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Jon Lord

Progressive rock
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Jon Lord is a Progressive rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Malcolm Arnold, Martin Birch, Mark Stein, Johann Sebastian Bach and Jimmy Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Jon Lord arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Focus, Santana and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into George, XTC, Tony Ashton, Sam Brown and Deep Purple, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Jon Lord, reaching back through Malcolm Arnold and forward to George. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Jon LordMalcolm ArnoldMartin BirchMark SteinJohann Sebastian BachJimmy SmithJimmy McGriffJack McDuffJerry Lee LewisGeorgeXTCTony AshtonSam BrownDeep PurpleKeith EmersonRick WakemanDon AireyDeep PurpleIan GillanFocusSantanaEmerson, Lake & PalmerWishbone AshRainbowDavid Coverdale

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Jon Lord connections

Jon Lord grew out of Malcolm Arnold, Martin Birch, Mark Stein and Johann Sebastian Bach, shares an orbit with Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Focus and Santana, went on to shape George, XTC, Tony Ashton and Sam Brown. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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