Rufus Stone in association with jonlord.org are offering you the chance to win All Those Years Ago, the photo book on Jon's life. Personally signed and numbered by Jon’s friend Rick Wakeman, the book up for grabs is #1 of 500. All you have to do is submit your best photograph of Jon Lord (with … Continue reading Win exclusive Jon Lord photo book
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On May 23 a new tribute concert to Jon Lord takes the stage in Bergheim, near Cologne, Germany. Part of the band and orchestra will be keyboard player Martin Doepke, who played with Jon on his Pictured Within Tour in 1999. Doepke explains: Organizer is Schobbe Vois of the BM Cultura had the idea of … Continue reading German tribute concert to Jon Lord
Keyboard player Nigel Hopkins played piano at Celebrating Jon Lord last month in London - including centerpiece Pictured Within and All Those Years Ago. He kindly sent us his thoughts on the evening - with a musical memory of Jon added at the end: 'I hope you enjoyed the concert. It's taken me a while to get my head … Continue reading Nigel Hopkins at RAH: Humbling and very emotional
From the history department, this is a 1974 radio interview with Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes promoting Deep Purple's then brand new Stormbringer album. http://youtu.be/POGhNI_xVhU Glenn Hughes contributed greatly to the recent Celebrating Jon Lord concert in London. Glenn has also contributed to the brand new Jon Lord photo book All Those Years Ago available from our webshop. … Continue reading 1974 revisited: Jon Lord radio interview
All Those Years Ago, the exclusive photo book on Jon Lord, is shipping now. The book has been steadily going out since last week, reports Rufus Stone Ltd. Editions. It's taking longer than expected to pack and send each one but by Tuesday they should all have left the publishers. 'We've been getting some nice responses, which is … Continue reading Photo book shipping now
This is the official setlist covering all the music and all the artists at Celebrating Jon Lord - Royal Albert Hall, London - April 4, 2014 Jimmy Smith playback as audience arrived Introductory remarks by Vicky Lord Introduction by Bob Harris Orion Orchestra/Paul Mann (conductor) Orchestrations by Jon Lord, except were noted Fantasia from Sarabande House Band/Orchestra Nigel Hopkins/Wix … Continue reading How we celebrated Jon Lord; the music, the artists
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'The evening reminded everyone there, including many who had travelled from around the world, that nothing in our civilisation has a greater, more pervasive or longer lasting influence than music in all its forms.' Jon Lord's local paper, The Henley Standard, reports from Celebrating Jon Lord at Royal Albert Hall on April 4 with Philip Collings, a … Continue reading ‘The sheer range was breathtaking’
