Glenn Cornick | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Glenn Douglas Barnard Cornick |
| Born | (1947-04-23)23 April 1947 Barrow-in-Furness,Lancashire,England |
| Died | 28 August 2014(2014-08-28) (aged 67) Hilo,Hawaii,United States |
| Genres | Rock,blues rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1962–1977, 1996–2014 |
| Labels | Chrysalis |
| Formerly of | Jethro Tull,Wild Turkey,Paris,Karthago |
Glenn Douglas Barnard Cornick (23 April 1947 – 28 August 2014) was an Englishbass guitarist, best known as the original bassist for the Britishrock bandJethro Tull from 1967 to 1970.Rolling Stone has called his playing with Tull as "stout, nimble underpinning, the vital half of a blues-ribbed, jazz-fluent rhythm section".[1]
Cornick attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys, and then moved toBlackpool.[2] The first group he played with was "The Executives", a group that played versions of famous songs in clubs and pubs.[3] Later, he joined a soul band calledJohn Evan Smash[4] in whichIan Anderson and guitaristMick Abrahams were also members. DrummerClive Bunker, who was a friend of Abrahams, then joined them to formJethro Tull.[5]
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 andBenefit, 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 videoNothing 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'.[3][6][7]
After leaving Jethro Tull, Cornick played as a session musician forLeigh Stephens on his 1971 albumAnd a Cast of Thousands.[8] In the same year, he formed Wild Turkey, initially with: Graham Williams (guitar), Alan 'Tweke' Lewis (guitar),John "Pugwash" Weathers (ex-Pete Brown & Piblokto! andGentle Giant) on drums andGary Pickford-Hopkins (ex-Eyes of Blue) on vocals; but Weathers and Williams left to joinGraham Bond's Magick before Wild Turkey recorded any material - soon after, Weathers joined the progressive rock bandGentle Giant. They were replaced by Jon Blackmore (guitar and vocals) and Jeff Jones (ex-Man) (drums) who joined Cornick, Tweke and Pickford-Hopkins to record Wild Turkey's first albumBattle Hymn - which only reached number 193 in The Billboard 200.[9] The band released a second album,Turkey, before splitting up.[10]
Cornick then joined theGerman band Karthago, with whom he recorded just one album,Rock'N'Roll Testament, before leaving and moving to Los Angeles to form Paris, with guitaristBob Welch (ex-Fleetwood Mac) andThom Mooney (ex-Nazz) on drums. They recorded an eponymous album,Paris, in 1975, before Mooney was replaced byHunt Sales (ex-Todd Rundgren's Runt), and in 1976 recordedBig Towne, 2061. Paris disbanded in 1977.
In 1996, Cornick participated in a Jethro Tull tribute, calledTo 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 membersClive Bunker,Mick Abrahams andDave Pegg, together withJohn Wetton,Glenn Hughes,Robby Steinhardt,Wolfstone andKeith Emerson.[11]
In the early 2000s two live Wild Turkey albums were released,Final Performance (2000) andLive 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-Racing Cars) (guitar), John "Pugwash" Weathers (percussion) and former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker, all of whom had played with Cornick in the past.[12]
Cornick died inHilo, Hawaii, on 28 August 2014, due to congestiveheart failure.[13][14]
His death was widely reported in the media[15] and specialist publications like the Prog Magazine[16] andRolling Stone.[17] Jethro Tull bandmateIan Anderson paid tribute on the band's website.[18]Martin Barre also lamented the death of his friend.[19]
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