Texas Musicians: ZZ Top
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (65390)
United States
July 21, 2024 11:10am CST
The alphabetical end has come today, and tomorrow we’ll start with my ten favorite musicians who hail from Texas. Today we’ll close out with a rockin’ bang as we go as far to the end of the alphabet as we can.
Here’s today’s band.
ZZ Top
When a band is billed as “that li’l ol’ band from Texas,” you KNOW they’re gonna show up on the list! This isn’t like that band Alabama, where one of the guys was from Mass-a-freaking-chusetts!
No, all three of these guys were Texas born and bred.
Bluesy at first (as their first big hit, “Tush,” shows), they got more “mainstream” in the 80s but they never lost that Texas boogie drive in their music. And, of course, they gave us the song “La Grange,” which I had to visit when I was in Texas earlier this year because of the song. (If you don’t know, La Grange is where the infamous Chicken Ranch, popularized in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, was located.)
They took Texas all around the world and straight to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dusty Hill, the lead singer on “Tush,” passed away in 2021. Before his death he begged the band to continue, using longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis as the new bassist.
That li’l ol’ band from has been rocking for over 55 years!
ZZ Top
Billy Gibbons:
Born William Franklin Gibbons
December 16, 1949, Houston (age 74)
Dusty Hill
Born Joe Michael Hill
May 19, 1949, Dallas
Died July 28, 2021, Houston (illness) (age 72)
Frank Beard
Born Frank Lee Beard
June 11, 1949, Frankston (age 75)
HALL OF FAME: Rock and Roll
Here’s “Tush,” their breakthrough hit from 1975:
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
22 Jul
I always enjoyed ZZ Top. Have a good week.
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@FourWalls (65390)
• United States
22 Jul
You can come back to them for comfort from the county acts. ![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@FourWalls (65390)
• United States
23 Jul
@LindaOHio — it’s been a BRUTAL week. Sandy Posey, one of the members of the Electric Prunes, and a songwriter. That’s why I do the monthly obits list: only Duke Fakir got any mention.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
23 Jul
@FourWalls The last of the Four Tops passed away. So sad.
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@FourWalls (65390)
• United States
27 Jul
Everything is bigger in Texas…like their beards! ![](/Content/images/emotes/rofl.gif)
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@RebeccasFarm (88351)
• Arvada, Colorado
21 Jul
I remember these guys ..liked them.
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@RasmaSandra (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jul
Can't not know or love ZZ Top
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@FourWalls (65390)
• United States
22 Jul
Oh, it’s probably possible…but not likely. ![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Jul
@FourWalls A lot of Southern bands seem to have a sense of humor
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@FourWalls (65390)
• United States
21 Jul
It’s really simple: no beards (in name or facial hair) in AC/DC. Also, every AC/DC song’s chorus is the song’s title repeated four times. ![](/Content/images/emotes/rofl.gif)
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