Why are they called Jethro Tull?
Our agent, who had studied History at college, came up with the name Jethro Tull (an eighteenth century English agricultural pioneer who invented the seed drill). Our agent, who had studied History at college, came up with the name Jethro Tull (an eighteenth century English agricultural pioneer who invented the seed drill). That was the band name during the week in which London’s famous Marquee Club offered us the Thursday night residency. So it stuck.Band names were often supplied by their booking agents’ staff, one of whom, a history enthusiast, eventually christened them “Jethro Tull” after the 18th-century agriculturist. The name stuck because they happened to be using it the first time a club manager liked their show enough to invite them to return.
What is Jethro Tull’s real name?
ALL ABOUT IAN. Ian Anderson, known throughout the world of rock music as the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull, celebrates his 53rd year as a recording and performing musician in 2021. Ian was born in 1947 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Manning the rock flute is Ian Anderson, the legend behind Tull’s sound and master of this instrument from the woodwind family, and it’s a sound rarely heard in the rock world. Anderson said in an interview last week that he “carved out that territory,” but he noted that others have dabbled with it too.
Where does Jethro Tull live now?
The Jethro Tull founder and flutist enjoys pastoral privacy in his manor on 400 acres in the English countryside; tending to red-hot chilies. Singer-songwriter Ian Anderson, 66, is best known as Jethro Tull’s founder, lead vocalist, flutist and acoustic guitarist. Dee Palmer (formerly David Palmer; born 2 July 1937) is an English composer, arranger, and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the progressive rock group Jethro Tull from 1976 to 1980 (although Palmer had worked with the band as an arranger since their inception in 1967).