RIP Jon Lord

[PaulyT]

Jon Lord died today, only 71. I am just starting to learn of his work... RIP.

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[mzpro5]

Woman from Tokyo - one of my favorites

RIP Jon.

 

[heeman]

This is a BIG BLOW to me ......................... and the Music World.

Thanks for posting Paul..............

RIP - Jon :angelic-green: :bow-blue: :angelic-green:

 

[mzpro5]

And just loved that Hammond organ.

 

[heeman]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yaLwfTfgXM[/youtube]

 

[heeman]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgusUJcCT00[/youtube]

 

[Botch]

Bob Babbitt, bass player for the studio backups the Funk Brothers (Detroit version of Muscle Shoals) also passed away today...

http://www.bobbabbitt.com/about.htm

I'd read that one of Jon's legs was actually shorter than the other from all the shows standing on his volume pedal.

 

[lulimet]

Wow, very sad news. Great musician.
RIP.

 

[mzpro5]

Bob Babbitt, bass player for the studio backups the Funk Brothers (Detroit version of Muscle Shoals) also passed away today...

http://www.bobbabbitt.com/about.htm
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Thanks for that news, hadn't heard that. Great musician.

I grew up on their sound.track and love the documentary "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" about the Funk Brothers.

 

[Botch]

Well, hell! Kitty Wells died today too! :shock: :shock: :shock:
It was mentioned on CBS, but nothing about Lord. :think:

 

[mzpro5]

Well, hell! Kitty Wells died today too! :shock: :shock: :shock:
It was mentioned on CBS, but nothing about Lord. :think:

Damn! 3 already.

Doesn't surprise me about CBS. Their viewers are probably more familiar with the name "Kitty Wells" even though they are more familiar with "Smoke on the Water" than "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels".

 

[Srvy]

Kitty Wells was one the first women to actually headline a concert opening the way for woman in music to go out and headline on there own a concert show. Any way thats what Dianne Sawyer said on the ABC news this evening. I guess that there was the significance. Ive had a lifelong love affair with Country Music but Deep Purple and Smoke on the Water thats Holy in my book. Heck I can remember air guitaring to that song at HS sweetheart dances .

RIP Jon Lord

Just to add I guess Kitty Wells was also the first woman to hit the top of the county music charts.