Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull is a band most famous for its progressive rock that was formed in Blackpool, England in the 1960s. Their music is marked by the quirky vocal style and unique lead flute work of frontman Ian Anderson, and by unusual and often complex song construction. Their music has incorporated elements of classical and celtic folk music, as well as the art rock and alternative rock phases of rock music. Despite this, it is difficult to point to specific artists who have directly influenced or been influenced by Jethro Tull. More than most other rock bands, their music stands apart from the rest of rock music. In interviews, Ian Anderson has attributed this "differentness" to the fact that Tull never used drugs. In addition, while other music groups did influence them, they stuck with their own style of progressive rock tinged with classic forms of music.

Band members

• Ian Anderson (1968-present) (harmonica, guitar, flute, lead vocals)
• Mick Abrahams (1968) (guitar, lead vocals)
• Glenn Cornick (1968-1970) (bass)
• Clive Bunker (1968-1971) (drums)
• Tony Iommi (1968) (guitar, on Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus performance)
• Martin Barre (1969-present) (guitars, mandolin, flute)
• John Evan (1970-1979) (keyboards, organ)
• Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (1970-1975) (bass)
• Barriemore Barlow (1971-1979) (drums)
• John Glascock (1975-1979) (bass)
• Tony Williams (1978-1979) (bass, temporary replacement for Glascock)
• David Palmer (1976-1979) (keyboards, portatif pipe organ)
• Dave Pegg (1979-1995) (bass, mandolin)
• Eddie Jobson (1980-1981) (keyboards, violin)
• Mark Craney (1980-1981) (drums)
• Paul Burgess (1981-1983) (drums, on tour only)
• Gerry Conway (1982, 1987) (drums)
• Peter-John Vetesse (1982-1985) (keyboards, synthesizers)
• Doane Perry (1984-present) (drums)
• Martin Allcock (1988-1992) (keyboards)
• Dave Mattacks (1991-1992) (drums)
• Andy Giddings (1991-present) (keyboards)
• Jonathan Noyce (1995-present) (bass)

Note: A number of Tull's albums, notably Aqualung, were recorded toward the end of one year and released early in the next. This creates the illusion, for example, that Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond joined Tull in 1971, when in fact he joined toward the end of 1970.

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