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ZZ Top

Band (rock And Pop)
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 performances, sly and humorous lyrics, and the matching appearances of Gibbons and Hill, who wore sunglasses, hats and long beards. ZZ Top formed after Gibbons' previous band, Moving Sidewalks, disbanded in 1969. Within a year, they signed with London Records and released ZZ Top's First Album in 1971. Subsequent releases, such as Tres Hombres (1973) and Fandango! (1975), and the singles "La Grange" and "Tush", gained extensive radio airplay. By the mid-1970s, ZZ Top had become renowned in North America for their live act, including the Worldwide Texas Tour (1976–1977), which was a critical and commercial success. After a hiatus, ZZ Top returned in 1979 with a new musical direction and image, with Gibbons and Hill wearing sunglasses and matching chest-length beards. With the album El Loco (1981), they began to experiment with synthesizers and drum machines. They established a more mainstream sound and rose to international stardom with El... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for ZZ Top

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Movies with ZZ Top as Cast(4)

Movies with ZZ Top as Crew(1)

Crew/Compositors2008 ZZ Top - Live from Texas

Record Label: Warner Bros. Records, Columbia Records, London, RCA Records, American Recordings, Warner Music Group
ZZ Top frequently works together with these people:
Dusty Hill (4x, Actor)
Billy Gibbons (4x, Actor)
Frank Beard (4x, Actor)
Robert Kline (3x, Crew)
Peter Fonda (1x, Actor)
B.B. King (1x, Actor)
Ronnie Wood (1x, Actor)
Sonny Barger (1x, Actor)
Sim Sadler (1x, Crew)
Gary Buonanno (1x, Crew)
Joe Bonamassa (1x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1151378, Added: 12/28/2018, Last updated: 03/20/2024