Deep Purple
Joins Deep Purple as keyboard player, making Hammond organ a central part of the band's heavy rock style.
Role range: 1968-2002
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jon Lord Biography and Timeline
Follow Jon Lord through 10 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Jon Lord, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1968–2012Years on this page
1968
Deep Purple
Founder member of Deep Purple.
Hush
Plays organ on Hush, the Joe South song that gives Deep Purple early chart success in the United States.
Role range: 1968-2002
1970
Deep Purple in Rock
Combines distorted Hammond organ with Blackmore's guitar on Deep Purple in Rock, shaping the band's classic sound.
Role range: 1968-2002
1972
Machine Head
Contributes the powerful Hammond organ sound that defines much of Machine Head's hard rock character.
Role range: 1968-2002
1974
Stormbringer
Records Stormbringer as Deep Purple moves toward a blues, soul and funk-influenced hard rock sound.
Role range: 1968-2002
1978
Whitesnake
Founder Member of Whitesnake
1987
The House of Blue Light
Records The House of Blue Light with the reunited Mark II line-up.
Role range: 1984-2002
2002
Deep Purple
Leaves Deep Purple after more than three decades as the band's defining keyboard player.
Role range: 1968-2002
2012
Death of Jon Lord
Dies after a career that made him one of hard rock's most influential keyboard players.
Role range: 1968-2002
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.