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Posts Tagged ‘ Ian Anderson ’

Tomorrow marks the release of the new Jethro Tull live CD/DVD set. From their Heavy Horses tour, the video and audio was recorded during a performance at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden and beamed around the world live via satellite. Something of an event in the days before satellite communications became so commonplace. In [...]

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Jethro Tull Live At Madison Square Garden 1978

Brian May Hints At Queen on Rock Band
Brainy guitar man Brian May says that there may be a Queen version of the popular video game Rock Band at some point in the future.
"Yes we’re into it, I think it may happen," May said regarding the subject during a BBC interview.
Pink Floyd’s Gilmour To Receive Honorary [...]

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Classic Rock Briefs For October 14, 2009

Ian Anderson is about as far removed from a typical rock star as one can imagine. The frontman for the venerable Jethro Tull could easily be characterized as a businessman or accountant as well. It’s clear he’s nobody’s fool, and at the same time, someone who cares about the group’s fans, personally deciding the price [...]

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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson: Rock Star, Accountant, Travel Agent

Ian Anderson is about as far removed from a typical rock star as one can imagine. The frontman for the venerable Jethro Tull could easily be characterized as a businessman or accountant as well. It’s clear he’s nobody’s fool, and at the same time, someone who cares about the group’s fans, personally deciding the price [...]

Source: Real Rock News

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson: Rock Star, Accountant, Travel Agent

Even their name – Jethro Tull – set them apart among their fellow rockers, and their music surely didn’t sound like any rock group I had ever heard. Add to the mix a frontman wielding a flute and it is easy to see that  Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson are in a league of their [...]