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ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For 51 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, 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 their live ...
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- 'La Grange' From 'Tres Hombres' (1973) Without a doubt the most popular ZZ Top song of all time, this ode to a famous Texas whorehouse from Tres Hombres is inescapable on the radio, in TV commercials and as a mood-setter for numerous big screen films.
- 'Tush' Bassist Dusty Hill takes one of his occasional turns on lead vocals on this highly traditional, and typically supercharged blues number from Fandango.
- 'Gimme All Your Lovin'' Perhaps because it now contrasted with slick, modern keyboard accents, Billy Gibbons' guitar rarely sounded as full and rip-snorting nasty as it did on Eliminator.
- 'Waitin' for the Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago' From 'Tres Hombres' (1973) With Tres Hombres, ZZ Top made another bold leap forward in terms of sophistication and range, crashing the Top 10 charts and cementing their reputation as one of the best and biggest rock bands of the 70s.
- Tush. ZZ Top’s first big hit lands at the No. 1 spot on our Top 10 ZZ Top Songs list. The song “Tush,” was released on the band’s fourth album Fandango!
- La Grange. ZZ Top’s “La Grange” yields one of rock and roll’s most distinctive opening guitar riffs of all time. Just the first thirty seconds alone is worth the No. 2 spot.
- Cheap Sunglasses. Bam! this one hits you instantly. Great verse, and an incredible hook at the end of the chorus. And how can you not love the coolness of the solo section?
- Tube Snake Boogie. If this song doesn’t make you want to get up and dance, then just give it up right now. It has everything that is so great about ZZ top; cool lyrics, swinging boogie groove and amazing guitar work.
Jun 13, 2024 · Taking its sonic cues from such blues artists as John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, the band built a following with ZZ Top’s First Album (1970) and Rio Grande Mud (1971). Its breakthrough came in 1973 when the single “La Grange,” from Tres Hombres, became a radio hit.
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Jan 15, 2021 · ZZ Top first rehearsed in January 1970, working out on a blues shuffle in C for three hours. The band played its first gig a month later, in Beaumont, Texas; recorded its first album later that year; and in January 1971, 50 years ago, released ZZ Top’s First Album.
Jul 28, 2021 · The trio's first hit song about La Grange, Texas, did so well it gained the band national recognition. "La Grange" is about a real Texas brothel, which inspired the film The Best Little...
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Oct 8, 2019 · John 5: "That’s easy – Brown Sugar from ZZ Top’s First Album, and then Just Got Paid from Rio Grande Mud. When I was hanging out with David Lee Roth, he said he just listened to these records – and nothing else!”
