Dee Palmer (born David Palmer on July 2, 1937, in London) is a British arranger and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the rock group Jethro Tull. is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For the 18th-century agriculturist for whom the band was named, see Jethro Tull (agriculturist). ...

Early career

Palmer studied music at the Royal Military School of Music and at the Royal Academy of Music, majoring in composition and winning the Eric Coates Prize. The Royal Military School of Music in Twickenham, West London trains musicians for the British Armys twenty nine bands. ... The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the worlds leading music institutions. ... A musical composition is a piece of original music designed for repeated performance (as opposed to strictly improvisational music, in which each performance is unique). ...

Palmer arranged string, brass, and woodwind parts for Jethro Tull songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, before formally joining the group in 1976, mainly playing electronic keyboard instruments. In 1980, leader Ian Anderson intended to release a record with other musicians as a side project under the name "Ian Anderson" but was persuaded by his record company to release it instead under the name "Jethro Tull". This resulted in every member of the group, including Palmer, leaving except guitarist Martin Barre and Anderson himself. Palmer formed a new group, Tallis, with former Jethro Tull pianist and organist John Evan. The new group was not commercially successful, and Palmer returned to film scoring and sessions. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the lead singer of Jethro Tull. ... John Evan (born March 28, 1948) played keyboards for Jethro Tull from 1970 to 1980. ...

Other works

Beginning in the 1980s, Palmer produced several albums of orchestral arrangements of the music of various rock groups, including Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, the Beatles and Queen. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... In music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch, such as a lead sheet. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Genesis is an English rock band formed in 1967. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ...

Male-to-female transition

In 2003, Palmer's first name was changed to Dee and early in 2004, Palmer announced having undergone sex reassignment surgery. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For specialized articles on surgical procedures, see Sex reassignment surgery male-to-female and Sex reassignment surgery female-to-male. ...

Jethro Tull Discography

• This Was (1968)
• Stand Up (1969)
• Aqualung (1971)
• Thick as a Brick (1972)
• War Child (album) (1974)
• Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)
• Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (1976)
• Songs from the Wood (1977)
• Heavy Horses (1978)
• Bursting Out (1978 live album)
• Stormwatch (1979)

This Was (1968) is the first album by the rock band Jethro Tull. ... // January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ... Stand Up is the second album by Jethro Tull. ... // Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... Aqualung can refer to: Aqua-lung, a type of diving equipment Aqualung (album), an album by Jethro Tull Aqualung (song), a song from that album Aqualung (musician), the stage name of Matt Hales, a British musician Aqualung (2002 album), an album by the Aqualung Dryptosaurus aquilunguis Category: ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Alternate cover The cover of the 1995 25th anniversary re-release. ... See also: other events of 1972 list of years in music 1970s in music // January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed Elvis Presley Blvd January 20 - Pink Floyd debuts Dark Side of the Moon during a performance at The Dome, in Brighton, but due to technical difficulties... For other uses, see War Child. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Minstrel in the Gallery (1975) is an album by British band Jethro Tull. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Songs from the Wood (1977) is an album by Jethro Tull, the first of a trio of folk rock albums, Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Heavy Horses is an album released by Jethro Tull on April 10, 1978 (see 1978 in music). ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Bursting Out (1978) is Jethro Tulls first exclusively live album. ... Stormwatch (1979) is an album by the rock group Jethro Tull - the third in a trilogy of albums mixing traditional British Isles folk harmonies with more conventional pop rock music. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK) 1970s in music // Stevie Wonder uses digital audio recording technology in recording his album Journey through the Secret Life of Plants. ...

Symphonic arrangements

• A Classic Case, also known as Classic Jethro Tull (1986)
• We Know What We Like (Genesis) (1987)
• The Symphonic Music of Yes
• Orchestral Maneuvers: The Music Of Pink Floyd (1991)
• Orchestral Sgt. Pepper's (version of The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)

A Classic Case (1985) is Jethro Tulls only orchestral album, featuring the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Palmer. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... Genesis is an English rock band formed in 1967. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other uses, see Sgt. ...

External links

• Biography at Jethro Tull official website
• Announcement of gender reassignment on Jethro Tull website
• Dee Palmer interview from Classic Rock Revisited