John Glascock
John Glascock ( born 2 May 1951 in Islington, United Kingdom, † November 17, 1979 in London) was from 1975 to 1979 bassist of British rock group Jethro Tull.
Life
Before John Glascock boarding in 1975 as a bass player for the British rock group Jethro Tull, he played on eight albums with various other musical groups. His musical career began in 1962 with The Juniors (up to 1964), together with his brother Brian and the subsequent Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor.
Further stations of his career before Jethro Tull led him to The Gods ( 1965 to 1969 with Ken Hensley and Lee Kerslake ), Machine Head (1970), Toe Fat ( 1969 to 1970 with Cliff Bennett ) and Chicken Shack ( 1970-1972 ).
From 1973 to 1975 he played again together with his brother, in Carmen, an innovative flamenco - rock band from Los Angeles. With a commitment of Carmen as the opening act for the War Child tour of Jethro Tull, John Glascock and Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson met. Carmen broke up in 1975 after the band had financial problems and no recording contract and a commitment as the opening act for the Rolling Stones had been canceled at short notice. In addition, the group's drummer had severely injured in a fall from a horse.
After Glascock had been unemployed for several months, he received an invitation from Ian Anderson, the move on to other projects applicable Community Jethro Tull previous bassist Jeffrey Hammond - Hammond to replace.
While the heavy- Horses tour the group he became seriously ill as a dental disease damaged his heart, which was already loaded by an inherited from his father valvular. An operation in which the defective heart valve was replaced, did not produce the hoped-for improvement, and after he could no longer deny all appearances of the current tour already in 1978, it was May 1, 1979 for the last time for Jethro Tull on stage.
During the recording of the album Stormwatch, his condition deteriorated rapidly, and John was forced to leave the group. He was replaced by Dave Pegg.
After his body had the new heart valve eventually repelled, John Glascock died on 17 November 1979 in London.
Others
- Although John Glascock was left-handed, he played a right-handed bass.
- Glascock was known for his original stage outfits, which he had tailored the rule itself.
- He was a close friend of many years of Jethro Tull drummer Barrie Barlow.
Discography
- The Gods - Genesis (1968 )
- The Gods - To Samuel a Son (1968 )
- Toe Fat - Toe Fat (1970 )
- Head Machine - Orgasm (1970 )
- Chicken Shack - Imagination Lady ( 1972)
- Carmen - Fandango in Space (1973 )
- Carmen - Dancing on a Cold Wind (1974 )
- Carmen - The Gypsies (1975 )
- The Gods - The Gods Featuring Ken Hensley (1976 )
- Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (1976 ), number 13 in the UK
- Songs from the Wood ( 1977), No. 20 in the UK
- Heavy Horses (1978), number 17 in the UK
- Live - Bursting Out ( 1978) ( live) ( 2 LP ), number 27 in the UK
- Storm Watch ( 1979), number 25 in the UK
As a guest musician
- Maddy Prior - Woman In The Wings (1978 )
- Richard Digance - Commercial Road (1980 )