When most folks hear of the band Jethro Tull, the first thing that usually comes out of their mouths is, "Jethro Tull... Who's he?"
At which point, I invariably tend to *sigh*, and explain that Jethro Tull is not a "he." He's a "them." There *was* a Jethro Tull, but "he" died many years ago. At which point, those perplexed looks become even moreso.
You can read more about the history of both Jethro Tulls, the man and the band, on their separate pages, but for now, suffice it to say that the band Jethro Tull was named after an 18th-century agriculturalist. However, this page is not about the agriculturalist, but the band... Jethro Tull is led, nay headed, by flamboyant flautist Ian Anderson. They are a critically acclaimed, Grammy award-winning group from Britain. They are generally classified as "rock," but many try in vain to more specifically categorize them as "Elizabethan folk rock," "British blues-rock," "cheesy- Eighties-synth-rock," and even, in the case of the Grammy people, "hard rock." They have been all these things, and more, but Tull has gone through so many changes throughout its history that the safest classification is probably "rock."
The current line-up of Jethro Tull consists (as shown in the photo above) of (left to right)) Andy Giddings (keyboards); Jonathan Noyce (bass guitar); Martin Barre (guitar, flute on occasion); Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, guitar, harmonica, much more); and Doane Perry (drums). But Jethro Tull have not always had this configuration in its music, and indeed, wtih the exception of Ian Anderson and Martin Barre (who did not join the group until their second album, This Was) have had an interesting...rotation...of members in the various incarnations of Jethro Tull.
For more information on who the members of Jethro Tull, Past and Present, are, follow the link.