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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 Ian Gillan, Focus, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Wishbone Ash and Rainbow, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sam Brown, George, Dave Greenfield, Tony Ashton and Deep Purple, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Jon Lord, reaching back through Malcolm Arnold and forward to Sam Brown. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jon LordMalcolm ArnoldMartin BirchMark SteinJohann Sebastian BachJimmy SmithJimmy McGriffJack McDuffJerry Lee LewisSam BrownGeorgeDave GreenfieldTony AshtonDeep PurpleKeith EmersonRick WakemanDon AireyIan GillanFocusEmerson, Lake & PalmerWishbone AshRainbowDavid CoverdaleManfred Mann's Earth…Tony Banks

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Jon Lord grew out of Malcolm Arnold, Martin Birch, Mark Stein and Johann Sebastian Bach, shares an orbit with Ian Gillan, Focus, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Wishbone Ash, went on to shape Sam Brown, George, Dave Greenfield and Tony Ashton. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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