RIP Jon Lord

Founder member of Deep Purple and all round really nice guy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409

Man, 71 is no age to go

And co-author of one of the songs that defined the 60s, Smoke On The Water, with its iconic guitar riff. Check out Jon's keyboard playing beginning at about 4:15 in this video, and Jon's comments about the song beginning at about 6:09.