Don Airey

Don Airey
Don Airey
	Airey performing with Deep Purple in 2024
Background information
Born	Donald Smith Airey; 21 June 1948; Sunderland, England
Genres	Rock; hard rock; heavy metal; blues rock; progressive rock; jazz fusion;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter;
Instrument	Keyboards
Years active	1969–present
Member of	Deep Purple
Formerly of	Rainbow; Ozzy Osbourne; Black Sabbath; Gary Moore; Glenn Tipton; Judas Priest; Wishbone Ash; Whitesnake; Ten; Jethro Tull; ELO Part II; Hollywood Monsters; Divlje Jagode; Anthem;

Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician. He came to prominence as the keyboardist of the rock band Rainbow during 1979–1982. He has been the keyboardist of Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. In addition to his tenures with Rainbow and Deep Purple, he has had a long and productive career playing with many other rock and metal acts, including Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Empire, Brian May, Divlje jagode and Living Loud. He has also worked with classical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.