Years Active: 1980-2009
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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11/06/09
ZZ Top vs. Slash: Who'd You Rather? You're not the only one who thinks T.O. isn't doing ...
TMZ
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11/03/09
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Travels to Own London Gig by Tube When you're a rock star of the ...
Spinner
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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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11/06/09
ZZ Top vs. Slash: Who'd You Rather? You're not the only one who thinks T.O. isn't doing ...
TMZ
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11/03/09
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Travels to Own London Gig by Tube When you're a rock star of the ...
Spinner
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09/17/09
Samsung Mobile extends title sponsorship at Texas Motor Speedway Officials with Samsung ...
San Antonio Express-News - San Antonio TX
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08/20/09
Aerosmith tour cancellation brings ZZ Top to the area Last week, a little more than a we...
The Morning Call - Allentown PA
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07/16/09
ZZ Top will be at Desert Diamond Casino July 26 Tickets for the 7 p.m. show at the Diamo...
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson AZ
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07/11/09
Aerosmith/ZZ Top concert in Sunrise postponed CBS4 is reporting that the Aerosmith and Z...
Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale FL
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07/08/09
Aerosmith and ZZ Top play Ford Amphitheatre I just didn't buy what Steven Tyler & Co. we...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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07/06/09
Why I might go to the Aerosmith-ZZ Top show at Tampa's Ford Amphitheatre July 11 While m...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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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 rock out Joe Perry and Billy Gibbons didn't have Guitar Hero when t...
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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11/06/09
Music DVD Review: ZZ Top - Double Down Live While not listed as an official commemoratio...
Blogcritics.org Music
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11/06/09
ZZ Top vs. Slash: Who'd You Rather? You're not the only one who thinks T.O. isn't doing ...
TMZ
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11/03/09
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Travels to Own London Gig by Tube When you're a rock star of the ...
Spinner
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10/23/09
Music Reviews: ZZ Top, Roxy Music, Winger, Lynch Mob, and Ike Reilly Prefaced by "The St...
Blogcritics.org Music
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10/22/09
Music DVD Review: ZZ Top - Double Down Live: 1980 - 2008 ZZ Top has released a powerful ...
Blogcritics.org Music
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09/21/09
Pentecostal ZZ Top Impersonators (video) "
WFMU Beware of the Blog
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08/20/09
R Kelly, Neko Case, King Khan, Ray LaMontagne, Sonic Youth, ZZ Top & other tickets Ticke...
Brooklyn Vegan
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08/19/09
ZZ Top Beacon Theater tickets & Presale Tickets for ZZ Top 's September 18th show at NYC...
Brooklyn Vegan
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08/17/09
Tour Tracker: ZZ Top, Boyz II Men, and The Low Anthem Plus, Live Daily reports that Boyz...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/17/09
Aerosmith cancel tour, ZZ Top reschedule new one (Beacon) It is with great regret that A...
Brooklyn Vegan
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08/05/09
ZZ Top stars in new campaign with John Varvatos The well-bearded trio is now starring in...
Style Scoop
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07/28/09
Aerosmith and ZZ Top Prove They're Real Guitar Heroes at Cricket Wireless Pavilion A fun...
Ear Infection
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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
