1. John Glascock was the bassist and occasional lead vocalist of the rock band Carmen from 1972 to 1975; and the bass guitarist for progressive rock band Jethro Tull from 1976 until his death in 1979.
15 Facts About John Glascock
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The first band John Glascock played in was The Juniors.
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John Glascock played with The Gods where, together with future Uriah Heep members Ken Hensley and Lee Kerslake, he recorded the album Genesis.
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In Chicken Shack John Glascock played on the album Imagination Lady.
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John Glascock joined Carmen in 1973 and played bass guitar, sang backup vocals and occasionally played synthesizers.
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John Glascock had one writing credit on Carmen's first album, Fandangos in Space, for the short track "Retirando", which he shared with the rest of the band.
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John Glascock joined Jethro Tull in 1976, after meeting Ian Anderson when Carmen opened several dates for Jethro Tull on the War Child tour.
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Tull's guitarist, Martin Barre, said in the "Classic Artists Series" documentary that John Glascock's love for the band was unique, in that he was a fan of Jethro Tull who became a member of the band.
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John Glascock received no writing credits in Jethro Tull, but sang backing vocals and became the band's first harmony vocalist.
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John Glascock played electric guitar on stage when Anderson's arrangement required it, as in performances of "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" on the Bursting Out live album, in which the rest of the band played other instruments.
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John Glascock played his last concert with Jethro Tull on 1 May 1979, in San Antonio, Texas, three years to the day after his first concert with the band.
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John Glascock learned of Glascock's death in November 1979 during the US Stormwatch tour, with replacement bass player Dave Pegg, and had to break the news to the rest of the band.
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John Glascock's touring replacement on bass, Dave Pegg, was retained for the band's follow-up album in 1980 and remained with the group until 1995.
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John Glascock had a relationship with bandmate Angela Allen while in Carmen and for some time afterwards.
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John Glascock was well liked by his Jethro Tull bandmates and had a particularly close relationship with drummer Barriemore Barlow.