Andrew 'Andy' Giddings (born July 10, 1963 in Pembury, Kent) is an English
keyboardist
and has been a member of Jethro Tull since 1991.
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Contents
- 1 Early
life
- 2 Musical
career
- 3 References
- 4 External
links
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Early life
Andrew had two rabbits when he was four years old. He says
that he never noticed them very much until the day they died. A day
after the rabbits died Andrew was walking by a piano in his dining
room when he reached up and pressed down two of the keys. He noticed
that playing the two notes together produced a sad sound. To help him
feel better about the rabbits, his mother signed him up for piano
lessons.
Musical career
At first Giddings hated the piano lessons but within two or
three years of lessons he was beginning to give public performances.
His first ever musical performance in a group was with two of his
schoolmates playing on a borrowed drum kit and something that resembled a guitar. At the age
of fifteen he joined a local group called "Diamond T" led by Del Bates.
This gave Andy his first taste of being paid for playing music.It also
enabled him to develop his keyboard skills,while playing in a working
"dance Music" band . By the time he graduated from school Andy found
himself a nine to five job at a music store.
A couple of years later he found himself involved with a band
called Black Cat which he described as being
terrible. The band found itself involved with musical acts of the day
such as Mike
Berry, Tommy Bruce and Jet
Harris. He found mild success in England as a session
musician and then embarked on a tour with Eric
Burdon. Giddings remained part of Burdon's band for approx 5
years before more extensive touring, recording and television
appearances with other artists.
He auditioned for a British pop outfit called "The Cutting
Crew" and became the group's fifth member for about 36 hours before
being replaced by someone with much better equipment.
In Jethro Tull
Andrew Giddings joined Jethro Tull in 1991 and replaced
former keyboardist Martin Allcock. He is still a member
of the band today, although concerts due to be performed in 2007 won't
include him, Jonathan Noyce on bass or Doane Perry on drums.
References
External links
| v • d • e Jethro
Tull |
| Ian Anderson | Martin
Barre | Jonathan Noyce | Andrew Giddings | Doane
Perry |
| Mick Abrahams | Clive
Bunker | Glenn Cornick | Barriemore
Barlow | Jeffrey Hammond | John
Evan | David Palmer | John
Glascock | Mark Craney | Peter-John Vettese | Eddie
Jobson | Dave Pegg | Gerry Conway | Maartin
Allcock | Dave Mattacks | Tony
Iommi |
| Discography |
| Studio: This Was
| Stand Up
| Benefit | Aqualung
| Thick as a Brick
| A Passion Play
| War Child |Minstrel in the Gallery
| Too Old
to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! | Songs
From The Wood | Heavy
Horses | Stormwatch
| A
| Broadsword and the Beast
| Under Wraps | A
Classic Case | Crest
of a Knave | Rock
Island | Catfish
Rising | Roots
to Branches | J-Tull
Dot Com | The Jethro Tull
Christmas Album
Live: Nothing
Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 | Bursting
Out | Live at Hammersmith '84
| Jethro Tull In Concert
| A Little Light Music
| Living with the Past
| Aqualung Live
Compilation: M.U. - The
Best Of Jethro Tull - Vol I | Repeat -
The Best of Jethro Tull - Vol II | Original
Masters | 20 Years of
Jethro Tull: Highlights | The
Best Of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection
| Through the Years
| The Very Best of Jethro
Tull | The Essential Jethro Tull
| The Best Of Acoustic
Compilation containing
previously-unreleased material: Living
in the Past | Nightcap
Box set: 20 Years of Jethro Tull
| 25th Anniversary Box Set
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