff Downes; Keith Emerson; Ian Gillan; Dave Gilmour; John Paul Jones; Tony Iommi; Alex Lifeson; Jon Lord; Brian May; Paul Rodgers; Chris Squire; Roger Taylor. Lord guested on the re-recording of "Smoke", which was done as an aid-collector for the victims of an earthquake disaster in Armenia, December 1988.
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August 1990
(Olympic) Rock & Blues Circus | |
People involved Miller Anderson (vcl); Tony Ashton (vcl); Colin Hodgkinson (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Pete York (drm). On August 14th, the R&B Circus appeared at the Serenadenhof in Nürnberg, Germany. Possibly Ashton was replaced by someone at this particular gig. |
Sometime during 1990
Sam Brown | |
People involved Sam Brown (vcl); plus a variety of sessioners, including Jon Lord (pno). With Lord guesting on one track, viz. "Contradictions". Sam (or Samantha) is Vicki Brown's daughter - if you didn't already know.
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June 1991
Eddie Hardin & Zak Starkey | |
People involved Don Airey (kbr); Tony Ashton (pno/vcl); Maggie Bell (vcl); Graham Bonnet (vcl); Joe Fagin (vcl); Ray Fenwick (gtr/bss); Eddie Hardin (pno/vcl); Donovan [Leitch] (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Val McKenna (vcl); Raf Ravenscroft (sxp); Steve Richardson (bss); Zak Starkey (drm); Pete York (drm). In 1982, Lord took part in a session called Wind in the Willows, which was a musical adaptation of a children's fairy tale originally written by Kenneth Grahame. In june 1991, the thing was performed live at the Zeltfestival in Freiburg. Lord was there.
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Sometime during 1992
Cozy Powell | |
People involved Cozy Powell (drm); together with: Don Airey (kbr); Lawrence Cottle (bss); John Deacon (bss); Ray Fenwick (gtr/kbr); Jeff Francis (kbr); Gerry Lane (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Steve Lukather (gtr); Steve Makin (gtr/kbr); Brian May (gtr); Neil Murray (bss); Geoff Nicholls (kbr); Jamie Page (gtr); Billy Sheehan (bss); John Sinclair (bss). Lord guests on two tracks, "The Rocket" and "Legend of The Glass Mountain".
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Sometime during 1992
Alvin Lee | |
People involved Clarence Clemons (sxp); Billie Dixon (bss); Steve Grant (bss/kbr/bvc); George Harrison (gtr); Jimmy Johnson (pno); Alvin Lee (gtr/vcl); Jon Lord (kbr); Alan Young (drm); plus various others. With Lord guesting on two tracks, viz. "Real Life Blues" and "Wake Up Moma".
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August 1992 to November 1993
Deep Purple Mk II.c | |
People involved Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm). A second coming for the classic Deep Purple line-up. They record one album, The Battle Rages On... (1993), before the guitar player walks away.
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November 1993 to September 1994
Deep Purple Mk VI | |
People involved Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm); Joe Satriani (gtr). Satriani joins the purple ranks for a short Japanese tour in late 1993, and a longer European dito during mid 1994. Unfortunately, they didn't record anything. |
Sometime during 1993 or 1994
Ride | |
People involved Andy Bell (vcl/gtr); Laurence Colbert (drm); Mark Gardner (vcl/gtr); Steve Queralt (bss); plus guesting Jon Lord (kbr). One of Lord's guest appearances. He plays hammond on at least three tracks: "Moonlight Medicine", "At The End Of The Universe" and "Journey To The End Of The Universe".
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August 1994
Jon Lord | |
People involved Miller Anderson (gtr); Wolfgang Dahlheimer (kbr); Jon Lord (kbr); Pete York (drm); another keyboardist; a bass-player; three female back-up vocalists; plus a string ensemble. One of Lord's solo outings, which took place at the Thun Open-Air Festival in Switzerland. They performed a variety of Lord's solo material. |
November 1994 to March 2002
Deep Purple Mk VII | |
People involved Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Steve Morse (gtr); Ian Paice (drm). Deep Purple starts a new era with Steve Morse doing the honours as the resident guitar virtuoso. They record two albums, Purpendicular (1996) and Abandon (1998), before Jon Lord decides to retire from the purple ranks.
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July 1995
Jon Lord & The Gemini Band | |
People involved Jon Lord (kbr); with Miller Anderson (vcl); Colin Hodgkinson (bss); Pete York (drm) and a few others. In performance of Lord's solo material. They did two gigs, one in Stuttgart and one in Luxembourg. |
During 1995
Hardin & York | |
People involved Eddie Hardin (kbr/vcl); Pete York (drm); Ray Fenwick (gtr); Neil Wilkinson (drm); Debbie Bonham (vcl); Jon Lord (kbr).
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During 1997
Jon Lord | |
People involved Except Jon Lord (kbr) also the following: Mario Agandoña (prc); Miller Anderson (vcl); Sam Brown (vcl); Colin Hodgkinson (bss); Rick Keller (sxp); Haagen Kuhr (cll); Christina Lux-York (vcl); Serge Maillard (vcl); Stefan Pintev (vln); Ravi (kra); Rodrigo Reichel (vln); Mike Routlegde (vla); Stefan Scheuss (vcl); Vytas Sondeckis (cll); Ina Stock (obo); Frank Struck (frh); Sabine Van Baaren (vcl); Thys Van Leer (flt); Pete York (prc). Another project outside the rock'n'roll genre -- smooth, soft and very contemplative. Largely instrumental though vocals can be heard.
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Spring 1999
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People involved Jon Lord (pno) plus: Mario Argandona (drm/prc); Sam Brown (vcl/pno); Martin Doepke (kbr); Claudia Fontaine (bvc/djm); Helen McRobbie (bvc/gtr); Dieter Müller (vcl/kbr); Ina Stock (obe/rcr); and the Maurice Quartett [= Dana Anka (vln); Daniela Crisan (vla); Hagen Kuhr (vlc); Raimund Wartenberg (vln)]. Lord tours Europe with his latest solo material. |
September 1999
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People involved Deep Purple Mk VII [= Ian Gillan (vcl), Roger Glover (bss), Jon Lord (kbr), Steve Morse (gtr) and Ian Paice (drm)] together with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann. Special guests: Miller Anderson (vcl/gtr), Mario Argandona (vcl/prc), Pete Brown (vcl/gtr), Sam Brown (vcl), Margo Buchanan (vcl), Ronnie James Dio (vcl), Eddie Hardin (pno), Aitch McRobbie (vcl), Steve Morris (gtr), Graham Preskett (vln), Steve Morse Band [= Steve Morse (gtr), Dave La Rue (bss), Van Romaine (drm)] and The Kick Horns [= Annie Whitehead (trm), Paul Spong (trp/flh), Roddy Lorimer (trp/flh), Simon C Clarke (sxp/flt), Tim Sanders (sxp)]. Lord's Concerto was performed live at the Royal Albert Hall on 25th and 26th September 1999 - 30 years after it's premiere performance. The London Philharmonics did the backing this time, and there were lots of guest appearances by a variety of rock celebrities. The entire performance is available on CD, Video and DVD. Read all about it in our RAH feature.
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June 2000
The Tony Ashton Testimonial | |
People involved Chris Barber, Joe Brown, John Entwhistle, Eddie Hardin, Emma Hardin, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Zoot Money, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Ian Paice, Zak Starkey, Pete York, and others. Tony Ashton's contributions to and influence on modern music is wider than most people might know. As some of fund raising event due to Ashton's previous illness which he's been recovering from as well as a tribute to the oustanding skills of the man himself, a whole range of celebrities, including Jon Lord and Ian Paice who's worked with Tony Ashton on several occasions (see previous entries), got together for a concert-cum-concert at Abbey Road Studios. Any recordings? |
August/September 2000
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A newly written classical piece called "From Darkness To Light" by Jon Lord was performed at St Mary The Virgin Church in Hambleden in August and September as part of the Henley Millenium celebrations. |
Fall/Winter 2000
Concerto on Tour | |
People involved Deep Purple Mk VII together with the Sinfonica de Buenos Aires (Argentina), the Orquestra Jazz Sinfonica (Argentina), and the Romanian "George Enescu" Philharmonic Orchestra, all conducted by Paul Mann. Special guests: Miller Anderson (vcl/gtr), Ronnie James Dio (vcl), Grace Gillan (bvc), The Kick Horns/The Rip Horns/The Side Door Johnnies [= Annie Whitehead (trm), Paul Spong (trp/flh), Roddy Lorimer (trp/flh), Simon C Clarke (sxp/flt), Tim Sanders (sxp)], and many others. Lord & Deep Purple on tour with the Concerto in South America, Europe and Asia. |
February 2003
Jon Lord & The Hoochie Coochie Men | |
People involved Jon Lord (kbr) & The Hoochie Coochie Men: Bob Daisley (bss); Rob Grosser (vcl/drm); Tim Gaze (vcl/gtr); with special guest: Jimmy Barnes (vcl). Jon Lord & The Hoochie Coochie Men, with special guest Jimmy Barnes, recorded a live gig at The Basement in Sydney, Australia, on February 7th, 2003.
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February 2003
Boom Of The Tingling Strings | |
The premiere of Jon Lord's "Boom Of The Tingling Strings" was performed by the Queensland Orchestra, February 2003. It took place in Brisbane, Australia. |
March 2003
Lord's Concerto | |
Jon Lord, the Australian pop group George and the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra made two performances of Jon Lord's "Concerto For Group And Orchestra" in Perth, Australia, March 2003. |
During 2003
Miller Anderson | |
People involved Miller Anderson (vcl/gtr); Dave Baldwin (kbr); John Price (bss); Paul Burgess (drm); Jon Lord (kbr); Norman Beaker (gtr). Jon Lord guests on Miller Anderson's Blues album.
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