Showing posts with label Jethro Tull. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jethro Tull. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Jethro Tull, Thick Bricks, and Seed Drills...

Drill And Brick : A man drilling a hole in the brick wall. Stock Photo
(Note:  This is not a seed drill.)
Photo courtesy 123rf.com

Earlier today I was talking with a farmer about the inventors of farming tools, when he mentioned that the seed drill was invented by Jethro Tull.  I responded "Jethro Tull?!  The rock group invented the seed drill?!"  The he explained to me that Jethro Tull (1674-1741) was an English agriculturist.  Then he explained that one of the English rock group's booking agents was a history buff, and he's the one who named the rock group after the agriculturist.

One of my favorite rock albums is Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull, the rock group.  What's one of your favorite rock albums?  (You can leave comments below.)