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Who is “Jeffrey,” mentioned in several Tull song titles such as “A Song For Jeffrey”?

April 26, 2017Jeffrey mentioned Song titles Tull

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Who is “Jeffrey,” mentioned in several Tull song titles such as “A Song For Jeffrey”?

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It may well be Jeffrey Hammond, an old friend of Ian’s who played bass with Tull from 1971-1975. Jeffrey himself is unsure: when asked how it felt having songs written for him, he replied, “I’m not sure whether those songs were for me as it were; it was probably just a name, you know.