Jethro Tull

From Blackpool, England.  Named for the eighteenth-century farmer who invented the machine drill for sowing seeds.  Thanks to Michael Sheets for keeping me straight with the lineup in the '90s.

The Blades ( ? - 1965)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals - b. August 10, 1947, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Michael Stephens - guitar
  • Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond - bass - b. July 30, 1946.
  • John Evan - drums - b. March 28, 1948.
The John Evan Band (1965 - 1967)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Michael Stephens - guitar
  • Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond - bass
  • John Evan - drums
The John Evan Smash (1967)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Michael Stephens - guitar
  • John Evan - drums
  • Glenn Cornick - bass - b. April 24, 1947, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
  • Barriemore Barlow - drums - b. September 10, 1949.
Jethro Tull I (December 1967 - November 1968)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Glenn Cornick - bass
  • Mick Abrahams - guitar - b. April 7, 1943, Luton, Bedfordshire, England - formerly with Toggery Five and McGregor's Engine.
  • Clive Bunker - drums - b. December 12, 1946, Blackpool, England - formerly with Toggery Five and McGregor's Engine.
Albums:
  1. "This Was" (1969)
Mick Abrahams forms Blodwyn Pig, and later forms Womnet and The Mick Abrahams Band.
Jethro Tull II (December 1968)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Glenn Cornick - bass
  • Clive Bunker - drums
  • Tony Iommi - guitar - played with Jethro Tull for about one week.
Tony Iommi forms Black Sabbath.
Jethro Tull III (1969)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Glenn Cornick - bass
  • Clive Bunker - drums
  • David O'List - guitar - b. England - formerly with The Nice.
Jethro Tull IV (1969 - 1970)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Glenn Cornick - bass
  • Clive Bunker - drums
  • Martin Barre - guitar - b. November 17, 1946.
Album:
  1. "Stand Up" (1969)
Jethro Tull V(1970 - 1971)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Glenn Cornick - bass
  • Clive Bunker - drums
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • John Evan - keyboards
Album:
  1. "Benefit" (1970)
Glenn Cornick forms Wild Turkey.
Jethro Tull VI (1971)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Clive Bunker - drums
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • John Evan - keyboards
  • Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond - bass
Album:
  1. "Aqualung" (1971)
Clive Bunker forms Jude (with Jim Dewar, ex-Stone the Crows, and Robin Trower).
Jethro Tull VII (1971 - January 1976)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • John Evan - keyboards
  • Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond - bass
  • Barriemore Barlow - drums
Albums:
  1. "Thick as a Brick" (1972)
  2. "Living in the Past" (1972) - Single: "Living in the Past"
  3. "A Passion Play" (1973)
  4. "War Child" (1974) - Single: "Bungle in the Jungle"
  5. "Minstrel in the Gallery" (1975)
Jethro Tull VIII (January 1976 - May 1977)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • John Evan - keyboards
  • Barriemore Barlow - drums
  • John Glascock - bass - b. May 2, 1951.
Album:
  1. "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young to Die" (1976)
Jethro Tull IX (May 1977 - 1979)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • John Evan - keyboards
  • Barriemore Barlow - drums
  • John Glascock - bass - b. May 2, 1951; d. November 17, 1979.
  • David Palmer - keyboards
Albums:
  1. "Songs from the Wood" (1977) - Single: "The Whistler"
  2. "Heavy Horses" (1978)
  3. "Burstin' Out" (live) (1978)
  4. "Stormwatch" (1979)
Jethro Tull X (1979)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • John Evan - keyboards
  • Barriemore Barlow - drums
  • David Palmer - keyboards
  • Tony Williams - bass
Jethro Tull XI (1979)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • John Evan - keyboards
  • Barriemore Barlow - drums
  • David Palmer - keyboards
  • Dave Pegg - bass - b. November 2, 1947, Birmingham, England - formerly with Fairport Convention.
Jethro Tull XII (1980 - 1981)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Dave Pegg - bass
  • Eddie Jobson - keyboards/violin - b. April 28, 1955, England - formerly with Roxy Music.
  • Mark Craney - drums - b. Los Angeles, California, USA.
Album:
  1. "A" (1980)
Jethro Tull XIII (1981 - 1987)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Dave Pegg - bass
  • Peter-John Vettesse - keyboards
  • Gerry Conway - drums
Albums:
  1. "The Broadsword and the Beast" (1982)
  2. "Under Wraps" (1984)
  3. "Live At Hammersmith '84" (1991)
Jethro Tull XIV (1987 - 1989)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Dave Pegg - bass
  • Gerry Conway - drums
  • Doane Perry - drums
Album:
  1. "Crest of a Knave" (1987)
Jethro Tull XV (1989 - 1991)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Dave Pegg - bass
  • Doane Perry - drums
  • Peter-John Vettesse - keyboards
  • Martin Allcock - keyboards
Album:
  1. "Rock Island" (1989)
  2. "BBC Live in Concert" (1998)
Jethro Tull XVI (1991)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Dave Pegg - bass
  • Doane Perry - drums
  • Andrew Giddings - keyboards
  • John "Rabbit" Bundrick - keyboards - b. Texas, USA - formerly with Free.
  • Foss Patterson - keyboards
  • Matt Pegg - bass
Album:
  1. "Catfish Rising" (1991)
Jethro Tull XVII (1991 - ? )
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Dave Pegg - bass
  • Doane Perry - drums
  • Andrew Giddings - keyboards
  • Steve Bailey - bass
  • Dave Mattacks - drums
Album:
  1. "A Little Light Music" (1992)
  2. "Roots to Branches" (1995)
Jethro Tull XVIII ( ? - ? )
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Andrew Giddings - keyboards
  • Doane Perry - drums
  • Jonathan Noyce - bass
  • Najma Ahktar - vocals
Album:
  1. "J-Tull Dot Com" (1999)
Jethro Tull XVIV ( ? - Present)
  • Ian Anderson - guitar/flute/vocals
  • Martin Barre - guitar
  • Andrew Giddings - keyboards
  • Doane Perry - drums
  • Jonathan Noyce - bass
Compilations:
  1. "M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull" (1976)
  2. "Repeat: Best of, vol. 2" (1977)
  3. "Original Masters" (1985)
  4. "20 Years of Jethro Tull" (box set) (1988)
  5. "The Best of Jethro Tull" (2-CDs) (1993)
  6. "25th Anniversary Box Set" (1993)
  7. "Through the Years" (1999)
  8. "Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1973-1991" (2-CDs) (2000)
Ian Anderson solo:
  1. "Walk Into Light" (1983)
  2. "Divinities: Twelve Dances with God" (1995)
  3. "The Secret Language of Birds" (2000)

DVDs and Videos:
  1. "This is the First 20 Years" - VHS

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Last Revised:  May 7, 2000