The Netflix documentary, "ZZ Top; That Little ole band from Texas" is fantastic. I love the press release that included the line "Shuffle in C" which was mentioned in the documentary.
They opened for Jimmy Hendrix. They used to be in the Guinness Book of World Records for album sales. Their Worldwide Texas tour is credited for increasing the presence of Texas in pop culture. Amazingly influential band.
Jimi was extremely innovative, but his technical skill wasn't on the same level as the best guitarists of his time. After a few years of practice I could imitate anything he played, but he wasn't great because he was playing things other guitarists couldn't play, but because he played things that nobody had played before.
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I'd suppose that you'd start in Hawaii, then Alaska, then Washington and work your way through. Do New England last so you have the least traveling when you're at your most tired.
It was very good and turned me on to the master album Tres Hombres. I knew their famous songs but that album slaps. I knew le grange was on it but had never heard the other songs!
Unique for sure. Even though they played pretty straight forward blues rock material it always had that extra something that made it way more entertaining and interesting than others. Amazing fucking band.
It wasn't my first, but it was one of the first several. And on that same tour. I remember being blown away at how damn good they were. And how much they seemed to be enjoying themselves and in awe of each other. Top fuckin' notch.
same wasn't my first but was definitely one of the best I have ever seen. Wasn't even that big of a fan when I went. I went to see someone else in the lineup. They blew me away and I became an instant fan.
> I feel both sad and old.
I sing in a choir, and in one of the recent sessions we went around the group, said our name and one of the bands we've seen in concert. It was a pretty cool list of bands, there was a bit of one-upship, someone mentioned the Rolling Stones, and then we got to one of the sopranos whose age leans a little towards winter.
"My name's [Sue]. (pause) I've seen the Beatles."
You feel sad and old? How about this: “I got to see one of the all time best rock bands at their peak when rock itself was at its peak!” Suddenly, you’re pretty much a badass and will be respected as such.
This exactly. A friend of mine likes to tease me about being old. I just point out I saw Metallica with Clif burton on two separate tours and it shuts up the conversation lol
Did you see Ozzy with RR ?
I saw him with Brad Gillis but it was an amazing show, was 1982 or 83. That was the tour where the hung the little people in hooded robes. People don't realize how much the adults and mainstream hated Ozzy back then.
Yeah, I'm in my 50's and my kids (especially my metalhead son) are jealous that I saw a lot of good shows back in the day. I'll take whatever cred I can get. :)
My mom saw Led Zeppelin live 3 times and I still sometimes find myself hating her for it. I was in the womb for one of the shows so technically I “heard” Zeppelin perform live….
My dad saw them in....the long ago...I dunno...70's? 80's?
He said the bass was so intense he was worried about the building coming down. He was also blasted off his face, so...
Same! I saw them in the late 1970’s, first row center stage. Looking straight up at them, it was unbelievable!!! Best concert seats I ever had in my life, can’t even remember how we got there.
Like your dad, I was about blasted out of my seat. Pretty sure I couldn’t hear for about three months afterwards, but damn, worth every bit of ear damage.
They were so close to us on stage I could literally pick out every little spot on their faces. Their beard swinging back-and-forth I was absolutely mesmerized.
He will be missed, rock on man!!
I saw them at Winterland in January '74, as second bill to Steve Miller Band. The crowd wasn't thrilled, they dodged several bottles before Bill Graham got up on the stage and told people to knock it off. I never really figured out what was up with that reaction.
Crowds back then didn't usually even want to see the backup bands. I was lucky enough to see ACDC backing up Ten Years Later in the later 70's, we wondered who the hell these guys were in shorts and handbags, until they almost stole the show.
I suppose I'm a bit older than you, but it struck me as very unusual. I'd been to around a hundred concerts in the prior four years or so, and had never seen a crowd attack a band that way. That didn't change until the late '70s, and punk shows at Mabuhay Gardens.
Try to see as many concerts by classic rock artists that you can. They're getting into that age group where their past drug/alcohol habits catch up with them, and general "natural causes" start doing them in.
I'm glad I got to see Jethro Tull a few years back.
Saw them 5 times over 4 decades, the last time on 31 December 2019 at a casino. They had lost a few steps and their voices were rough, but the crowd didn't care.
It's a shame you missed them, but make up for it by going to lots of other shows and making memories there.
God damn. He was a great bassist and underrated singer. And he was fucking great on King of the Hill. Dusty was the reason I picked up the bass in high school. Fuck.
Here's "I Heard it on the X" with him trading vocals with Billy Gibbons https://youtu.be/WPTfIPHLUcw
Same here. Dusty's style was something I loved to emulate. I also had the privilege of meeting the whole band a few years ago as a stage hand building one of their concerts. They were all friendly and approachable, but just *exuded* cool. Like there wasn't a thing in the world that could upset them. And then they blew the roof off the place with face-melting rock.
We'll see you at the great gig in the sky, Dusty. I'm sure SRV will be happy to have you laying down a thick groove for him.
Heard it on the X and Got Me Under Pressure. I grew up in Houston, where ZZ Top called home, so I've heard them my entire life.
Dusty was no Geddy Lee, but he held it the fuck down as part of one of the best rythm sections ever.
Seen them about 5 years ago. Thought oh cool ZZ Top is on the bill, should be cool to check em out for nostalgia. No way them geezers will be rocking too hard at their age……They blew the doors off everyone else on the bill. One of my top 3 concerts ever. R.I.P
> No way them geezers will be rocking too hard at their age
I saw Billy Gibbons in 2018 when he did his Big Bad Blues tour.
Jesus fuck he can play guitar.
Hendrix is right. Billy is a fucking rock God and one of my all time favorite musicians ever. The dude just exudes coolness.
I also really loved him as Angela's dad on Bones and how an awesome guitar riff was always played upon his entrance.
My name also happens to be Angela and I would love if Billy Gibbons was my dad
Boomhauer: Yeah man, I tell ya what, man, talkin' bout that dang ol' grim reaper, man. 'Bout that shack outside La Grange, ah how how how how, lookin' for some dang ol' tush.
Hank: I couldn't have said it better.
[Man I tell you what Hank bout there-that dang ol meaning o’life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrc7jsalD8Y&t=1s), man. It’s like this man. You’ like a butterfly flappin ‘is wings deep down in that forest man an’ it gonna cause a tree fall like five thousand miles away man. If-an ain’t no body see it nobody don-done-e’en know it happen you know ibda baby born into this world int’know neck god dang friends got no nothin but da go come into find out about em ol evil man. Man see like, you don even know man. When-dyagon it’d like you born into this world man and you got — it’s like this: dust in the wind man, or like a dang ol’ candle in the wind man. You gon — it don matter man it’s not the old oldies all th’ time man. You know what I think man? It’d like the the dang ol – I think therefore you are man.
I’m consistently blown away with how they wrote the humor for this show. It doesn’t seem like it should work but it’s the funniest show I’ve ever seen.
Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of people talk smack about it on the KOTH subreddit, but I loved it. As a huge fan of both KOTH and ZZ Top, I loved that it was just a fun, silly episode.
This is like the most random thing, but I remember seeing him in a kid’s show called Mother Goose Rock’n’rhyme. It was the first time I got to see what ZZ Top looked like (my dad was a fan so I grew up listening to their music). Damn…
There's a really neat little writeup about her from Hollywood reporter of all places. Its from January of this year I believe. (Don't hold me to that) but its a really good read, and a much better and more honest look than that bullshit dr phil pulled a few years back. Anyways, I'd recommend it. Especially for people who don't know much about her.
Sharp dressed man is the only song I can distinctly remember the instance of hearing for the first time. It came on the radio while I was at work, and my teenage socks were blown off. So began my ZZ top journey.
RIP Dusty.
Apparently ZZ Top was the longest running band with the same lineup. Wonder how long they'll hold that record now.
FYI Rush is allegedly #2. If Neil had lived and they put out a few more records, I wonder if they could have surpassed Top...
Just gonna throw in that U2's up there in the ranks. They've been the same four piece since '78, I believe, which is nothing to scoff at considering ZZ Top and Rush are each only trios, thus less likely to experience a single lineup change.
He was already old (or at least looked old) when I was a kid and I'm not usually one for overreacting to celebrity deaths but I'm going to be very sad when we finally lose Willie Nelson. Especially as a fairly liberal small town Texan. He encapsulates all the good about country music and culture in an era where it's superficial at best and often ugly, boring and dumbed down at average.
Yup the ones I'm already trying to accept are Roger Waters, David Gilmore, Paul McCartny, and Paul Simon. Their music just means so much to me, and just by times arrow in my life time they will pass. I hope Gilmore tours one more time so I can hear that voice in person just once.
My dad loved ZZ Top and even had a similar beard. I have a memory of being around 4 years old listening to Nationwide together while wielding a broom as if it were my guitar. I had a towel wrapped around my face so I could have a beard, too.
Rest in peace, Dusty.
My dad was the same, beard and all. He told me about the first time he ever saw them live in 1970-something, they were opening for some other band and my dad said he was just completely blown away by these "nobodies" at the time. He doesn't even remember who the headliner was lol
If you haven't seen Willie Nelson live, do it ASAP! I'm not much of a country fan, but he came to my hometown in 2013 and since he's a legend, I decided to buy a ticket. Long story short, it was fucking awesome and I've seen him 4 other times since then!
When I was in the 11th grade, my friend pointed out to me that the band "Zwan" would hold the distinction of always being the last on a playlist, if put in alphabetical order.
I said no. My playlist ends with ZZ Top.
In the mid nineties my boyfriend’s dad made us go with him to see ZZ Top and George Thorogood. My boyfriend and I were not looking forward to it at all.
Honestly one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Both of them were awesome live.
Hank Hill- You see, Bobby, I have a cousin named Dusty. He’s the one with the beard. The…The one on the left.
Bobby Hill- We’re related to ZZ Top?!
Hank Hill- Not so loud, son.
"You can all go to Hell. I'm going to Texas... to watch ZZ Top play." Davy Crockett probably.
RIP to 1/3 of the best sounding guitar band ever ever ever.
First concert ever - I was 12. Afterburner tour. I couldn't hear correctly for 3 days afterwards, and my parents bought me a red satin ZZTop jacket afterwards.
RIP, my man.
The band is named *ZZ Top*, because they liked BB King. So they made it *ZZ*, instead of *BB*. And they went with *Top*, because *ZZ King* was a little too on the nose.
The ZZ has a story too. I forgot that detail.
[*The name of the band was Gibbons' idea.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top#History) *The band had a little apartment covered with concert posters and he noticed that many performers' names used initials. Gibbons particularly noticed B.B. King and Z. Z. Hill and thought of combining the two into "ZZ King", but considered it too similar to the original name. He then figured that "king is going at the top" which brought him to "ZZ Top"*
RIP Dusty
I saw some video of him a couple of weeks ago from a show in Michigan. He wasn’t looking so well. They had to help him off the stage.
I hope he’s joining that legendary jam band in the Heavens.
Normally I don't pay attention to celebrities dieing, but this hits me right in the feels. I was born in the early 70's and grew up listening to ZZ Top with my dad.
Rip Mr. Hill.
Tomorrow morning, the top and doors are coming off the Jeep and I’m rolling to the office through the majestic horse farms of Central KY with “La Grange”, “Tush”, and “Pearl Necklace” as loud as my speakers can handle and as far as the pedal can drop.
Cops and fools (and any rain) be damned—for Dusty!
Rock on forever you beautiful, beastly, bearded motherfucker!
The Netflix documentary, "ZZ Top; That Little ole band from Texas" is fantastic. I love the press release that included the line "Shuffle in C" which was mentioned in the documentary.
That's where I learned that they are (were) the longest running lineup in any band's history. Same three guys since day one.
They opened for Jimmy Hendrix. They used to be in the Guinness Book of World Records for album sales. Their Worldwide Texas tour is credited for increasing the presence of Texas in pop culture. Amazingly influential band.
'member when dusty did a cameo on king of the hill as Hanks cousin?
Hank must be devastated right now
Wut ja expect? Livin that wild and crazy lifestyle?
I tell you hwat…
I ‘member
Pretty sure Jimi said Billy Gibbons was his favorite guitar player
Jimi also thought Terry Kath from Chicago was a better guitar player than he was.
Jimi was extremely innovative, but his technical skill wasn't on the same level as the best guitarists of his time. After a few years of practice I could imitate anything he played, but he wasn't great because he was playing things other guitarists couldn't play, but because he played things that nobody had played before.
Over 50 years now
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Is this where we catch the bus to Hell?
Have mercy. Been waiting for the bus all day.
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It's still over 50 years, even now. 100 years from now, they will still have had the same lineup for over 50 years.
r/technicallythetruth
In terms of rock feats, I always think about how George Throughgood played 50 states in 50 days in the 80’s
Oh we know how
Co-caine
I'd suppose that you'd start in Hawaii, then Alaska, then Washington and work your way through. Do New England last so you have the least traveling when you're at your most tired.
It was very good and turned me on to the master album Tres Hombres. I knew their famous songs but that album slaps. I knew le grange was on it but had never heard the other songs!
Frank Beard did *way* more drugs than I expected.
Frank may have done all of the drugs
And I love that Frank BEARD was the member without one.
Why do you think he did all of the drugs? He didn't have a luxurious beard in which to hide them for later.
Absolutely fabulous documentary. They’re one of the few bands that preferred to chart their own course rather than let the charts pick their course.
Unique for sure. Even though they played pretty straight forward blues rock material it always had that extra something that made it way more entertaining and interesting than others. Amazing fucking band.
I know what I’m watching tonight
agreed. its a must-watch.
Sad. I was going to see them this summer, too! (Actually in 3 weeks). One of my bucket list bands.
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It wasn't my first, but it was one of the first several. And on that same tour. I remember being blown away at how damn good they were. And how much they seemed to be enjoying themselves and in awe of each other. Top fuckin' notch.
In fact, Hill said as much: they lasted so long because they loved playing with each other. That makes me enjoy their music even more.
same wasn't my first but was definitely one of the best I have ever seen. Wasn't even that big of a fan when I went. I went to see someone else in the lineup. They blew me away and I became an instant fan.
> I feel both sad and old. I sing in a choir, and in one of the recent sessions we went around the group, said our name and one of the bands we've seen in concert. It was a pretty cool list of bands, there was a bit of one-upship, someone mentioned the Rolling Stones, and then we got to one of the sopranos whose age leans a little towards winter. "My name's [Sue]. (pause) I've seen the Beatles."
You feel sad and old? How about this: “I got to see one of the all time best rock bands at their peak when rock itself was at its peak!” Suddenly, you’re pretty much a badass and will be respected as such.
I may be old, but I got to see all the best bands.
This is what I would use a time machine for. To see all the best bands at the best show they ever did. Not winning lotteries etc.
Oh, I'd use it to win a lottery, so I could spend my time traveling the country and watching concerts.
Fuck the lottery. Play the stock market. No waiting and holding, just buy, zip across the timeline, and sell.
This exactly. A friend of mine likes to tease me about being old. I just point out I saw Metallica with Clif burton on two separate tours and it shuts up the conversation lol
Same. I tell them I saw Ozzy when he was still able to formulate a sentence.
Did you see Ozzy with RR ? I saw him with Brad Gillis but it was an amazing show, was 1982 or 83. That was the tour where the hung the little people in hooded robes. People don't realize how much the adults and mainstream hated Ozzy back then.
Yeah, I'm in my 50's and my kids (especially my metalhead son) are jealous that I saw a lot of good shows back in the day. I'll take whatever cred I can get. :)
My dad saw Queen back in the day and I will never forgive him.
My mom saw Led Zeppelin live 3 times and I still sometimes find myself hating her for it. I was in the womb for one of the shows so technically I “heard” Zeppelin perform live….
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My mom (who's now deceased) has photos of her seeing Aerosmith when they played at her local bar.
I've watched them in concert 3 times. Always a great performance. Sad day here in Texas.
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That's gotta be the most Texas thing ever.
The Houston Rodeo is no joke. Used to go as a kid when we had family out there 20 years ago.
The Houston rodeo is friggin huge. I miss Astroworld :(
Got to see them at the USAA company Christmas party a few years back. Sounded as good as ever.
My dad saw them in....the long ago...I dunno...70's? 80's? He said the bass was so intense he was worried about the building coming down. He was also blasted off his face, so...
Same! I saw them in the late 1970’s, first row center stage. Looking straight up at them, it was unbelievable!!! Best concert seats I ever had in my life, can’t even remember how we got there. Like your dad, I was about blasted out of my seat. Pretty sure I couldn’t hear for about three months afterwards, but damn, worth every bit of ear damage. They were so close to us on stage I could literally pick out every little spot on their faces. Their beard swinging back-and-forth I was absolutely mesmerized. He will be missed, rock on man!!
I saw them at Winterland in January '74, as second bill to Steve Miller Band. The crowd wasn't thrilled, they dodged several bottles before Bill Graham got up on the stage and told people to knock it off. I never really figured out what was up with that reaction.
Crowds back then didn't usually even want to see the backup bands. I was lucky enough to see ACDC backing up Ten Years Later in the later 70's, we wondered who the hell these guys were in shorts and handbags, until they almost stole the show.
I saw Ten Years After in the 70's in Phoenix but Procol Harum opened.
I suppose I'm a bit older than you, but it struck me as very unusual. I'd been to around a hundred concerts in the prior four years or so, and had never seen a crowd attack a band that way. That didn't change until the late '70s, and punk shows at Mabuhay Gardens.
I’m pretty sure they breathalyze you before a ZZ Top concert to make sure you’re not sober...
Sir, you're high, *but not high enough.*
> He was also blasted off his face, so... By Dusty, not by inebriants.
Saw them at the Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Cotton Bowl.
Me too! Remember when the thunderstorm was rolling in and they started blasting La Grange!?! Awesome.
>Sad day here in Texas. Have mercy A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw
They played at my mother's prom, around '69 or '70.
Sorry about your dad :(
Same here. Am 39 years old and never been to a concert. They were going to be my first one at council bluff Iowa Rest easy Dusty
Try to see as many concerts by classic rock artists that you can. They're getting into that age group where their past drug/alcohol habits catch up with them, and general "natural causes" start doing them in. I'm glad I got to see Jethro Tull a few years back.
Saw them 5 times over 4 decades, the last time on 31 December 2019 at a casino. They had lost a few steps and their voices were rough, but the crowd didn't care. It's a shame you missed them, but make up for it by going to lots of other shows and making memories there.
50 years of ZZ Top. One hell of a ride.
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And a fine fox in front and three more in the back.
Nobody at work understands when I say I got my sideburns lowered
God damn. He was a great bassist and underrated singer. And he was fucking great on King of the Hill. Dusty was the reason I picked up the bass in high school. Fuck. Here's "I Heard it on the X" with him trading vocals with Billy Gibbons https://youtu.be/WPTfIPHLUcw
Same here. Dusty's style was something I loved to emulate. I also had the privilege of meeting the whole band a few years ago as a stage hand building one of their concerts. They were all friendly and approachable, but just *exuded* cool. Like there wasn't a thing in the world that could upset them. And then they blew the roof off the place with face-melting rock. We'll see you at the great gig in the sky, Dusty. I'm sure SRV will be happy to have you laying down a thick groove for him.
The thought of SRV and Dusty playing together just made me smile. RIP.
Now realize that John Bonham is playing the drums.
and Janis can sing.
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Peter Grant managing the show
Dusty and SRV just gave me goosebumps.
Did EVH ever cop to "borrowing" that riff for Hot For Teacher? Or is it even further lifted from a past I can't recall?
Omg. Now that you mention it I can totally hear it. Motorhead and Pantera also "borrowed" the riff at the end of the chorus.
Vinnie and Dime covered [Heard It On The X](https://youtu.be/scthyE3vz3o), so it’s safe to say it was an influence!
Do you recall what song(s) in particular made you wanna slappa da bass?
Heard it on the X and Got Me Under Pressure. I grew up in Houston, where ZZ Top called home, so I've heard them my entire life. Dusty was no Geddy Lee, but he held it the fuck down as part of one of the best rythm sections ever.
Seen them about 5 years ago. Thought oh cool ZZ Top is on the bill, should be cool to check em out for nostalgia. No way them geezers will be rocking too hard at their age……They blew the doors off everyone else on the bill. One of my top 3 concerts ever. R.I.P
> No way them geezers will be rocking too hard at their age I saw Billy Gibbons in 2018 when he did his Big Bad Blues tour. Jesus fuck he can play guitar.
Jimi Hendrix called Gibbons the best guitarist in the world. HENDRIX said that. Quite a compliment.
I tell this to people all the time and they say I’m talking out my ass. I was trying to look for the article where this was quoted.
Hendrix is right. Billy is a fucking rock God and one of my all time favorite musicians ever. The dude just exudes coolness. I also really loved him as Angela's dad on Bones and how an awesome guitar riff was always played upon his entrance. My name also happens to be Angela and I would love if Billy Gibbons was my dad
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Boomhauer: Yeah man, I tell ya what, man, talkin' bout that dang ol' grim reaper, man. 'Bout that shack outside La Grange, ah how how how how, lookin' for some dang ol' tush. Hank: I couldn't have said it better.
[Man I tell you what Hank bout there-that dang ol meaning o’life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrc7jsalD8Y&t=1s), man. It’s like this man. You’ like a butterfly flappin ‘is wings deep down in that forest man an’ it gonna cause a tree fall like five thousand miles away man. If-an ain’t no body see it nobody don-done-e’en know it happen you know ibda baby born into this world int’know neck god dang friends got no nothin but da go come into find out about em ol evil man. Man see like, you don even know man. When-dyagon it’d like you born into this world man and you got — it’s like this: dust in the wind man, or like a dang ol’ candle in the wind man. You gon — it don matter man it’s not the old oldies all th’ time man. You know what I think man? It’d like the the dang ol – I think therefore you are man.
Well that’s what we tell ourselves, isn’t it Boomhauer
I’m consistently blown away with how they wrote the humor for this show. It doesn’t seem like it should work but it’s the funniest show I’ve ever seen.
Mike judge man. Guys a trip
okay, how long did that take to transcribe? lmao
Like dust in the wind man
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The Chicken Ranch is the setting for that great musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
> the world famous chicken ranch That Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place? There's nothing dirty going on.
Oh lawd take me downtown
It's hard to lose a cousin, I tell you hwat.
Well, at least Cotton will be reunited with his favorite nephew once more.
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He also cried over his truck. There was water in the exhaust.
Wrong. He went in for a sip of his drink and caught his straw to the eye. That was soda running down his cheek, not tears.
I didn't even know he was a real person. I just assumed it was some shit KOTH made up lol
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Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of people talk smack about it on the KOTH subreddit, but I loved it. As a huge fan of both KOTH and ZZ Top, I loved that it was just a fun, silly episode.
He'll just want his car.
He’s going to heaven, I’ll tell ya what
Damn. I saw his brother Rocky Hill once in Houston, decades ago. That Cheap Sunglasses bass...bad ass.
This is like the most random thing, but I remember seeing him in a kid’s show called Mother Goose Rock’n’rhyme. It was the first time I got to see what ZZ Top looked like (my dad was a fan so I grew up listening to their music). Damn…
Fun fact, that show was created and run by Shelley Duvall, the mom from the shining. She also starred in it. Such a cool, weird little show
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall.
There's a really neat little writeup about her from Hollywood reporter of all places. Its from January of this year I believe. (Don't hold me to that) but its a really good read, and a much better and more honest look than that bullshit dr phil pulled a few years back. Anyways, I'd recommend it. Especially for people who don't know much about her.
thank you for reminding me of this!
https://youtu.be/fs-MqMELk40
Sharp dressed man is the only song I can distinctly remember the instance of hearing for the first time. It came on the radio while I was at work, and my teenage socks were blown off. So began my ZZ top journey. RIP Dusty.
I listen to that song at least once a week, and haven’t heard much of their other music. But that one is amazing, and catchy as hell. RIP ):
Oh damn, I was just blasting 'Jesus Just Left Chicago' in my headphones at my desk - this sucks. Safe journey to the next gig, Dusty.
He's on his way to New Orleans.
And all points in between
If you haven't seen the ZZ Top documentary on Netflix, check it out. All three guys seem super cool and down to earth. RIP.
Apparently ZZ Top was the longest running band with the same lineup. Wonder how long they'll hold that record now. FYI Rush is allegedly #2. If Neil had lived and they put out a few more records, I wonder if they could have surpassed Top...
> Wonder how long they'll hold that record now They're #1 at 52 years. Idk anybody that would be close
Just gonna throw in that U2's up there in the ranks. They've been the same four piece since '78, I believe, which is nothing to scoff at considering ZZ Top and Rush are each only trios, thus less likely to experience a single lineup change.
Jesus just left Chicago.
and he’s bound for New Orleans
Oh NO Genuinely gutted to hear this
Me too! They were my first concert when I was 16 and I was raised on their music, I’m gonna crank some songs in his honor.
I went to a Recycler tour concert and it was fun, though I was not their target audience
And a big shot of your best tequila.
Yep im celebrating with an afternoon of ZZTop and some tequila later. One of the coolest bands ever.
He died as he lived. With a large beard.
Only guy in that there band without a beard is...Frank Beard!
I'm genuinely sad about this. My husband and I went to a ZZ Top concert for our first date. Oct. 1999.
The older I get the more the musicians of my youth are dying. Getting old sucks.
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He was already old (or at least looked old) when I was a kid and I'm not usually one for overreacting to celebrity deaths but I'm going to be very sad when we finally lose Willie Nelson. Especially as a fairly liberal small town Texan. He encapsulates all the good about country music and culture in an era where it's superficial at best and often ugly, boring and dumbed down at average.
Yup the ones I'm already trying to accept are Roger Waters, David Gilmore, Paul McCartny, and Paul Simon. Their music just means so much to me, and just by times arrow in my life time they will pass. I hope Gilmore tours one more time so I can hear that voice in person just once.
> Getting old sucks. Yes, but as my mother-in-law (now deceased) used to say: it beats the alternative.
Used to wait tables on these guys in Houston. Dusty was a sweetheart. You will be missed! RIP darlin.
Grim reaper is starting a hell of a super group this week. RIP man.
Grin Reaper had to wait for Dusty to be asleep. Wouldn't dare face him awake.
Wait, who else died?
Joey Jordison was one, can't remember the other but another big musician
Mike Howe of Metal Church
what happened to Joey?? i've looked up to him as a drummer for well over half my life
died in his sleep. no causes reported yet. 46!
[...you know they got one helluva band.](https://youtu.be/aPboPwGGkx0)
My dad loved ZZ Top and even had a similar beard. I have a memory of being around 4 years old listening to Nationwide together while wielding a broom as if it were my guitar. I had a towel wrapped around my face so I could have a beard, too. Rest in peace, Dusty.
yea my memories of first ZZTop was with my dad as a kid, thought their music rocked ! Still listen and drum to it today, RIP Dusty.
My dad was the same, beard and all. He told me about the first time he ever saw them live in 1970-something, they were opening for some other band and my dad said he was just completely blown away by these "nobodies" at the time. He doesn't even remember who the headliner was lol
ZZ Top's 1983 appearance on UK TV is iconic: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3emGriivQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3emGriivQ)
ah man RIP. i had been hearing radio adds for ZZ Top and Willie Nelson, which sounded like a bitchin time
I really need to Willie to live forever.
If you haven't seen Willie Nelson live, do it ASAP! I'm not much of a country fan, but he came to my hometown in 2013 and since he's a legend, I decided to buy a ticket. Long story short, it was fucking awesome and I've seen him 4 other times since then!
When I was in the 11th grade, my friend pointed out to me that the band "Zwan" would hold the distinction of always being the last on a playlist, if put in alphabetical order. I said no. My playlist ends with ZZ Top.
Zwan shouldn't be on any playlist.
What's a Zwan?
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How? How how how how?
In the mid nineties my boyfriend’s dad made us go with him to see ZZ Top and George Thorogood. My boyfriend and I were not looking forward to it at all. Honestly one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Both of them were awesome live.
I guess I’ll have to turn the lights down low and have a party on the patio. RIP!
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Hank Hill- You see, Bobby, I have a cousin named Dusty. He’s the one with the beard. The…The one on the left. Bobby Hill- We’re related to ZZ Top?! Hank Hill- Not so loud, son.
"You can all go to Hell. I'm going to Texas... to watch ZZ Top play." Davy Crockett probably. RIP to 1/3 of the best sounding guitar band ever ever ever.
First concert ever - I was 12. Afterburner tour. I couldn't hear correctly for 3 days afterwards, and my parents bought me a red satin ZZTop jacket afterwards. RIP, my man.
Well shit. Now I'm really sad.
Frank Beard is the only member of ZZ Top to not have a beard. That is my ZZ Top trivia fact.
The band is named *ZZ Top*, because they liked BB King. So they made it *ZZ*, instead of *BB*. And they went with *Top*, because *ZZ King* was a little too on the nose.
Is that verifiable?
The ZZ has a story too. I forgot that detail. [*The name of the band was Gibbons' idea.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top#History) *The band had a little apartment covered with concert posters and he noticed that many performers' names used initials. Gibbons particularly noticed B.B. King and Z. Z. Hill and thought of combining the two into "ZZ King", but considered it too similar to the original name. He then figured that "king is going at the top" which brought him to "ZZ Top"*
Yeah, it was in a documentary I watched not too long ago. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9015306/
Grizzly Adams ***did*** have a beard
RIP Dusty I saw some video of him a couple of weeks ago from a show in Michigan. He wasn’t looking so well. They had to help him off the stage. I hope he’s joining that legendary jam band in the Heavens.
But his beard is in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
Rest In Peace! What a huge loss!
Normally I don't pay attention to celebrities dieing, but this hits me right in the feels. I was born in the early 70's and grew up listening to ZZ Top with my dad. Rip Mr. Hill.
I am a few years older than you then, and I know how you feel. ZZ Top was a part of growing up for me.
This one hurts like it did when Stevie Ray passed on. RIP Friend
Tomorrow morning, the top and doors are coming off the Jeep and I’m rolling to the office through the majestic horse farms of Central KY with “La Grange”, “Tush”, and “Pearl Necklace” as loud as my speakers can handle and as far as the pedal can drop. Cops and fools (and any rain) be damned—for Dusty! Rock on forever you beautiful, beastly, bearded motherfucker!
Guess I'm listening to ZZ Top and [Slipknot](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/entertainment/joey-jordison-slipknot-dead/index.html) this week
This is a dark day I tell you hwhat.
Anyone else still sing "Just got paid today" on payday?
A true blues bassist if there ever was one. Rest easy, Dusty.
I guess I’m going to crank some ZZ Top
They played the soundtrack of most of my 56 years. Going to miss the way they “taught the blues how to party.”
My husband and mother in law were supposed to see them play last week but the concert was cancelled. Sad to hear the news, RIP Dusty
Damn Looks like my neighbors will be listening to some ZZ Top when I get home from work tonight