Ian Anderson Musical artist

Ian Scott Anderson, MBE (born 10 August 1947) is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist and acoustic guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull. Anderson plays several other musical instruments, including keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone, harmonica, and a variety of whistles. His solo work began with the 1983 album Walk into Light, and since then he has released another five works, including the sequel of Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick (1972) in 2012, entitled TAAB2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock.

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Birth date	August 10, 1947
Birth place	Scotland , Dunfermline

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Career started	1962
associated musical artist	Roy Harper Dave Pegg Toto (band) Steven Wilson Martin Barre Jethro Tull (band) Doane Perry Andrew Giddings Peter-John Vettese David Goodier
Background	Solo singer
genre	Blues rock Progressive rock Folk rock Hard rock
instrument	Balalaika Bass guitar Drum kit Flute Guitar Harmonica Mandolin Percussion instrument Saxophone Keyboard instrument Whistle Singing Bouzouki Andy Manson (luthier)
record label	Fuel 2000 Chrysalis Records RandM Records