John Lord of Deep Purple dies at 71

The musician had pancreatic gland cancer, reports ВВС.

John Lord played in Deep Purple since 1968 till 2002, and then decided to go for solo career.

He also played in the band Whitesnake, founded by David Coverdale, ex-vocalist of Deep Purple. Apart from that, Lord cooperated with George Harrison, David Gilmour, Nazareth and many other musicians.

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