Happy 75th birthday to Martin Barre – (born 11/17/46) the longtime lead guitarist of Jethro Tull. Between Ian Anderson’s flute and Barre’s guitar, Jethro Tull spawned a unique English prog sound that still sounds a cut above the rest. With the release of their fourth album, Aqualung, and over the next few years their popularity would continue to grow. In the ensuing years, Jethro Tull would accumulate eleven gold and platinum albums, selling over sixty million in the process, and nab a 1988 Grammy for Crest Of A Knave. Although Barree left Tull in 2012, his sound still reverberates over this classic material. Watch Jethro Tull live in 1970…
