Don Airey Musical artist

Donald Smith "Don" Airey (born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland, England) has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding 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, Steve Vai, Colosseum II, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, Empire, Thin Lizzy, Brian May and Living Loud. He has also worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 21, 1948
Birth place	Sunderland Tyne and Wear

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Musical artist

Career started	1969
associated musical artist	Black Sabbath Electric Light Orchestra Ten (band) Deep Purple Judas Priest Rainbow (rock band) Whitesnake Wishbone Ash Jethro Tull (band) Ozzy Osbourne Gary Moore Glenn Tipton
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Heavy metal music Rock music Blues rock Progressive rock Hard rock Jazz fusion
instrument	Keyboard instrument