Years Active: 1984-2005
Band Members: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
Influenced by: George Jones, The Rolling Stones, The Moving Sidewalks, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Elmore James
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Jun 11 2009 12:00PM
by Steve Baltin
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Exclusive
Spinner: Being on the road this summer with ZZ Top puts Aerosmith in a unique position for the Boston rockers. As guitarist Joe Perry rightly told us of the little ol' band from Texas, "They've been together longer than us." Not many acts can claim to have ... Read moreJan 21 2009 7:00AM
by Steve Baltin
Dec 16 2008 3:00AM
by Gaylord Fields
Filed under: Rock Almanac
Spinner: On This Date in 1949: ZZ Top singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons is born in Houston. The Almanac Advises for December 16: "In certain religions, such as Judaism, Islam, Sikhism and Rastafarianism, men grow beards in a pact with the Almighty. To this ... Read more
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06/11/09
Billy Gibbons Reveals the Secret of ZZ Top's 40 Years Together Being on the road this su...
Spinner
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01/21/09
ZZ Top Team With Black Keys, Rick Rubin on New Album As ZZ Top enter into their 40th yea...
Spinner
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06/29/09
Aerosmith, ZZ Top In Classic Form, Showcasing Their Guitar Heroism Back in the 1970s, th...
The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
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06/27/09
A band's 40-year story, from A to ZZ ZZ Top might seem like something of a challenge for...
New York Daily News - New York NY
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06/26/09
ZZ Top celebrating the big 4-0 Classic American rock band ZZ Top shares a slew of crazy ...
San Antonio Express-News - San Antonio TX
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06/25/09
Aerosmith and ZZ Top churn out guitar heroics Joe Perry and Billy Gibbons didn't have Gu...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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06/21/09
Rockin' Aerosmith back in the saddle "We were America's band, we were the garage band th...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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06/11/09
Billy Gibbons Reveals the Secret of ZZ Top's 40 Years Together Being on the road this su...
Spinner
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05/26/09
Win tickets to see Aerosmith, ZZ Top, July 1 in Cincy You could win two tickets to see A...
Lexington Herald-Leader - Lexington KY
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05/19/09
Aerosmith Rethinking the Formula for Summer Arena Tour With ZZ Top Steven Tyler's bout w...
Rolling Stone
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05/15/09
ZZ Top still a crowd-pleaser ZZ Top has always been a dichotomy -- a band that projects ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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04/16/09
Tickets: Aerosmith and ZZ Top team for tour A erosmith fans might not be getting any new...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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04/15/09
Tickets on sale | Aerosmith, ZZ Top coming to the Sprint Center On sale SaturdayAerosm...
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO
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04/13/09
ZZ Top member's brother, Houston guitarist Rocky Hill dies Documentation of Hill's caree...
Houston Chronicle - Houston TX
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04/13/09
Aerosmith and ZZ Top to hit Denver together Let the parade of summer concert announcemen...
The Denver Post - Denver CO
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04/11/09
Aerosmith, ZZ Top headed to KC Aerosmith and ZZ Top have announced just three stops on t...
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO
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04/07/09
Aerosmith To Hit The Road With ZZ Top Aerosmith have postponed work on their new album s...
Starpulse
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04/01/09
Music: The A.V. Club Blog: I saw ZZ Top tell some stories and all I got was this lousy blog post
The A.V. Club
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03/22/09
ZZ Top again closes the rodeo with flair ZZ Top isn't your standard country hat act.
Houston Chronicle - Houston TX
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03/14/09
Mastodon Cover ZZ Top It pains me to say this but Disturbed did a pretty good job with t...
Sputnikmusic
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03/11/09
Mastodon Cover ZZ Top This morning we posted the Flaming Lips remaking Madonna for Cover...
Stereogum
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01/21/09
ZZ Top Team With Black Keys, Rick Rubin on New Album As ZZ Top enter into their 40th yea...
Spinner
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01/14/09
Lips Do Madonna, Mastodon Do ZZ Top for Warner So you know how indie labels love to cele...
Pitchfork Media
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01/13/09
Mastodon Sings Madonna, Flaming Lips Cover ZZ Top Other highlights: Adam Sandler playing...
Spin.com
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11/21/08
Sprint Launches 'Rock The Phone' Rhino Entertainment and Sprint introduce Rock The Phone...
Starpulse
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10/23/08
Weekend Feedback: No respect for Reba I was surprised and disappointed, to say the least...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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10/22/08
Black Keys Collaborate with ZZ Top! "I'm such a big fan of those guys ... it makes total...
Spin.com
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10/21/08
Black Keys, ZZ Top To Write Together The Black Keys will head to Los Angeles this weeken...
Billboard
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10/16/08
ZZ Top, Brooks and Dunn deliver powerhouse concert People think of God as an old guy up ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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10/08/08
Black Keys look to open new doors Shortly before their December concert at the Akron Civ...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron OH
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09/26/08
ZZ Top keeps going beards and all After nearly 40 years, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and F...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
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07/02/09
Things to do for Friday: Aerosmith & ZZ Top Whether you're looking for love in an elevat...
The Vault
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06/12/09
The Week’s Best Live Shots: ZZ Top, AC/DC, Depeche Mode, More ZZ Top's beards struck bac...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/11/09
Billy Gibbons Reveals the Secret of ZZ Top's 40 Years Together Being on the road this su...
Spinner
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06/10/09
ZZ Top Rock VH1 Storytellers: June 27 Those three bearded dudes from Texas, the guys who...
VH1 Blog
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04/13/09
Aerosmith and ZZ Top Announce Summer Tour Dates When Rolling Stone caught up with Joe Pe...
Rock and Roll Daily
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04/09/09
Aerosmith headed to Verizon in August … with ZZ Top? The addition of ZZ Top is pure spec...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
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04/09/09
Tour Tracker: Aerosmith & ZZ Top, John Legend and Ani DiFranco Aerosmith and ZZ Top anno...
Rock and Roll Daily
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04/07/09
Aerosmith To Hit The Road With ZZ Top Aerosmith have postponed work on their new album s...
Starpulse News Blog
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01/21/09
ZZ Top Team With Black Keys, Rick Rubin on New Album As ZZ Top enter into their 40th yea...
Spinner
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01/14/09
Asian Cinema Scene: ZZ Top(less) Photo Scandal When last we checked in with Zhang Ziyi ,...
Cinematical.com
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11/21/08
Sprint Launches 'Rock The Phone' Rhino Entertainment and Sprint introduce Rock The Phone...
Starpulse News Blog
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11/03/08
New Album Releases 11/04/08: Q-Tip, Brad Paisley, Peter Brötzmann, Lou Reed, Travis, ZZ Top
Blogcritics.org Music
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10/18/08
ZZ Top cancels Bridge School appearance I'm a big fan of the Bridge School concerts, and...
The Concert Blog
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10/12/08
ZZ Top dropped from Bridge School lineup Lawn tickets for both shows are still available...
A+E Interactive - San Jose Mercury News
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10/10/08
Slash, Tommy Lee and ZZ Top Jam on “Battleground Earth” Finale Battleground Earth — the ...
Rock and Roll Daily
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09/22/08
ZZ Top, Jack Johnson set for 2008 Bridge School Benefit The invites have been sent for t...
The Concert Blog
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09/02/08
Springsteen, Kid Rock, ZZ Top Kick Harley-Davidson Festival Into High Gear Organizers ex...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/27/08
ZZ Top: The True Idea Men Behind "What Not To Wear" [Videodrone] Idolator film-music cri...
Idolator
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08/17/08
ZZ Top Team Up With The Black Keys Rubin, who has signed ZZ Top to his label American Re...
Starpulse News Blog
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08/11/08
Tour Tracker: ZZ Top, TV on the Radio and Dungen ZZ Top get "In Your Face" this autumn, ...
Rock and Roll Daily
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07/27/08
Music DVD Review: ZZ Top - Live From Texas Prior to the release of this DVD, ZZ Top had ...
Blogcritics.org Music
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07/12/08
Music DVD Review: ZZ Top - Live From Texas Heading in to their 40th year, that little ol...
Blogcritics.org Music
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07/05/08
ZZ Top Sign To Rick Rubin's Record Label The "Sharp Dressed Man" trio has signed a new d...
Starpulse News Blog
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07/04/08
Can Rick Rubin resurrect ZZ Top? According to Billboard , ZZ Top thinks producer/mogul R...
Popwatch - EW.com
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07/03/08
News Ticker: Kanye West, ZZ Top and Lil Wayne Kanye West and fashion designer Louis Vuit...
Rock and Roll Daily
