50 years ago today, the Scottish vocalist–flautist–guitarist Ian Anderson formed a blues band named after an 18th-century agriculturist, Jethro Tull. Best known for their signature progressive rock albums Aqualung and Thick as a Brick, the group (which began in Blackpool, England when Anderson was “on the verge of starvation” in a janitor’s job) went on to sell an estimated 60 million albums worldwide.
Did you know they put out a Christmas LP? –Watch a ‘LIVE’ version of Solstice Bells… (1967)…Because he was living in a cold one-room apartment, Anderson bought a large overcoat to keep himself warm, and also a flute—both of which would distinguish his early stage presence. “I didn’t want to be just another third-rate guitar player who sounded like a bunch of other third-rate guitar players. I wanted to do something that was a bit more idiosyncratic, hence the switch to another instrument,” explained Ian in an interview. “When Jethro Tull began, I think I’d been playing the flute for about two weeks. It was a quick learning curve … literally every night I…
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