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"Sharp Dressed Man" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top, released on their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham , and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning . Pre-production recording engineer Linden Hudson was very involved in the early stages of this song's production.
Warner hired filmmaker Tim Newman to direct it. Newman's siblings David, Thomas and Maria scored orchestral music, and his cousin was songwriter Randy Newman. Tim Newman met with Ham and the band to discuss ideas for the video. [6] He returned to direct the videos for "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs". [7]
Record executive Jeff Ayeroff saw how MTV was reshaping popular music throughout 1982. After he joined Warner Bros. Records in early 1983, he convinced them to pay for the first ZZ Top music video, for "Gimme All Your Lovin'". Warner hired filmmaker Tim Newman, [33] who also created videos for "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs". [34]
The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning.David Blayney (ZZ Top's stage manager of 15 years), in his book Sharp Dressed Men, described how the song was pre-produced: Billy Gibbons and Linden Hudson (Houston engineer and songwriter) wrote the whole song and created a recorded demo all in one afternoon without either bassist Dusty Hill or drummer ...
The song became Huey’s first No. 1 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, won “Favorite Single” and “Favorite Video Single” at the 13th Annual American Music Awards, and was nominated for an ...
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ZZ Top's music videos won multiple VMA awards during the 1980s, topping the categories of Best Group Video, Best Direction, and Best Art Direction for "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Rough Boy", respectively. [99]
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