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: "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: "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: "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: "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: "Thick as a Brick" (1972) "Living in the Past" (1972) - Single: "Living in the Past" "A Passion Play" (1973) "War Child" (1974) - Single: "Bungle in the Jungle" "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: "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: "Songs from the Wood" (1977) - Single: "The Whistler" "Heavy Horses" (1978) "Burstin' Out" (live) (1978) "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: "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: "The Broadsword and the Beast" (1982) "Under Wraps" (1984) "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: "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: "Rock Island" (1989) "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: "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: "A Little Light Music" (1992) "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: "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:
"M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull" (1976) "Repeat: Best of, vol. 2" (1977) "Original Masters" (1985) "20 Years of Jethro Tull" (box set) (1988) "The Best of Jethro Tull" (2-CDs) (1993) "25th Anniversary Box Set" (1993) "Through the Years" (1999) "Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1973-1991" (2-CDs) (2000)
Ian Anderson solo:[/b
"Walk Into Light" (1983) "Divinities: Twelve Dances with God" (1995) "The Secret Language of Birds" (2000)