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Jethro Tull Founding Member Mick Abrahams Dies Aged 82
Mick Abrahams led Blodwyn Pig and shaped early Jethro Tull sound; he battled severe health issues for 15 years before retiring from music.
- On December 21 Ian Anderson announced on Jethro Tull's official website that founding guitarist Mick Abrahams has died at the age of 82.
- After years of worsening health, Abrahams endured a heart attack, Menière's disease, and a stroke that forced him to retire from performing.
- Abrahams was the band's original guitarist from 1967 to 1968 and played on This Was, but he quit shortly after due to clashes with Ian Anderson and led Blodwyn Pig.
- Ian Anderson paid tribute, saying Abrahams was a strong vocalist and powerful guitarist, while Martin Barre, former Jethro Tull guitarist, called him a friend and mentor and mourned his loss.
- Jethro Tull originated from a blues band Abrahams formed with Clive Bunker in the Luton/Dunstable area; he was known for commanding stage shows and gigging around the home counties.
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Mick Abrahams – Blodwyn Pig, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns) Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson is paying tribute to the band’s original guitarist Mick Abrahams, who passed away Dec. 19 at the age of 82. In a post on the band’s website, Anderson wrote that it was “with great sadness” that he learned of Abraham’s’ passing, noting Abrahams had “endured worsening ill health for the last 15 years leaving him finally unable to perf…
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