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ZZ Top

Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons

ZZ Top is a rock band, most prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, from Houston, Texas. The band members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar, of Moving Sidewalks), Dusty Hill (bass, of The American Blues) and Frank Beard (drums, of The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, and The American Blues).

As well as a distinctive guitar sound and hard-driving, innuendo-laced lyrics (many of which are about places and events in their home state of Texas), the band is probably best known for its distinctive look. Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses, trenchcoats and their trademark waist-length beards. (Frank Beard, interestingly, does not wear a beard.) In 1984, the Gillette company offered Gibbons and Hill $1 million apiece to shave their beards for a commercial, but they declined.

The band first gained wide attention with their "Tres Hombres" album, which contained the classic song "La Grange", referencing the same bordello that is the subject of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." They reached new heights of popularity with the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red coupe called The Eliminator (http://www.lowpft.com/FIVE.GIF) and a mysterious trio of beautiful women who travel around helping various people in the videos.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted ZZ Top in on March 15, 2004.


Discography

  • ZZ Top's First Album (1970)
  • Rio Grande Mud (1972)
  • Tres Hombres (1973)
  • Fandango! (1975)
  • Tejas (1976)
  • The Best of ZZ Top (1977)
  • Degüello (1979)
  • El Loco (1981)
  • Eliminator (1983)
  • Afterburner (1985)
  • Recycler (1990)
  • ZZ Top's Greatest Hits (1992)
  • Antenna (1994)
  • One Foot in the Blues (1994)
  • Rhythmeen (1996)
  • XXX (1999)
  • Mescalero (2003)
  • Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (2003)
  • Rancho Texicano (2004)

Singles

  • "Cheap Sunglasses"
  • "La Grange"
  • "Nationwide"
  • "Tush"
  • "Velcro Fly"
  • also, the songs listed under "Music Videos" below

Music videos

  • "Gimme All Your Lovin'" (1983)
  • "Sharp Dressed Man" (1983)
  • "Legs" (1984)
  • "Sleeping Bag"
  • "Viva Las Vegas"
  • "Rough Boy"
  • "Burger Man"
  • "TV Dinners"

DVDs

  • "ZZ Top's Greatest's Hits" (2004)
  • "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival" (Nov. 9, 2004) - ZZ Top plays on this DVD.

Books

  • "ZZ Top: Bad and Worldwide" (1985)
  • "ZZ Top" by Mitchell Craven (July 1, 1985)
  • "ZZ Top" by Philip Kamin (March 3, 1986)
  • "ZZ Top" by Robert Draper (July 1, 1989)
  • "Elimination: The ZZ Top Story" (December 1, 1991)
  • "Sharp-Dressed Men: Zz Top Behind the Scenes from Blues to Boogie to Beards" (May 1, 1994)
  • "ZZ Top: Elimination" (June 1, 1998)
  • "ZZ Top Greatest Hits" (July 1, 1999)
  • "The New Best of Zz Top for Guitar (Easy Tab Deluxe)" (July 1, 1999)
  • "ZZ Top / XXX (Authentic Guitar-Tab)" (March 1, 2000)
  • "ZZ Top - Guitar Anthology" (February 1, 2003)
  • "Essential ZZ Top" (April 2003)
  • "The Very Best of ZZ Top" (April 1, 2003)
  • "The Best of Zz Top: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles and Techniques of Billy Gibbons" (September 1, 2003)
  • "ZZ Top: Fearless Boogie - The Full 30-Year Story of the Great Texas Trio" (Author: Hugh Gregory. Publisher: Backbeat Books. Sorry, no release date yet.)

NOTE: Most of these books (plus many others) were located at: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com). Publishing dates were acquired from Amazon.com.

Interesting trivia

  • Billy Gibbons has often been referred to as The Reverend Willy G. In 2002, he made that title official and was ordained so he could perform a Dallas wedding.
  • In December 1984, Dusty Hill accidentally set off a derringer he kept in his boot and shot himself in the stomach. He fully recovered.
  • "La Grange" is a song about a brothel. The real name of the brothel is "Gracie's Chicken Farm". This brothel is also the subject of the film The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds.
  • The band appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III.
  • ZZ Top is a sponsor of the Delta Blues Museum.
  • In a 1984 episode of Saturday Night Live, Father Guido Sarducci "nominated" ZZ Top for the Democratic presidential primary. In a national phone-in poll conducted during the broadcast, the band won by a significant margin.

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Publishing dates were acquired from Amazon.com. As a result, it is not clear what parts of his work he considers theory and what parts he considers fact. NOTE: Most of these books (plus many others) were located at: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com). As a writer of fiction, Brown has not felt the need to extensively defend the factual accuracy of his work beyond a brief section on his website.
. He also states that, while he may agree with some of the theories put forth by the characters in his books, it is up to the reader to evaluate their veracity. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted ZZ Top in on March 15, 2004. Brown states that his books are based on historical fact and that the details regarding the works of art and architecture discussed in his books are easily verifiable.

The band first gained wide attention with their "Tres Hombres" album, which contained the classic song "La Grange", referencing the same bordello that is the subject of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." They reached new heights of popularity with the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red coupe called The Eliminator (http://www.lowpft.com/FIVE.GIF) and a mysterious trio of beautiful women who travel around helping various people in the videos. Brown's depictions of core aspects of Christianity and the history of Catholic Church in The Da Vinci Code, have generated some controversy among critics who feel that much of what he wrote is factually inaccurate. (Frank Beard, interestingly, does not wear a beard.) In 1984, the Gillette company offered Gibbons and Hill $1 million apiece to shave their beards for a commercial, but they declined. Blythe, his wife, is an art historian and painter and her influence is evident in his acclaimed novel, The Da Vinci Code. Promotional materials state that he is working on a new book called The Solomon Key about the Kryptos statue, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses, trenchcoats and their trademark waist-length beards. He currently lives in New England. As well as a distinctive guitar sound and hard-driving, innuendo-laced lyrics (many of which are about places and events in their home state of Texas), the band is probably best known for its distinctive look. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he taught English at Phillips Exeter.

The band members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar, of Moving Sidewalks), Dusty Hill (bass, of The American Blues) and Frank Beard (drums, of The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, and The American Blues). He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, where his father was a math teacher, then matriculated to Amherst College, where he was a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity, graduating in 1986. ZZ Top is a rock band, most prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, from Houston, Texas. His novels include:. In a national phone-in poll conducted during the broadcast, the band won by a significant margin. Dan Brown (born on June 22, 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire) is an American author of detective thrillers. In a 1984 episode of Saturday Night Live, Father Guido Sarducci "nominated" ZZ Top for the Democratic presidential primary. The Da Vinci Code (2003).

ZZ Top is a sponsor of the Delta Blues Museum. Deception Point (2001). The band appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III. Angels and Demons (2000). This brothel is also the subject of the film The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. Digital Fortress (1997). The real name of the brothel is "Gracie's Chicken Farm".

"La Grange" is a song about a brothel. He fully recovered. In December 1984, Dusty Hill accidentally set off a derringer he kept in his boot and shot himself in the stomach. In 2002, he made that title official and was ordained so he could perform a Dallas wedding.

Billy Gibbons has often been referred to as The Reverend Willy G. Sorry, no release date yet.). Publisher: Backbeat Books. "ZZ Top: Fearless Boogie - The Full 30-Year Story of the Great Texas Trio" (Author: Hugh Gregory.

"The Best of Zz Top: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles and Techniques of Billy Gibbons" (September 1, 2003). "The Very Best of ZZ Top" (April 1, 2003). "Essential ZZ Top" (April 2003). "ZZ Top - Guitar Anthology" (February 1, 2003).

"ZZ Top / XXX (Authentic Guitar-Tab)" (March 1, 2000). "The New Best of Zz Top for Guitar (Easy Tab Deluxe)" (July 1, 1999). "ZZ Top Greatest Hits" (July 1, 1999). "ZZ Top: Elimination" (June 1, 1998).

"Sharp-Dressed Men: Zz Top Behind the Scenes from Blues to Boogie to Beards" (May 1, 1994). "Elimination: The ZZ Top Story" (December 1, 1991). "ZZ Top" by Robert Draper (July 1, 1989). "ZZ Top" by Philip Kamin (March 3, 1986).

"ZZ Top" by Mitchell Craven (July 1, 1985). "ZZ Top: Bad and Worldwide" (1985). 9, 2004) - ZZ Top plays on this DVD. "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival" (Nov.

"ZZ Top's Greatest's Hits" (2004). "TV Dinners". "Burger Man". "Rough Boy".

"Viva Las Vegas". "Sleeping Bag". "Legs" (1984). "Sharp Dressed Man" (1983).

"Gimme All Your Lovin'" (1983). also, the songs listed under "Music Videos" below. "Velcro Fly". "Tush".

"Nationwide". "La Grange". "Cheap Sunglasses". Rancho Texicano (2004).

Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (2003). Mescalero (2003). XXX (1999). Rhythmeen (1996).

One Foot in the Blues (1994). Antenna (1994). ZZ Top's Greatest Hits (1992). Recycler (1990).

Afterburner (1985). Eliminator (1983). El Loco (1981). Degüello (1979).

The Best of ZZ Top (1977). Tejas (1976). Fandango! (1975). Tres Hombres (1973).

Rio Grande Mud (1972). ZZ Top's First Album (1970).