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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dead at 77, weeks after Hollywood Bowl cancellation
Frank Beard, ZZ’s Top drummer died August 17 after hospice care, following serious health issues that forced the band to cancel a Hollywood Bowl show.
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“I said, ‘The only way we can play 40 minutes is if we include Purple Haze.’ This guy grabbed me and said, ‘You got a lot of nerve!’” Billy Gibbons once covered Jimi Hendrix hits while supporting Hendrix on tour – and the guitar hero watched
Few players would have had the nerves to cover Hendrix while supporting him on tour, but Gibbons is made of sterner stuff – and the bold move sparked a lasting friendship
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The Meaning Behind the Band Name: ZZ Top
Who the heck is ZZ Top? Who names their child ZZ? What do those Z’s stand for? These are popular—and reasonable—questions for anyone first encountering the Texas blues sounds of the popular rock band. When a band is named after what sounds like a person’s
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ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in his sleep at 72
HOUSTON (AP) — ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, the long-bearded bassist for the million-selling Texas blues rock trio known for such hits as “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin'," has died at age 72. In a Facebook post Wednesday, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Fr
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Billy Gibbons Lights Up a Classic Honky-Tonk in New ‘My Lucky Card’ Video
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How Billy Gibbons Wrote ZZ Top's “La Grange“
How a warm-up jam became ZZ Top’s breakthrough hit.
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Billy F. Gibbons: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
ZZ Top's guitar legend names the blues players who changed his life
