darrell@sdcsvax.UUCP (Darrell Long) (04/20/85)
Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? I'm told by a friend that it comes from literature, as does "Uriah Heap" (you all do remember Uriah Heap don't you?). Uriah Heap, I believe, had its origin in a story by Charles Dickens. -- Darrell Long Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of California, San Diego USENET: sdcsvax!darrell ARPA: darrell@sdcsvax
lkk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Larry Kolodney) (04/22/85)
Jethro Tull invented something in England a few hundred years ago.
I think it had something to do with agriculture.
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ARPA: lkk@mit-mcplutchak@uwmacc.UUCP (Joel Plutchak) (04/22/85)
In article <803@sdcsvax.UUCP> darrell@sdcsvax.UUCP (Darrell Long) writes: >Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? I'm told by a >friend that it comes from literature... >-- >Darrell Long >Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science >University of California, San Diego This is, once again, off the top of my head, since I don't keep my reference materials here at work, but Jethro Tull had some fairly important part in agronomy centuries ago in England. Exact details should be available in any comprehensive encyclopaedia. As to why Ian & company chose the name, I don't know; perhaps somebody else can answer that question? - joel plutchak
mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) (04/22/85)
>/* darrell@sdcsvax.UUCP (Darrell Long) / 2:46 pm Apr 20, 1985 */ >Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? I'm told by a >friend that it comes from literature, as does "Uriah Heap" (you all do >remember Uriah Heap don't you?). Uriah Heap, I believe, had its origin >in a story by Charles Dickens. >-- >Darrell Long Jethro Tull invented the seed drill in England, during (I believe) the seventeenth century. In my opinion, "Thick as a Brick" is a more important invention. Michael Sykora
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (04/23/85)
> Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? I'm told by a > friend that it comes from literature, as does "Uriah Heap" (you all do > remember Uriah Heap don't you?). Uriah Heap, I believe, had its origin > in a story by Charles Dickens. > -- Jethro Tull was an 18th century English gentleman farmer who made interesting contributions to the study of agriculture as a science. You can probably find his books in a good university library. -- jcpatilla "'Get stuffed !', the Harlequin replied ..."
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (04/23/85)
> should be available in any comprehensive encyclopaedia. As to why > Ian & company chose the name, I don't know; perhaps somebody else > can answer that question? > - joel plutchak Ian Anderson did not join Jethro Tull until after the group had already released a couple of albums. -- jcpatilla "'Get stuffed !', the Harlequin replied ..."
Rock.SBDERX@XEROX.ARPA (04/23/85)
Jethro Tull popularised the use of horse-drawn ploughs ("the new
horse-hoeing husbandry") in England in the Middle Ages, thereby
precipitating the agrarian revolution.
You're right about Uriah Heap.
Iansteiner@topaz.ARPA (Dave Steiner) (04/24/85)
I once saw an interview of Ian Anderson on David Letterman. Anderson said
that when the band was first starting out they kept changing there name so
that they could play at the same places (they were that bad). When they
finally got some recognition their name happened to be Jethro Tull.
Don't know how true this story is, but that's what he said.
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arpa: Steiner@RUTGERSdevine@asgb.UUCP (Robert J. Devine) (04/24/85)
> Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? I'm told by a > friend that it comes from literature, as does "Uriah Heap" (you all do > remember Uriah Heap don't you?). Uriah Heap, I believe, had its origin > in a story by Charles Dickens. I believe Jethro Tull is the name of an early British farmer that advocated some new ideas in farming (fertilizer?). Bob Devine
adler@aecom.UUCP (Elliott Adler) (04/25/85)
> Jethro Tull invented something in England a few hundred years ago. > I think it had something to do with agriculture. I think it was the sowing tool, or something like that. I remember learning that in high school. For one day, all the Rock fans learned some- thing in history. Elliott -- {ihnp4|spike|rocky2|philabs|pegasus|esquire|cucard}!aecom!adler
cdl@mplvax.UUCP (Carl Lowenstein) (04/25/85)
In article <803@sdcsvax.UUCP> darrell@sdcsvax.UUCP (Darrell Long) writes: >Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? I'm told by a >friend that it comes from literature >Darrell Long >Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science >University of California, San Diego > "Jethro Tull (1674-1741) invented the seed-drill, pulverized the soil to cultivate without manure, and introduced the horse-hoe from Languedoc." A History of Technology, Singer et al. , Vol. III, Oxford U. Press 1957 -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego {ihnp4|decvax|akgua|dcdwest|ucbvax} !sdcsvax!mplvax!cdl
sra@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson) (04/25/85)
In article <> darrell@sdcsvax.UUCP (Darrell Long) writes: >Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? Jethro Tull (1674 - 1741) was a British agronomist and inventor. He is most famous for the inventions of a seed-hole driller and the horse-drawn hoe. He advocated several agricultural practices which are now commonplace, such as careful placement of seed in the soil (as opposed to hand-broadcast), and hoeing between rows to break up the soil. What this has to do with music or Ian Anderson, I have no idea. Scott Anderson ihnp4!oddjob!kaos
berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) (04/26/85)
In article <10152@brl-tgr.ARPA> Rock.SBDERX@XEROX.ARPA writes: > >Jethro Tull popularised the use of horse-drawn ploughs ("the new >horse-hoeing husbandry") in England in the Middle Ages, thereby >precipitating the agrarian revolution. > Off on a tangent, does anyone know where I can get a copy of "The Ronette's sing Mediaeval Agrarian History"? I will send you a blank casette and return postage... -- Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900 (kerch@lll-tis.ARPA)
pgseg@cal-unix.UUCP (Paul Guthrie) (04/26/85)
> In article <> darrell@sdcsvax.UUCP (Darrell Long) writes: > > >Does anyone know the origin of the name "Jethro Tull"? > > Jethro Tull (1674 - 1741) was a British agronomist and inventor. He is > most famous for the inventions of a seed-hole driller and the horse-drawn hoe. > He advocated several agricultural practices which are now commonplace, such > as careful placement of seed in the soil (as opposed to hand-broadcast), > and hoeing between rows to break up the soil. > > What this has to do with music or Ian Anderson, I have no idea. > > Scott Anderson > ihnp4!oddjob!kaos Everyone seems to know who Jethro Tull was, but nobody knows why the group chose the name. This is the truth, and I heard it from an interview with Ian Anderson a while back. It seems that the group was playing London clubs and they were so bad that no one would hire them back, so in order to get gigs they had to change their name every week or so. "Jethro Tull" just happened to be the name they were using when they got `discovered'. F.Y.I Paul Guthrie, seismo!umcp-cs!cal-unix
al@mot.UUCP (Al Filipski) (05/07/85)
"Englebert Humperdinck" is another second-hand name. Many people do not
seem to know that he was a semi-famous composer who worked around 1910.
His most well-known work is the opera "Hansel & Gretel". Whether the pop
singer is related and/or was named after the first guy by his parents or just
decided that it was a good name and should be used again I have no idea.
It seems too great a coincidence that there should be two of them by chance.
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History is just a repetition of the past.showard@udenva.UUCP (showard) (05/07/85)
> In article <10152@brl-tgr.ARPA> Rock.SBDERX@XEROX.ARPA writes: > > > >Jethro Tull popularised the use of horse-drawn ploughs ("the new > >horse-hoeing husbandry") in England in the Middle Ages, thereby > >precipitating the agrarian revolution. > > > > Off on a tangent, does anyone know where I can get a copy of "The Ronette's > sing Mediaeval Agrarian History"? I will send you a blank casette and > return postage... > -- > Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) > (415)932-6900 (kerch@lll-tis.ARPA) Sorry, My copy of The Ronettes sing Medieval Agrarian History is scratched. I have got Pleasures of the Dance, a Collection of Norwegian Carpenters' Songs, and World War Noises. --Mr. Blore, in-house Detective for KAOS Radio, U. of Denver (..World War Noises? Is that the Ronettes? No, the French and the Germans)
jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (Richard Jeffreys) (05/08/85)
> "Englebert Humperdinck" is another second-hand name. Many people do not > seem to know that he was a semi-famous composer who worked around 1910. > His most well-known work is the opera "Hansel & Gretel". Whether the pop > singer is related and/or was named after the first guy by his parents or > just decided that it was a good name and should be used again I have no > idea. > It seems too great a coincidence that there should be two of them by chance. > -------------------------------- > Alan Filipski, UNIX group, Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ U.S.A The singer is not related at all to the composer, he was not born with the name either. He changed it legally by deed poll, because being new to his singing carreer, he thought people would better remember the name Englebert Humperdinck than the one he was born with. (It's true.... I can't remember what his origninal name was !!) -- [ Hey when I get it right; will you tell me please; I wanna know - Joan Armatrading ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ || From the keys of Richard Jeffreys ( British Citizen Overseas ) || || employed by North American Philips Corporation || || @ AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Illinois || ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ || General disclaimer about anything and everything that I may have typed || ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
chan@hpfcma.UUCP (chan) (05/14/85)
Jethro Tull was a 19th century agricultural innovator. Look it up in a good dictionary or encyclopedia.
don@oakhill.UUCP (Don Weiss) (05/14/85)
[] E. H.'s original name was Gerry (or Jerry?) Dorsey. He had the same manager as Tom Jones, said manager deciding to give Gerry's career a boost by sticking an unusual moniker on him. Seems to have worked.