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A concurrent misfortune
There is a death in the family — Vicky Lord, Jon’s widow and Ian Paice’s sister-in-law (her and Jacky Paice were twin sisters), has passed away. A statement from the band was posted today, August 6, 2025, on Facebook:
Deep Purple are saddened to report that, after a short illness, Jon Lord’s wife, Vicky Lord, passed away at home on Tuesday, surrounded by her family. She will be missed by her family, all the members of the band, and all those who knew her.
In other sad news, the man who almost made it to the Purple family has lost his battle with cancer. Terry ‘Superlungs’ Reid was offered the lead singer job in 1969 before Ian Gillan, and turned it down. He also turned down a similar offer from the nascent Led Zeppelin.
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Vale Vicky Lord. Always think of the ones left behind when a loved one departs. Together again. RIP
August 7th, 2025 at 00:27Vale Terry Reid. The ‘forgotten one’. A fine vocalist at the time. Percy paid a nice tribute to him. Rest easy Sir.
August 7th, 2025 at 00:30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vz4GqHwWPA
August 7th, 2025 at 02:59That’s two sad events. Kith and kin … If there is an afterlife, Vickie can find her Jon there I’m sure.
And Terry Reid was always his own man, turning Led Zep AND DP down is a real feat. Maybe he now doesn’t want to go to heaven either. 😉
August 7th, 2025 at 05:45Oh I am so sorry 😞
Condolences 🌹
August 7th, 2025 at 06:18May they both RIP!!
August 7th, 2025 at 08:35In pictorial memoriam:
Glenn “In the ‘ere and now …” Hughes and his former girlfriend Vicky, albeit before his then keyboard player – can these guys ever keep their hands to themselves? – stole her from him***:
https://64.media.tumblr.com/8718efc30bbfc690d794a05f5b1f877a/tumblr_od0b9p4If01ucq8mqo1_1280.jpg
Vicky (right) and Jacky (left) with some Swedish chick in the middle who had to flee Norway with her mother after WW II because her dad had been a German occupier, she used to sing somewhere too, abba isch hab’ vergesse’ wo:
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Vicky, slapping His Royal Majesty Charles III, the King of the United Kingdom & The Commonwealth Realm, Defender of the Faith etc etc:
https://media.gettyimages.com/id/809376682/de/foto/the-prince-of-wales-meeting-vicky-lord-wife-of-ex-deep-purple-member-jon-lord-during-a-pre.jpg?s=1024×1024&w=gi&k=20&c=ysCBe1HGqp-eHPXiA1bW24j2j9xpIPdAmR7chjoaMZ4=
***I feel reminded of Ian Hunter’s immortal lyrics in Once Bitten, Twice Shy …
You didn’t know what Rock ‘n’ Roll was
Until you met a drummer on a Greyhound bus
I got there in the nick of time
Before he got his hands across your state line
I didn’t know ya got a Rock ‘n’ Roll record
Until I saw your picture on another guy’s jacket
You told me I was the only one
And look at you now, well it’s dark as it’s dumb
I mean if you’re gonna do sexist lyrics, at least do them with some aplomb!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y15iusA4ylc&list=RDY15iusA4ylc&start_radio=1
August 7th, 2025 at 16:40