Mick Abrahams
Michael Timothy "Mick" Abrahams (* 7. April 1943 in Luton , Bedfordshire , England ) is a British blues-rock - guitarist and bandleader .
biography
Abrahams began his musical career in 1964, after a few smaller bands, with Neil Christian's Crusaders, where he replaced Jimmy Page . He was an admirer of the music of Alexis Korner , one of the fathers of British blues . In 1965 he played with the Toggery Five, where Clive Bunker was on drums. In 1967 he met Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick . This laid the foundation for Jethro Tull .
Abrahams played the guitar on their debut album This Was , released in 1968. Due to disagreements with Anderson about the musical direction of the band, Abrahams left Jethro Tull after the recordings, where he was replaced by Tony Iommi for a few weeks and then permanently by Martin Barre .
Abrahams then formed the band Blodwyn Pig , which released two albums, Ahead Rings Out (1969) and Getting to This (1970) - both in the UK top ten - and performed at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969. In 1970 the group disbanded.
His next band was Wommett, which only existed for a short time, followed by the Mick Abrahams Band, which recorded two albums. Abrahams released several solo albums from 1975 and from 1993 again a number of albums with a new edition by Blodwyn Pig. At times he worked as a driver, lifeguard or financial advisor.
At the end of the 1990s, he performed Jethro Tull's early songs with the founding members of Jethro Tull - except Anderson - under the name "Time Was", and a live album was also created. Abrahams also played on Anderson albums and other Jethro Tull reunions.
In 2009 Abrahams suffered a heart attack and developed Menière's disease . In 2015 he brought out another album in which various guest musicians played, including Martin Barre.
Discography
Jethro Tull
- 1968: This Was
Blodwyn Pig
- 1969: Ahead Rings Out
- 1970: Getting to This
- 1997: Live at Lafayette (Bootleg)
- 1999: Live at the Fillmore West: August 3, 1970 (Bootleg)
- 1999: On Air: Rare Singles & Radio Sessions 1969–1989 (Bootleg)
- 2000: The Basement Tapes
- 2002: Live at the Marquee Club London 1974 (Official Bootleg)
- 2003: Rough Gems (Official Bootleg No.2)
- 2012: Radio Sessions '69 to '71
Mick Abraham's band
- 1971: A Musical Evening with Mick Abrahams
- 1972: At Last
- 1997: Live in Madrid
- 2008: Amongst Vikings
solo
- 1975: Have Fun Learning The Guitar with Mick Abrahams
- 1991: All Said And Done
- 1996: Mick's Back
- 1996: One
- 2000: Novox (instrumental)
- 2000: The Very Best of ABY (compilation)
- 2001: Music to the Play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- 2001: This Was the First Album of Jethro Tull
- 2002: The Best of ABY Vol.2
- 2002: How Many Times (With Sharon Watson)
- 2003: Can't Stop Now
- 2005: Back with the Blues Again
- 2005: Leaving Home Blues
- 2008: 65 ... The Music
- 2013: Hoochie Coochie Man - Lost studio album - Secret Records
- 2015: Revived!
Reformed Blodwyn Pigs
- 1993: Read
- 1995: All Tore Down - Live
- 1996: Pig in the Middle
- 2000: See My Way
- 2004: All Said and Done
- 2005: Pigthology
- 2011: Times Have Changed (reissue of Lies )
- 2013: Cat Squirrel Blues
This Was Band
- 2001: This Is (Live)
Collaborations
- 1971: El Pea - Various musicians, Mick plays the last track on the Greyhound Bus album .
- 2007: Beggar's Farm - Itullians, Italian Jethro Tull tribute band. With Bernardo Lanzetti (ex-PFM and ex-Aqua Fragile) and the ex-Jethro Tull musicians Jonathan Noyce (bass) and Clive Bunker (drums).
Web links
- Homepage of Mick Abrahams and Blodwyn Pig (English)
- Mick Abrahams at Allmusic (English)
- Mick Abrahams at Discogs (English)
- Mick Abrahams and Blodwyn Pig on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Bruce Eder: Biography on Allmusic (English)
- ↑ a b c d Mick Abrahams and Jethro Tull on rock Zirkus.de
- ↑ a b c d e biography on jethrotull.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Abraham's, Mick |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abrahams, Michael Timothy (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British blues rock guitarist and band leader |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Luton , Bedfordshire , England |