Overview
- Music outlets report Abrahams died on Dec. 19 at 82, citing friends and a family member, with Martin Barre calling him “my friend and mentor.”
- He co-founded Jethro Tull in 1967 and played guitar on the band’s 1968 debut album This Was, shaping its early blues-inflected sound.
- He left the group in December 1968 over creative differences as Ian Anderson moved the band away from blues and jazz toward prog and folk.
- After departing, he formed Blodwyn Pig, earning UK Top 10 albums in 1969 and 1970 and appearing at the Bath, Isle of Wight, and Reading festivals.
- He suffered two heart attacks and a stroke in 2009 that curtailed his playing; his final solo album, Revived!, arrived in 2015 with guests including Barre, and no cause of death has been reported.