SURPRISE! BRITISH PROG-rockers were influenced by classical music! And traditional folk music! Did we mention blues and jazz? No one melded those varied influences more deftly than Jethro Tull, which ...

When Jethro Tull released Aqualung in March 1971, it was perhaps with more of a sense of relief than pride. Their fourth studio album had endured a difficult gestation period – not only had they ...

Scottish Rock musician Ian Anderson, of the group Jethro Tull, plays flute as he performs onstage, during the band's 'Heavy Horses' tour, at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, October 11, 1978 ...

Inspired by The Beatles, Jethro Tull formed in the U.K. to write music and cashed in on sounds that progressive rock bands like Cream, Led Zeppelin and King Crimson were pioneering in the mid-to-late ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future / Phil Barker As Martin Barre reflects with a wry smile, the late ’60s were a ...

Today’s generation knows “Aqualung” from Will Ferrell’s hilarious flute parody in “Anchorman” (2004). However, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson has his own thoughts on such zany pop-culture ...

The progressive rock band Jethro Tull starts the “Seven Decades” concert tour of the United States in August with a song set going back to the 1970s mixed in with songs from their new album “Rökflöte, ...

That old one-legged stork-standing flautist Ian Anderson put both feet on the ground this week and strode confidently to the podium to deliver two Jethro Tull-related announcements. First, his group ...