ZZ Top

Brian May and Billy F. Gibbons Join Steve Cropper on ‘Friendlytown” Album

Steve Cropper has recruited Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top and Brian May of Queen appear on the new album by Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour album ‘Friendlytown’.

Tagged as: 60s, Billy Gibbons, blues, Brian May, Friendlytown, Jon Tiven, Queen, rock, Steve Cropper, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons Awarded BMI Troubadour Award

by Music-News.com

ZZ Top legend Billy F Gibbons is set to receive BMI’s Troubadour Award.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Have An Album With Dusty Hill Still To Come

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Gibbons has confirmed that the next ZZ Top album will include songs with the band’s late bass player Dusty Hill.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Dusty Hill, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons Is Off On A “European Vacation”

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Gibbons is heading off to Europe for a month of concerts across June.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, Matt Cameron, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Joel Show Bumped Because of Ice Hockey Match

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel has had to postpone his Madison Square Garden concert on April 22 because of some Ice Hockey match.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, Billy Joel, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Rangers, pop, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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New Zealand’s Whitianga Concert With ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Benatar Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Whitianga Summer Concert featuring ZZ Top, Pat Benatar, Stone Temple Pilots and The Angels has been cancelled due to the flooding in the North Island.

Tagged as: live music, music festival, New Zealand, Pat Benatar, rock, Stone Temple Pilots, The Angels, Whitianga, ZZ Top

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The Angels To Play New Zealand With ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots and Pat Benetar

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels will head to New Zealand in February 2023 for a show with ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots and Pat Benetar & Neil Giraldo.

Tagged as: music festival, New Zealand, Pat Benetar, rock, Stone Temple Pilots, The Angels, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Sell Music Assets

by Music-News.com

ZZ Top have sold their entire “music interests” to music firm BMG and investment house KKR.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Dusty Hill’s Wife Charleen McCrory Composes Heartfelt Obit For Her Husband

by Paul Cashmere

Charleen McCrory, the wife of ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, has written a heartfelt message for ZZ Top fans about her 19 year marriage to the Texan guitar star.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Charleen McCrory, Dusty Hill, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Pay Tribute To Dusty Hills At First Performance After His Death

by Music-News.com

ZZ Top have paid tribute to bassist Dusty Hill as they played their first concert since his passing.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Dusty Hill, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Bass Player Dusty Hill Dead At 72

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top bass player Dusty Hill has died at age 72. While a cause of death has not been announced, it is understood Dusty died in his sleep at his home in Texas.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Billy Gibbons, blues, Dusty Hill, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons Premieres ‘Desert High’ Video

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons released a new solo song today. Check out the ‘Desert High’ video.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons Preps His Third Solo Album ‘Hardware’

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons has given us a sampler of his third album ‘Hardware’ with a new song ‘West Coast Junkie’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top’s ‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top’s doco ‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ will screen in cinemas around the world soon including across Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl to feature on Queens of the Stone Age album

by Music-News.com

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons has revealed that the band’s frontman Josh Homme recruited himself and Foo Fighters singer Grohl to work on the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Villains’ while at a party.

Tagged as: 90s, Billy Gibbons, blues, grunge, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Musical ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ is on the way

by Paul Cashmere

A musical based on the music of ZZ Top is currently in development in the USA. Michael Gruber and Jason Gastwirth from Caesars Entertainment along with Carl Stubner and Prem Akkaraju are developing ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ the musical to debut in Las Vegas in 2020.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, rock, Sharp Dressed Man, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy F Gibbons Has A Solo Tour To Do

by Paul Cashmere

Billy F Gibbons will take his second solo album ‘The Big Bad Blues’ out on the road in October.

Tagged as: 70s, Billy F Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons To Release His Second Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top co-founder will release his second solo album ‘The Big Bad Blues’ in September.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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John Fogerty and ZZ Top Hit The Road Together

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

One of the most exciting tours of the summer is the pairing of John Fogerty and ZZ Top.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, blues, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top and John Fogerty Team For US Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Add another dynamic duo to the long list of classic musicians touring together this summer with John Fogerty and ZZ Top.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80, blues, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons Australian Tour Was Falsely Promoted

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons may be the victim of false marketing following a serious of disastrous appearances in Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Was Billy Gibbons Sold A Lemon To Come To Australia?

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Gibbons has cancelled his disastrous Australian tour and dragged his sorry arse back to the USA but maybe this isn’t all his fault. In fact, it isn’t.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Wollongong Venue Distances Itself From Billy Gibbons Australian Show Disaster

by Paul Cashmere

Anita’s Theatre in the Wollongong suburb of Thirroul has distanced itself from the Billy Gibbons debacle after the ZZ Top legend performed just three songs on his first night and four the second night at the venue on the weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Anitas Theatre, Australia, Billy Gibbons, blues, USA, Wollongong, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons Has Some Unusual Aussie Dates In January

by Noise11.com

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons will perform in Australia in January but not quite where you would expect him.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Suspend Tour Over Tummy Ailment

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has a bad tummy.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, Dusty Hill, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Release Statement About Hometown Houston Flood

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top have articulated about the Houston flood disaster in ways the American president has been incapable of describing.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Resume US Tour

by Noise11.com

ZZ Top will resume their US following the postponement due to bass player Dusty Hill’s shoulder injury.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Watch Billy Gibbons Busking In Helsinki And No-One Seems To Care

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons treated Helsinki to a free concert in the streets this week and no-one seemed to care.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top To Release Vinyl Box Of First Five Albums

by Noise11.com

ZZ Top’s first five albums, released between 1971 and 1976, will be released as the vinyl box set ‘Cinco’ in July.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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ZZ Top Extend US Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ZZ Top have added 21 dates to their ongoing Tonnage Tour spanning the North American east coast and mid-section.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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