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ZZ Top was managed by Bill Ham, a Waxahachie, Texas, native who had befriended Gibbons a year earlier. They released their first single, "Salt Lick", in 1969, and the B-side contained the song "Miller's Farm". Both songs credited Gibbons as the composer.
The following is a comprehensive discography of ZZ Top, an American rock band. They have released 15 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums and 38 singles. They have released 15 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums and 38 singles.
At this time, Rocky wanted to focus on "straight blues", while Dusty wanted the band to rock more. Rocky left and Dusty and Beard moved to Houston. They joined guitarist-vocalist Billy Gibbons of the Houston psychedelic band Moving Sidewalks in the recently formed ZZ Top, just after they released their first single "Salt Lick", in 1969. [10]
Lexington’s Elwood Francis making his hometown debut with legendary Texas group.
This was reported to be the first time that ZZ Top had ever played without Hill since 1969. Joseph Michael “Dusty” Hill was born May 19, 1949, in Dallas, Texas, and he started off playing ...
In 2013, Warner Bros. Records released the CD box set The Complete Studio Albums 1970–1990, which includes the first ten ZZ Top studio albums, all with their original mixes. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The timeframe of that ten album box set corresponds basically with the timeframe of Chrome, Smoke & BBQ , that is, the London Records and Warner Bros. Records ...
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Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969, and quickly settled on bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank "Rube" Beard, both members of the band American Blues. After honing their trademark blues-rock style, they released ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in 1971. Although all three members were born in 1949, Gibbons was the youngest member ...