ZZ Top is a group of Blues rock'n'roll originating in the Texas (town of El Paso) to the E. - U., which knew the top of its celebrity during the years 1970 and 1980. The members of this Trio are Billy Gibbons (song and Guitare), Dusty Hill (song and low) and Frank Beard (battery).

The group took this name like a bet, it acted for them that their albums is always the last in the disc vats (vinyls, at the time) at all the Disquaire S. Indeed, the classification in these vats, was ic alphabet.

Anchored in the bases of the blues and the rock'n'roll, the group is known to have a sharp sound of guitar and a powerful song, but more still for their particular appearance. The style cow servant boy texan with stetson and santiags to the album Tejas will leave the place, after a two years pause, starting from Deguello with the bearded look version prospector that the advent of the era of the clip will make universally famous to the beginning of the year 1980.

Gibbons and Hill appear then always with sunglasses, a hat of cow-boy and a disproportionate beard which arrives to them at the belt. Curiously, the last accomplice, Franck Beard -” meaning ““Beard bores” in English - precisely do not carry from there! In 1984, the Gillette company offered to Gibbons and Hill a million dollars to turn in a commercial where they would shave their barb, but they refused. At the time of their scenic services, Gibbsons and Hill are known to make the same gestures at the same time.

Their greater success is the album Eliminator in 1983, with the titles Gimme all your lovin , Legs and Sharp Dressed Man .

The group conveys a humor typically cow servant boy “texan” in the choice of the titles of songs frequently celebrating the simple pleasures of the brawl ( Beers Drinkers and Hell Raisers ), of alcohol ( Arrested For Drivin While Blind ) and of the women ( has Fool For Your Stockings ), even those of small virtue practitioner their profession in specialized establishments ( the Barn ).

Billy Gibbons which began its career within the blues group and psychedelic The Moving Sidewalks has a recognizable touch guitaristic bluesy with the first note. It never hid to be before a whole bluesman even if are also present the rock'n'roll influences with several resumptions of Elvis Presley ( Jailhouse rock'n'roll and Viva Las Vegas ) as well as the psychedelism (the resumption of The 13th Floor Elevators Reverbation on compilation Tribute to Roky Erickson ). The group is the patron of the Delta Blues Museum.

An important activity exists around the group with in particular the “not-official” Web site of Peter Zurich, Little ol' band from Texas. A true world file in concerts was organized around Gregory K. Deeter (Houston) and of Albert Phelipot (charged with remastering for several become recordings of the historical references - France) on site ZZ Live.

The group called BoyZZ by their fans shows all his talent on scene and explores with genius of new musical tracks.

Discography

Albums Studios

Compilations

• 1977 : The Best off ZZ Top

• 1992: Greatest Hits
• 1994 : One Foot in the Blues
• 2003: Compilation + new Chromium plates, Smoke & BBQ"
• 2004 : Rancho Texicano
• 2006 : The Beginning Off ZZ Top

External bonds

• Official site
• Delta Blues Museum
• Little ol' band from Texas, “not-official” site
• ZZ Live