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Glenn Douglas Barnard Cornick (23 April 1947 – 28 August 2014) was an English
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ist, best known as the original bassist for the British
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band Jethro Tull from 1967 to 1970. ''
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'' has called his playing with Tull as "stout, nimble underpinning, the vital half of a blues-ribbed, jazz-fluent rhythm section".


Early life and career

Cornick attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys, and then moved to
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Retrieved 14 September 2014
in which
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and guitarist Mick Abrahams were also members. Drummer
Clive Bunker Clive William Bunker (born 30 December 1946) is a British drummer. He is best known as the original drummer of the rock band Jethro Tull, playing in the band from 1967 until 1971. Never a self-professed technical drummer, Bunker engaged with ...
, who was a friend of Abrahams, then joined them to form Jethro Tull.Remembering Jethro Tull's Glenn Cornick at ''Rolling Stone''
. Retrieved 14 September 2014


Jethro Tull

Cornick toured and recorded with Jethro Tull from late 1967 to late 1970. He played on the band's first three albums, '' This Was'', '' Stand Up'' and '' Benefit'', playing an important role in the arranging of the music, being one of the few members of Jethro Tull with some musical training. During his time with the band, he established his stage persona with strong virtuosity and remarkable musical competence. One of the few live recordings of Cornick with Jethro Tull is the video '' Nothing is Easy - Live at the Isle of Wight'', recorded in 1970 and released in 2004. He was fired from the band, mainly because his lifestyle was more inclined to partying than other members'.


Wild Turkey

After leaving Jethro Tull, Cornick played as a session musician for Leigh Stephens on his 1971 album ''And a Cast of Thousands''. In the same year, he formed Wild Turkey, initially with: Graham Williams (guitar), Alan 'Tweke' Lewis (guitar), John "Pugwash" Weathers (ex- Pete Brown & Piblokto! and Gentle Giant) on drums and Gary Pickford-Hopkins (ex-Eyes of Blue) on vocals; but Weathers and Williams left to join Graham Bond's Magick before Wild Turkey recorded any material - soon after, Weathers joined the progressive rock band Gentle Giant. They were replaced by Jon Blackmore (guitar and vocals) and Jeff Jones (ex-
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) (drums) who joined Cornick, Tweke and Pickford-Hopkins to record Wild Turkey's first album ''Battle Hymn'' - which only reached number 193 in The Billboard 200. The band released a second album, ''Turkey'', before splitting up.


Karthago and Paris

Cornick then joined the
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band Karthago, with whom he recorded just one album, ''Rock'N'Roll Testament'', before leaving and moving to Los Angeles to form Paris, with guitarist Bob Welch (ex-
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) and Thom Mooney (ex- Nazz) on drums. They recorded an eponymous album, ''
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'', in 1975, before Mooney was replaced by Hunt Sales (ex- Todd Rundgren's Runt), and in 1976 recorded '' Big Towne, 2061''. Paris disbanded in 1977.


Wild Turkey again, the 1990s and recent work

In 1996, Cornick participated in a Jethro Tull tribute, called ''To Cry You A Song - A collection of Tull Tales'', playing on the songs "Nothing Is Easy", "To Cry You a Song", "New Day Yesterday", "Teacher" and "Living in the Past", together with the former Tull members
Clive Bunker Clive William Bunker (born 30 December 1946) is a British drummer. He is best known as the original drummer of the rock band Jethro Tull, playing in the band from 1967 until 1971. Never a self-professed technical drummer, Bunker engaged with ...
, Mick Abrahams and Dave Pegg, together with
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, Glenn Hughes,
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and
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. In the early 2000s two live Wild Turkey albums were released, ''Final Performance'' (2000) and ''Live In Edinburgh'' (2001) and in 2006 the fourth studio album, ''You and Me in the Jungle'', was recorded by Cornick, Pickford-Hopkins, Dyche and Gurl, who had all appeared on earlier albums. They were joined by Graham Williams (ex-
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) (guitar), John "Pugwash" Weathers (percussion) and former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker, all of whom had played with Cornick in the past.


Death

Cornick died in
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, on 28 August 2014, due to congestive
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. His death was widely reported in the media and specialist publications like the Prog Magazine and ''
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''. Jethro Tull bandmate
Ian Anderson Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for being the chief vocalist, Flute, flautist, and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also p ...
paid tribute on the band's website. Martin Barre also lamented the death of his friend.


Discography


With Jethro Tull

*'' This Was'' (1968) *'' Stand Up'' (1969) *'' Benefit'' (1970) *'' Living in the Past'' (1972 compilation) *'' Nothing is Easy - Live at the Isle of Wight'' (1970 - released in 2004) *'' Live at Carnegie Hall 1970'' (1970 - released in 2015)


With Wild Turkey

*''Battle Hymn'' (1971) *''Turkey'' (1972) *''Don't Dare To Forget'' (1974) (three new tracks on a four-disc sampler) *''Stealer of Years'' (1996) *''Final Performance'' (2000) *''Live In Edinburgh'' (2001) *''You & Me in the Jungle'' (2006)


With Karthago

*''Rock 'N' Roll Testament'' (1975) Bellaphon 288-09-036


With Paris

*''
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'' (1976) - Zoom Club ZCRCD56 *'' Big Towne, 2061'' (1976) - Zoom Club ZCRCD62


References


External links


Glenn Cornick official website

Glenn Cornick Biography on Jethro Tull website

Discography for Glenn Cornick compiled by Charles Kenney and designed by Steve Gugerty @ The Jethro Tull chat page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornick, Glenn 1947 births 2014 deaths English rock bass guitarists British male bass guitarists People educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys People from Barrow-in-Furness Jethro Tull (band) members Progressive rock bass guitarists Paris (band) members