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ZZ Top [a] is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas. Formed in 1969, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard, and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill for 51 years until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section. They are known for ...
Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969, and quickly settled on bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank "Rube" Beard, both members of the band American Blues. After honing their trademark blues-rock style, they released ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in 1971. Although all three members were born in 1949, Gibbons was the youngest member ...
Members of the Texas rock band ZZ Top. Pages in category "ZZ Top members" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
ZZ Top were first known as a more traditional, heavy Texas blues/boogie band with classic rock radio hits like “La Grange,” “Tush,” and “Cheap Sunglasses,” but they enjoyed their most ...
Lexington’s Elwood Francis making his hometown debut with legendary Texas group.
Following their debut album, the band released Rio Grande Mud (1972), which produced their first charting single, "Francine". [13] On 1973's Tres Hombres, ZZ Top developed its heavy blues style and amplified its roots in Texas music. The boogie rock single "La Grange" brought the band their first hit, with it just missing the Billboard Top 40.
Beard performing with ZZ Top in 2014. Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band the Zombies, which toured in the US without authorization from the original band members, and also was part of the Outlaws with later ZZ Top member Dusty Hill. [1]
The post Three Men and a Good Time, Baby: Our 1991 ZZ Top Cover Story appeared first on SPIN. A version of this story was originally published in the February 1991 issue of SPIN. In light of Dusty ...