Meeting Planner Music Club – Special Edition

The rock and roll world lost a true legend today, Jon Lord.

Jon was the the keyboardist for Deep Purple and co-wrote one of the most recognizable rock tunes ever recorded “Smoke on the Water”, he was 71.

From CNN:

Keyboard player Jon Lord, who fused classical and heavy metal to make Deep Purple one of the biggest rock bands in the world, died Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71.

Lord suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism, or a blockage of the lung artery, according to a statement posted on his website.

Get out your air guitars……

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Keith Johnston

Keith Johnston

Keith is the Managing Partner of i3 Events but is most widely known as the outspoken publisher of the event industry blog PlannerWire. In addition to co-hosting the Bullet List and Event Tech Pull Up Podcasts, he has been featured in Plan Your Meetings, Associations Now, Convene, Event Solutions, and has appeared on the cover of Midwest Meetings Magazine.

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