ZZ Top
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How a Little Town in Peru Is Becoming a HotspotHe sees tourists coming down to gawk at birds, tropical flowers and brilliantly colored butterflies. Janovec, who looks more like a ZZ Top guitarist than an expert on the nutmeg tree, is constantly darting about as he coordinates the Andes... In this article: Peru, Atlantic coast, and Sao Paulo |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Travel | 5 days ago
Skiing: Old-school charm of New England
...has two old-style chair lifts, one of which is closed today. Several of the staff look as if they're related to members of the band ZZ Top. Magic Mountain, it turns out, is a bit of a hidden gem. Its varied trails range from...
In this article: New England, Vermont, Mad River Glen, Old Farmer's Almanac, New England Lost Ski Areas Project, New Hampshire, and Narnia
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San Francisco Chronicle | 6 days ago
RIP Konocti Harbor
...the News; Hootie and the Blowfish; Styx; Tower of Power; Alan Jackson; "Weird Al" Yankovic; Matchbox Twenty. From Carrot Top to ZZ Top, the fact that the venue was out in the middle of #$%&ing nowhere seemed to be an asset for the artists who...
In this article: Styx, Clear Lake, Huey Lewis and the News, Twitter, and Ted Nugent
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San Antonio News | 7 days ago
Texas State-ex captures San Antonio Open
...three-putt bogey at the 15th to allow Mezei to close to within a stroke of the lead. At the par-3 16th, however, the leader, sporting a ZZ Top-worthy extended goatee, planted his tee shot to roughly 4 feet from 210 yards away. "It was nice...
In this article: San Antonio and Cedar Creek
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 22, 2009
Spin Control: CD reviews and samples
But for "By a Thread," Haynes sticks closely to a boogie-till-you-puke groove that should draw raves from Molly Hatchet and ZZ Top fans -- in other words, those who think early '70s Southern rock was the be all and end all. Haynes'...
In this article: Warren Haynes, Gov't Mule, Them Crooked Vultures, Zora Young, John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, Andy Hess, Wang Dang Doodle, and Goin' Back to Memphis Willie Dixon
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Austin-American Statesman | November 19, 2009
Artist's work appeared on ZZ Top albums
...including Theresa Jenkins of the local Grammy chapter, have confirmed that visual artist Bill Narum, who worked closely with ZZ Top and other bands, died Wednesday at his home studio east of Austin. He was 62. A heart attack is suspected.
In this article: Grammy, Doug Sahm, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Nanci Griffith, Tres Hombres, and Fandango
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Detroit News | November 18, 2009
Star of the Found Footage Festival: Your home movie
...the title subject -- a biker guy from central Wisconsin -- celebrating his birthday with his friends by smoking weed and watching ZZ Top videos was too good not to be shown to others. Prueher and Pickett have long shared an appreciation for...
In this article: Found Footage Festival, Wisconsin, Hamburger, Salvation Army, Jacques Cousteau, and McDonald's
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The Star-Telegram | November 08, 2009
ZZ Top talks TMS
ZZ Top is celebrating its 40th year of rockin' the world. Before Sunday's Dickies 500, the group that formed in Houston played an hourlong set alongside the frontstretch. Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard (oddly enough, the one...
In this article: Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Kurt Busch, Dusty Hill, Houston, 24 Hours Of Daytona, U.S. Army, and New Zealand
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | November 06, 2009
Before TMS show, ZZ Top's Gibbons talks about 40 years of rock
"Some things are just downright eternal. Going fast and playing loud certainly offer much in terms of commonality." ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons is talking about performing before a NASCAR race, but he could just as easily be referring to his...
In this article: Billy Gibbons, Rick Rubin, Eliminator, Texas Motor Speedway, E mail, Cadre, Dickies 500, Nascar, and Steve Tyler
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TMZ | November 06, 2009
ZZ Top vs. Slash: Who'd You Rather?
Posted Nov 6th 2009 2:35PM by TMZ Staff Billy Gibbons, 59, of ZZ Top and Slash, 44, got into a scruff at the same event in London this week. Posted at 5:19PM on Nov 6th 2009 by Simone Posted at 5:25PM on Nov 6th 2009 by cheap trick...
In this article: MTV, Billy Gibbons, and London
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BBC News | November 03, 2009
ZZ Top star picks very un-rock star way of getting to Wembley
ZZ Top star tells of Tube odyssey Billy Gibbons fans recognised him on the tube ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons has revealed that he chose a very un-rock star method of transport to the band's Wembley concert last week. Instead of the...
In this article: Billy Gibbons, London, Gimme All Your Lovin', Sharp Dressed Man, Rick Rubin, and Texas
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Description from Wikipedia:
ZZ Top (pronounced: /ˌziːziːˈtɒp/) is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston, Texas. The group members are Billy Gibbons (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Dusty Hill (vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), and Frank Beard (drums, percussion).
The band holds the distinction of being among the few rock bands still composed of its original recording members for nearly 40 years and until September 2006, the same manager/producer/image maker, Bill Ham.
ZZ Top reached peak 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 hard rock idiom ... while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support." Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's image: Gibbons and Hill are almost always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar if not matching clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards (Ironically, in spite of his own surname, Beard almost always sports just a mustache). In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million each to shave their beards for a television commercial but they declined, stating "We're too ugly without 'em".
- Name:
- ZZ Top
- Origin:
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Years Active:
- 1969 – present
- Current members:
- Associated With:
- Moving Sidewalks, American Blues, Brooks & Dunn
- Genre:
- Southern rock
- Record Label:
- Eagle Rock, Rhino/WEA, RCA, Warner Bros., London, American Recordings
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