LONDON (Reuters) - Jon Lord, keyboardist and co-founder of British rock group Deep Purple, has died in a London hospital aged 71, his official website said on Monday. "It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Jon Lord, who suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16 July at the London Clinic, after a long battle with pancreati...

He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer

Pioneering keyboardist Jon Lord - who helped Deep Purple write some of their most seminal material - has sadly passed away at the age of 71.

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