English composer and musician Jon Douglas Lord (1941-) gained international fame as a founding member of the rock band Deep Purple. Lord entered the rock arena classically trained and his instrumentalism and later compositions often showed roots in orchestral music. These roots sprouted in 1969, with a groundbreaking collaboration between Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as Malcolm Arnold conducted Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra. Since that time, Lord wrote other classical works as well as songs for Deep Purple and other groups, including Whitesnake. Because of his abilities on the electronic organ, he earned the nickname "Lord of the Hammond."
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- Jon Lord Filmography as composer, conductor, musician, and as himself in motion pictures and television from the Internet Movie Database.
- Jon Lord Reflections about his life and works, particularly the time spent as a member of Deep Purple from The Highway Star. Includes solicitations for comments from the public.
- Jon Lord. Beyond The Notes Biography and summary of his work, particularly his solo career from a site named for one of his classically-oriented albums. From the Deep Purple Appreciation Society.
- Jon Lord: Pictured Within Fan site named for one of his classical albums with news, tour information, discography, feature articles, interviews, audio, mailing list, contact, and guest book.
- Jon Lord MP3.com news, albums, songs, audio downloads and fan community. Includes invitation to write reviews.
- Jon Lord MTV provides information including news, biography, message boards, discography, song clips, and related artists.