Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Finding the Real Jethro Tull?

So 70's Rock fans will remember the band "Jethro Tull'.  But have you ever wondered whether there was a REAL Jethro Tull?  Well, there was:


My little hike around the Park included an agricultural display that answered that question:



4 comments:

  1. That is very interesting. I never gave thought to Jethro Tull being a real person.

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  2. I knew Jethro Tull was a real person, I just didn't make a connection to agriculture. Read More here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)

    The band was given the name by a Club Booking agent that had a degree in history. Apparently they were in the habit of making frequent name changes to increase bookings.

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  3. These were still pulled by a team of horses when I was a younger boy. That's all they had.

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  4. Also interesting that both Ian Anderson the leader of Jethro Tull ( The band ) and Martin Barre the guitarist are keen collectors of vintage cameras, particularly Leica's.

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