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ZZ Top
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Houston, United States (1969 – present)
ZZ Top is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The band members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar), Dusty Hill (bass guitar and vocals), and Frank Beard (drums). They hold the distinction of being one of the few rock bands still comprised of its original members for nearly 40 years, and until 2006, with the same manager/producer, Bill Ham.
They reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era; but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, “As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America’s finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom … while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support.”[1] Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group’s appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song “Cheap Sunglasses”), similar (if not matching) clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards, while Beard sports a mustache but not a beard. In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined.
They reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era; but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, “As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America’s finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom … while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support.”[1] Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group’s appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song “Cheap Sunglasses”), similar (if not matching) clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards, while Beard sports a mustache but not a beard. In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined.
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Greatest Hits
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Gimme All Your Lovin'
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Legs
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Rough Boy
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Got Me Under Pressure
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Cheap Sunglasses
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I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
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Shoutbox
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AllyOfTheDark wrote:
ZZ Top's a triumphant Texan trio!
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CaCoffiny wrote:
Immortal Band [6]
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aliorrala18 wrote:
Immortal Band [5]
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AnimatedOysters wrote:
She won't do it but her sister will.
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sladev wrote:
legs..
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Ackibear wrote:
I love beardcore.
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beatles_1940 wrote:
Sharp Dressed Man : HIT
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Mammpel wrote:
Immortal Band [4]
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HighSpeedFury wrote:
Planet Of Women pwns you all
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Hopkinator wrote:
Tres Hombres and Deguello are brilliant.
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BaldRevenger wrote:
rough boy ftw
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biamribeiro wrote:
May 22th in Brasil! Can't hardly waittttttt!
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tprates wrote:
Immortal Band [3]
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Mammpel wrote:
I want their beard!
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gtazima wrote:
They are comingo to Brasil! I can't miss that.
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houserpanic wrote:
but you did but you did but you did
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pan_stanley wrote:
i want them in Poland! ; )
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Jesaar wrote:
The best live performance in the world = Live in Texas (Y)
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CLoud_ZER0 wrote:
40 years with no personal change!!!! immortal band! [2]
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KatNaKacu wrote:
40 years with no personal change!!!! immortal band!
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May
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ZZ Top En Chile!!!
Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
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May
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ZZ Top
Via Funchal, São Paulo, Brazil
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May
21
ZZ Top
Via Funchal, São Paulo, Brazil
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