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Jon Lord: It's All Music
Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman pays tribute to his friend, Deep Purple's Jon Lord, the man who put the rock into the Hammond organ. Lord, who died last year, was always proud of his Leicester roots and went on to become not just a rock star but also a classical composer in his own right.
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Sun 14 Jul 2013
23:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One East Midlands
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Jon Lord's early career
Duration: 03:38
Jon Lord's passion for acting
Deep Purple keyboard player and founder Jon Lord played the Duchess of York in a school production of Richard III, his friend Rick Wakeman has discovered.
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A year after Lord's death, Wakeman visited his home city of Leicester and discovered that Lord originally wanted to be an actor.
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from the programme on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Rick Wakeman |
| Producer | Matt Clare |
| Producer | Tony Roe |
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- Sun 14 Jul 2013 23:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One East Midlands