PASSINGS: Jon Lord, Bob Babbitt, Donald J. Sobol
Richard B. Scudder Co-founder of MediaNews Group Richard B. Scudder, 99, co-founder and former chairman of MediaNews Group Inc., the nation's second-largest newspaper company, who also helped invent a process allowing newsprint to be recycled,
Jon Lord, keyboardist with legendary British rock band Deep Purple and co-author of their most famous hit "Smoke On The Water," died at age 71, his family announced on Monday. Jon Lord, keyboardist with legendary British rock band Deep Purple and
Born Jonathan Douglas Lord on June 9, 1941, in Leicester, England, he was a classically trained pianist from a young age. Specializing in the Hammond B3 organ, Lord's keyboard playing was a unique blend of influences ranging from Bach and Elgar to jazz
Deep Purple rocker Jon Lord died of a pulmonary embolism on Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his official website. He was 71 years old. The British musician worked with a variety of bands
Country queen Kitty Wells, 92, and Deep Purple's organist/keyboardist Jon Lord, 71, often played London. I interviewed Kitty Wells, too. The third of Monday's losses was someone I should have known . . . now I better track down Standing in the Shadows
