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Billy Mack Ham (February 4, 1937 – June 20, 2016) was an American music impresario, best known as the manager, producer, and image-maker for the blues-rock band ZZ Top. Ham also gained prominence in the country music world by discovering and managing multi-platinum singer-songwriter Clint Black .
Jun 26, 2016 · Bassist Dusty Hill adds that Ham’s skills as a producer were often behind moments of magic in the studio and he says that despite his enormous talent as both a manager and producer, Ham was deeply private and shunned the limelight. Hill says: “Bill wasn’t just our manager.
Jun 26, 2016 · ZZ Top Call Former Manager/Producer Bill Ham Their ‘Fourth Member’. Dave Lifton Published: June 26, 2016. Ian Gavan, Getty Images. Nearly a week after the death of Bill Ham, ZZ Top have spoken...
Jun 23, 2016 · Bill Ham. Bill Ham, a veteran manager, producer, songwriter and publisher, passed away in his sleep in Austin, Texas, on June 20. He was 79 years old. Although he was best known as the longtime manager, producer and publisher of ZZ Top, Ham also made his mark in country music by managing Clint Black and publishing his songs through Hamstein Music.
Jun 22, 2016 · Throughout ZZ Top’s iconic career, Ham acted often as the group’s producer and occasionally as a songwriting partner. Their long and fruitful business relationship ended in 2006.
- Colin Stutz
Sep 3, 2016 · Though Ham was renowned mainly as a visionary manager, he also produced almost all of ZZ Top’s albums. Gibbons stressed Ham’s musical abilities as a major part of the band’s success.
Jun 22, 2016 · Bill Ham, the maverick businessman who managed ZZ Top for more than 30 years, has passed away. According to the Austin American-Statesman , his death was confirmed by the Travis County Medical ...
