Glenn Cornick, the original bassist of the famed 1960's British rock group Jethro Tull, passed away last Thursday in his home in Hawaii. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. He was 67.

Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, Cornick started playing the bass during his teen years. He eventually worked with Ian Anderson who he later on joined to form the group Jethro Tull. 

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Anderson was the lead singer and songwriter of the musical group.

Cornick was with the band for the first three years, during its first tours and first three albums, namely "This Was" (1968), "Stand Up" (1969) and "Benefit" (1970).

The band began by playing the blues, but at the height of their success, their music became more ambiguous and "uncategorizable", with hints of jazz, classical music and folk integrated into one cohesive melody.

In 1969, writer Mike Jahn wrote in his review of Jethro Tull's performance at the Fillmore East for the New York Times, "It maintains this through moments of loud, typically British rock bashing, and occasional passages of relatively quiet, inauspicious jazz."

In 2011, Cornick gave an interview with the magazine It's Psychedelic, Baby, were he remembered how their music just naturally evolved. "You don't consciously change the direction of your music. It just happens naturally, so we were all shocked when the album was released and people said, 'Oh, they're not playing blues anymore," he shared.

Cornick left the band after recording their album "Aqualung". He was replaced by Jeffrey Hammond. He moved on to form the band "Wild Turkey".

Anderson praised the late Cornick, his former bandmate and friend, saying, he "brought to the early stage performances of Tull a lively bravado both as a personality and a musician."

Cornick is  survived by his wife, Brigitte Martinez-Cornick, daughter Molly and two sons, Drew and Alex.

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