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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Jethro Tull albums, Jethro Tull members, Jethro Tull songs, Dave Mattacks, Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, A Passion Play, Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, Heavy Horses, Dave Pegg, Ian Anderson, This Was, Eddie Jobson, Martin Barre, The Broadsword and the Beast, Stand Up, Dee Palmer, Doane Perry, The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, Maartin Allcock, Rock Island, Glenn Cornick, Peter-John Vettese, John Evan, War Child, Paul Burgess, Barriemore Barlow, Minstrel in the Gallery, Crest of a Knave, Stormwatch, Gerry Conway, Benefit, Jeffrey Hammond, Songs from the Wood, Locomotive Breath, John Glascock, Mick Abrahams, Under Wraps, Jonathan Noyce, Andrew Giddings, Roots to Branches, Living in the Past, Catfish Rising, J-Tull Dot Com, A Classic Case, Clive Bunker, David Goodier, Mother Goose, Love Story, Cross-Eyed Mary, Sunshine Day, Mark Craney. Excerpt: Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969. Initially playing blues rock with an experimental flavour, they have also incorporated elements of classical music, folk music, jazz, hard rock and art rock into their music. One of the world's best-selling music artists, the band has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide in a career that has spanned more than forty years. Ian Anderson's first band started in 1962 in Blackpool and was known as The Blades. The group featured Anderson on vocals and harmonica, Jeffrey Hammond on bass, John Evans on drums, and a guitarist named either Hipgrave or Michael Stephans. Drummer Barrie Barlow became a member in 1963 after Evans had switched from drums to piano. By 1964 the band had developed into a seven-piece Bl...