Glenn Cornick, the late 1960s original bassist for the iconic British rock band Jethro Tull, died in 2014 at his home in Hilo, Hawaii. He was 67 years old at the time. On the band’s website, his death was revealed. Congestive heart failure, according to his relatives, was the cause of his death.
Jethro Tull is a British rock band founded in 1967 in Blackpool, England. The band began by performing blues rock and jazz fusion but quickly added elements of English folk.
Hard rock and classical music combine to create a distinctive progressive rock sound.
Ian Anderson, a multi-instrumentalist who mostly plays flute and acoustic guitar and is also the lead vocalist, is the group’s bandleader, founder, principal composer, and sole continuous member.
Over the years, the band has featured a rotating cast of musicians, including electric guitarist Martin Barre (the group’s longest-serving member), keyboardists John Evan, Dee Palmer, Peter-John Vettese, and Andrew Giddings, drummers Clive Bunker, Barrie “Barriemore” Barlow, and Doane Perry, and bassists Glenn Cornick, Jeffrey Hammond, John Glascock, Dave Pegg, and Jonathan Noyce.
