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Don Airey | |
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![]() Don Airey performing with Deep Purple in 2005 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Donald Smith Airey |
Born | Sunderland, England | 21 June 1948
Genres | Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument | Keyboards |
Years active | 1969–present |
Member of | Deep Purple |
Formerly of | Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra, Gary Moore, Glenn Tipton, Judas Priest, Wishbone Ash, Whitesnake, Ten, Jethro Tull, Hollywood Monsters, Divlje jagode |
Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, Empire, Brian May, Divlje jagode and Living Loud. He has also worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber.