When Jethro Tull released Aqualung in March 1971, it was perhaps with more of a sense of relief than pride. Their fourth studio album had endured a difficult gestation period – not only had they ...
Scottish Rock musician Ian Anderson, of the group Jethro Tull, plays flute as he performs onstage, during the band's 'Heavy Horses' tour, at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, October 11, 1978 ...
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The progressive rock band Jethro Tull starts the “Seven Decades” concert tour of the United States in August with a song set going back to the 1970s mixed in with songs from their new album “Rökflöte, ...
SURPRISE! BRITISH PROG-rockers were influenced by classical music! And traditional folk music! Did we mention blues and jazz? No one melded those varied influences more deftly than Jethro Tull, which ...
Inspired by The Beatles, Jethro Tull formed in the U.K. to write music and cashed in on sounds that progressive rock bands like Cream, Led Zeppelin and King Crimson were pioneering in the mid-to-late ...
Today’s generation knows “Aqualung” from Will Ferrell’s hilarious flute parody in “Anchorman” (2004). However, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson has his own thoughts on such zany pop-culture ...
That old one-legged stork-standing flautist Ian Anderson put both feet on the ground this week and strode confidently to the podium to deliver two Jethro Tull-related announcements. First, his group ...
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Reveals How Eric Clapton Helped Him Quit Guitar It's hard to picture Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson without his famous flute in tow. What's surprising is how he first came to ...