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pos: La Grange (song) La Grange (song) "La Grange" is a song by the American rock group ZZ Top, from their 1973 album "Tres Hombres". One of ZZ Top's most successful songs, it was released as a single in 1973 and received extensive radio play, rising to No. 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1974. The song refers to a brothel on the outskirts of La Grange, Texas (later called the "Chicken Ranch"). The brothel is also the subject of the Broadway play and film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", the latter starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. The first time ZZ

pos: La Grange (song) La Grange (song) "La Grange" is a song by the American rock group ZZ Top, from their 1973 album "Tres Hombres". One of ZZ Top's most successful songs, it was released as a single in 1973 and received extensive radio play, rising to No. 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1974. The song refers to a brothel on the outskirts of La Grange, Texas (later called the "Chicken Ranch"). The brothel is also the subject of the Broadway play and film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", the latter starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. The first time ZZ

neg: Got Me Under Pressure Got Me Under Pressure "Got Me Under Pressure" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. David Blayney (ZZ Top's stage manager of 15 years), in his book "Sharp Dressed Men" described how the song was pre-produced: Billy Gibbons and Linden Hudson (Houston engineer and songwriter) wrote the whole song and created a recorded demo all in one afternoon without either Dusty Hill (ZZ Top bass player) or Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer) even knowing about it. Linden created the bass

neg: What's Up with That (ZZ Top song) What's Up with That (ZZ Top song) What's Up With That is a 1996 ZZ Top song and single from the album "Rhythmeen". The single was a deliberate return to ZZ Top's blues roots, dropping the synthesizers and back to guitar. The harmonica was played by James Harman. The single features two unreleased live recordings that were captured 'live and sly' during one of the many ZZ Top late nights. The first live song is a cover song by 1930's blues musician Robert Johnson, that song was only played live during the 1996 Continental Safari Tour. The second song is

neg: What's Up with That (ZZ Top song) originally from their 1975 album Fandango. What's Up with That (ZZ Top song) What's Up With That is a 1996 ZZ Top song and single from the album "Rhythmeen". The single was a deliberate return to ZZ Top's blues roots, dropping the synthesizers and back to guitar. The harmonica was played by James Harman. The single features two unreleased live recordings that were captured 'live and sly' during one of the many ZZ Top late nights. The first live song is a cover song by 1930's blues musician Robert Johnson, that song was only played live during the 1996 Continental

neg: TV Dinners (song) bassist Dusty Hill plays a Vox Continental organ, and both Hill and drummer Frank Beard do not wear sunglasses, a trademark ZZ Top accessory. TV dinner TV Dinners (song) "TV Dinners" is a song performed by American band ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". It was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The song is a simple, beat-driven tune with lyrics about pre-packaged, oven-ready meals. Released as a single, it reached #38 on the "Billboard" Top Rock Tracks chart. Robert Palmer recorded "TV Dinners" for his studio album 2003 "Drive". Guitarist Billy

neg: Tush (ZZ Top song) "Spin" magazine. "Tush" peaked at number twenty on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Tush (ZZ Top song) "Tush" is a song by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was the only single from their fourth album "Fandango!". The song was named the 67th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song is a twelve-bar blues in the key of G. The recording was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The title is a double entendre, referring both to slang for buttocks (with the connotation of "a piece of ass"), and slang for

neg: Tush (ZZ Top song) Tush (ZZ Top song) "Tush" is a song by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was the only single from their fourth album "Fandango!". The song was named the 67th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song is a twelve-bar blues in the key of G. The recording was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The title is a double entendre, referring both to slang for buttocks (with the connotation of "a piece of ass"), and slang for "luxurious" or "lavish", according to a 1985 interview with Dusty Hill in

neg: Francine (song) Francine (song) "Francine" is a song recorded by the American rock band ZZ Top from their album "Rio Grande Mud", released in 1971. "Francine" gave ZZ Top their first bona fide hit reaching #69 on the Billboard charts. It is the only single released from the "Rio Grande Mud" album. Dusty Hill also recorded a Spanish sung version as well, though Gibbons frequently handles the vocals on stage. Various official ZZ Top releases throughout the years, beginning in 1972, have used the alternative spelling "Francene", especially on the various 45 releases both within and outside the United States. The song

neg: Legs (song) 1983." Legs (song) "Legs" is a song performed by the band ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". The song was released as a single in 1984 and reached number eight on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States. The dance mix version of the song peaked at number thirteen on the dance charts. Although all three members of ZZ Top are credited with playing on the track, only Gibbons was actually present; engineer Terry Manning was responsible for all the musical parts save the lead guitar. However, David Blayney (ZZ Top stage manager for 15 years) explains in

neg: Legs (song) Legs (song) "Legs" is a song performed by the band ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". The song was released as a single in 1984 and reached number eight on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States. The dance mix version of the song peaked at number thirteen on the dance charts. Although all three members of ZZ Top are credited with playing on the track, only Gibbons was actually present; engineer Terry Manning was responsible for all the musical parts save the lead guitar. However, David Blayney (ZZ Top stage manager for 15 years) explains in his

neg: Dean Z created by the exclusive headstock coupled with the original Dean neck design is how the Z achieves its "incredible ease of play". It is still sold in its original configuration. ZZ Top asked Dean Zelinsky to create a guitar that was covered in sheep's wool. What emerged became known as the "Spinning Fur" Dean Z. This was created as a guitar and a bass. ZZ Top used the Spinning Fur guitars in the music video for their song "Legs". The Z shape is also available as part of the Baby Series as a scaled down version. There is also a

neg: Francine (song) was actually written by Steve Perron and Kenny Cordray. They were not given credit for many years. Francine (song) "Francine" is a song recorded by the American rock band ZZ Top from their album "Rio Grande Mud", released in 1971. "Francine" gave ZZ Top their first bona fide hit reaching #69 on the Billboard charts. It is the only single released from the "Rio Grande Mud" album. Dusty Hill also recorded a Spanish sung version as well, though Gibbons frequently handles the vocals on stage. Various official ZZ Top releases throughout the years, beginning in 1972, have used the alternative

neg: Chicken Ranch (Texas) sometime in 1980. The Texas Chicken Ranch is the basis for the 1978 Broadway musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and 1982 movie adaptation. It also inspired the ZZ Top song "La Grange." Chicken Ranch (Texas) The Chicken Ranch was an illegal but tolerated brothel in the U.S. state of Texas that operated from 1905 until 1973. It was located in Fayette County about east of downtown La Grange. The business was established by Miss Jessie Williams, and was the basis for the 1973 ZZ Top song, "La Grange", the 1978 Broadway musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas",

neg: Cheap Sunglasses Cheap Sunglasses "Cheap Sunglasses" is a 1980 single by ZZ Top from their 1979 album "Degüello". It is one of their most famous songs and includes the use of some odd instruments. The song captures many of the sounds and beats for which ZZ Top is famous. It is also featured on the greatest hits collections "ZZ Top's Greatest Hits", "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ", and "Rancho Texicano". In addition, a live version of the song appears on "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ" and "Rancho Texicano". The rap duo EPMD sampled "Cheap Sunglasses" on their song "You're a Customer" (which appears on

neg: ZZ Top and others playing "Free Bird" on Conan O'Brien's last "Tonight Show" appearance. O'Brien joined in on guitar. On June 8, 2011, a press release, reported on various media sources, announced that the new song "Flyin' High" will debut in space. Astronaut and friend of ZZ Top, Michael Fossum, was given the released single to listen to on his trip to the International Space Station. On June 4, 2014, ZZ Top opened the CMT Awards performing "La Grange" with Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line. In addition to recording and performing concerts, ZZ Top has also been involved with films and

neg: XXX (ZZ Top album) XXX (ZZ Top album) XXX is the thirteenth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1999. The album's title is a reference to it being thirty years since the band was formed. The live track, "Sinpusher", is an altered version of their 1994 song "Pincushion" with different lyrics and a slightly heavier guitar riff. The album peaked at number 100 on the "Billboard" 200. It was their first album without Bill Ham at the helm as producer. Allmusic only gave the album one and a half stars, and in its review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine,

neg: Sharp Dressed Man Sharp Dressed Man "Sharp Dressed Man" is a song performed by ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. Pre-production recording engineer Linden Hudson was very involved in the early stages of this song's production. At 2007's VH1 Rock Honors, Nickelback covered the song as a tribute (Billy Gibbons had earlier made a guest appearance on Nickelback's own song "Rockstar" & "Follow You Home"). ZZ Top played this song at halftime of the 2008 Orange Bowl college football bowl game. The video for "Sharp Dressed

neg: Lagrange, Euler, and Kovalevskaya tops top is given by The equations of motion are then determined by The Euler top is an untorqued top, with Hamiltonian The four constants of motion are the energy formula_17 and the three components of angular momentum in the lab frame, "Physically, the Lagrange top is a symmetric rigid body spinning about its figure axis whose base point is fixed. A constant vertical gravitational force acts on the center of mass of the top, which lies on its axis." The Lagrange top (so named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange) is a symmetric top with the center of mass along the symmetry axis

neg: Long Hair in Three Stages process. The song ends in a staggering groove, then stops abruptly." "Letter to ZZ Top" is, as the name suggests, a tribute song written for hard rock/boogie rock band ZZ Top, which Abebe said "pretty much rules out any notion of normality" with lyrics like "Give my bones to Billy Gibbons." The song contains unintelligible vocals, and, in the words of H Little, showcases Johnson "whispering like a mental patient confiding some great delusion and singing “Give my bones to Billy Gibbons, Ooooo!” and stuttering and repeating, “And you say… you asshole” while the song picks up momentum and Shippy

neg: Filter (band) song was made available on the band's official website as a free digital download. "The Trouble with Angels" was released on August 17, 2010 on the Rocket Science Ventures record label. After the album's release, the band also released a cover of ZZ Top's hit single "Gimme All Your Lovin'" which appears on the compilation "ZZ Top: A Tribute From Friends". Patrick and Jonathan Radtke entered the studio with producer Bob Marlette in April 2012 to work on the sixth Filter studio album, titled "The Sun Comes Out Tonight". The first single off the new album, "What Do You Say",

neg: Honky Tonk Stomp Honky Tonk Stomp "Honky Tonk Stomp" is a song recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was written by duo member Ronnie Dunn along with Terry McBride and Bobby Pinson. It is the 50th overall single for the duo, the second and final single from their greatest hits package "#1s… and Then Some". The song features Billy Gibbons, lead singer of the band ZZ Top. The music video was voted in 47 on GAC's Top 50 Videos of the Year list. The song is an up-tempo backed by electric guitar, with Dunn singing about being out in

neg: Rhythmeen Rhythmeen Rhythmeen is the twelfth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1996. It is the first ZZ Top album to have a title track, which is the first track on the album (though "Antenna" featured a song called "Antenna Head"). It is also the last album with longtime producer, Bill Ham. Allmusic gave it a mixed review, stating: "ZZ Top's long-awaited return to blues finally arrived in 1996, well over a decade after they abandoned their simple three-chord boogie for a synth and drum machine-driven three-chord boogie." The album peaked at number 29 on

neg: TV Dinners (song) TV Dinners (song) "TV Dinners" is a song performed by American band ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". It was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The song is a simple, beat-driven tune with lyrics about pre-packaged, oven-ready meals. Released as a single, it reached #38 on the "Billboard" Top Rock Tracks chart. Robert Palmer recorded "TV Dinners" for his studio album 2003 "Drive". Guitarist Billy Gibbons played a 1955 Gretsch Roundup while recording "TV Dinners". Marios Pinzer directed the song's music video, which used both live action and claymation. In it,

neg: La Futura La Futura La Futura is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in September 2012. It is their first one in nine years, following "Mescalero". "La Futura" was recorded at The Foambox Recordings in Houston, Texas. The album title and album art were released on ZZ Top's homepage on 3 August 2012 at 11:45 a.m. The album contains 10 tracks. "We thought long and hard about what this album should be," Gibbons said in a press release. "We wanted to recall the directness of our early stuff but not turn our backs on contemporary technology.

neg: Fandango! New Jersey, on August 30, 1980. "Thunderbird" was originally written and performed by The Nightcaps, a band formed in the 1950s when the members were teenagers.<ref name="Dabou/sb v. Gibbons">Dabou/sb v. Gibbons, 42 F.3d 285, 287 (5th Cir. 1995).</ref> The Nightcaps performed the song and distributed it on their album "Wine, Wine, Wine" but never applied for copyright. ZZ Top began performing its version of the song in 1975, and has conceded that its version is lyrically and musically identical to the Nightcaps' song. The Nightcaps sued ZZ Top for, among other things, copyright infringement, but their claims were dismissed because,

neg: ZZ Top though the character is never named, it is strongly implied that Gibbons is playing himself. Their song "Sharp Dressed Man" was one of the theme songs used for the television show "Duck Dynasty", and on the series finale of the show they appeared with Si Robertson as a vocalist to perform the song on stage during Robertson's retirement party. Black Dahlia Films, led by Jamie Burton Chamberlin, of Seattle and Los Angeles, has contributed documentaries and back line screen work (the footage on back screens during live shows) and has become an integral part of the band's film-making. ZZ Top

neg: Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song) 1978. It was subsequently republished in many other media, including the "NESFA Hymnal" and the "L5 Society" magazine "L5 News". It was anthologized in "The Endless Frontier", a collection of stories about space colonization. The song was also quoted by historian W. Patrick McCray in his book "The Visioneers". Today, it can be found at various websites on the Internet, often without attribution. The chorus of "Home On Lagrange:" Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song) "Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song)" is a filk song, written in 1977 by William S. Higgins and Barry D. Gehm, intended to be sung

neg: ZZ Top from public appearances. Gibbons traveled to Europe, Beard went to Jamaica, and Hill went to Mexico. The break extended to two years, during which Gibbons and Hill grew chest-length beards. In 1979, ZZ Top signed with Warner Bros. Records and released the album "Degüello". While the album went platinum, it only reached number 24 on the "Billboard" chart. The album produced two popular singles: "I Thank You", a cover of a song recorded by Sam & Dave, and "Cheap Sunglasses". The band remained a popular concert attraction and toured in support of "Degüello". In April 1980, ZZ Top made their

neg: ZZ Top ZZ Top was managed by Bill Ham, a Waxahachie, Texas native, who had befriended Gibbons a year earlier. They released their first single, "Salt Lick", in 1969, and the B-side contained the song "Miller's Farm". Both songs were credited to Gibbons. Immediately after the recording of "Salt Lick", Greig was replaced by bassist Billy Ethridge, a bandmate of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Mitchell was replaced by Frank Beard of the American Blues. Due to lack of interest from U.S. record companies, ZZ Top accepted a record deal from London Records. Unwilling to sign a recording contract, Ethridge quit the band

neg: ZZ Top subsequent tour, the band performed sold-out concerts in the US. ZZ Top recorded the live tracks for their 1975 album, "Fandango!", during this tour. "Fandango!" was a top-ten album; its single "Tush" peaked at number 20 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Tejas", released in 1976, was not as successful or as positively received as their previous efforts, although the album went to number 17 on the "Billboard" 200. ZZ Top continued the Worldwide Texas Tour in support of "Tejas", though they had been touring for seven years. The band then went on what was supposed to be a 90-day break

neg: La Grange (song) by Terry Manning. The initial groove of the song is based on a traditional boogie blues rhythm used by John Lee Hooker in "Boogie Chillen'" and by Slim Harpo in "Shake Your Hips". A failed lawsuit by the copyright holder of "Boogie Chillen'" resulted in the court ruling that the rhythm was in the public domain. The line "a-how-how-how-how" is quoted from John Lee Hooker's song "Boom Boom". La Grange (song) "La Grange" is a song by the American rock group ZZ Top, from their 1973 album "Tres Hombres". One of ZZ Top's most successful songs, it was released as

neg: Balinese Room 1957. In 1961, Hurricane Carla damaged the structure. Many of the piers that supported the structure had been washed away, and over following years, the building continued to decay. The Balinese Room is celebrated in a 1975 song by the band ZZ Top. The 1989 film "Night Game" featured the Balinese Room as a filming location. The 1993 film "Dazed and Confused" played an excerpt of the aforementioned ZZ Top song "Balinese". After sitting vacant for 20 years, the Balinese Room and its pier eventually became the property of the State of Texas. A local attorney, Scott Arnold, took out

neg: Honky Tonk Stomp the country with a large party. Billy Gibbons of the rock band ZZ Top plays guitar and sings guest vocals on the song. According to Great American Country, Bobby Pinson came up with the song's theme, with Dunn suggesting the title "Honky Tonk Stomp" after the rest of the song had been written. Thom Jurek of Allmusic cited the song as a standout track in his review of the album, calling it a "barroom and stadium rock killer[…]which opens the set with special guest guitar blazer Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song a favorable

neg: Hari Mata Hari the song at his first stage appearance in Belgrade on the final evening of Evropesma 2006. The song "Lejla" (Composer: Željko Joksimović, Lyric writers: Fahrudin Pecikoza & Dejan Ivanovic) is a powerful love ballad about far away love. It uses styles of sevdah and local traditional instruments. The female name Lejla is a traditional Arab name. Eric Clapton and ZZ Top both used the name Leyla in their songs. It is said the title refers to a popular Bosnian song from 1981, when a song called "Lejla" was the Yugoslavian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. It was sung by

neg: Honda Z series, the third generation Life and new Honda Z made up the "K-Mover" series. Famous rock group ZZ Top made the introductory commercial, including a song and video ("ZZ Top on the Z"). Since the car's name has always been pronounced "zed" (ゼット) by Honda, in the British fashion, the Americans in ZZ Top had to follow suit. In June 2000 a special "Super Emotion" package appeared, with body-colored bumpers, CD player with speakers and tinted glass for a small extra cost. This proved so popular that body colored bumpers were soon made standard on turbo models. In August 2002,

neg: Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour fans at each show playing a song from "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" live on-stage before the concert. ZZ Top was the opening act for the tour, with 3 Doors Down opening the first two shows in Maryland Heights, Missouri and East Troy, Wisconsin, and Dropkick Murphys opening the Mansfield, Massachusetts show, as ZZ Top could not perform for the first three shows due to prior commitments. Several dates were canceled mid-tour after Steven Tyler injured his leg in Uncasville, Connecticut. Additionally, guitarist Brad Whitford and bassist Tom Hamilton had to sit out several of the dates due to injuries or surgeries;

neg: Legs (song) come to his aid, helping him to seek revenge on senior hospital staff who have oppressed him. On the May 9, 2017 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", Fallon dressed as Dusty Hill, and was joined by guests Chris Stapleton (as Billy Gibbons) and Kevin Bacon (as Frank Beard). Imitating ZZ Top, the trio sang a parody of "Legs" as "Neck" in the show's recurring "First Drafts of Rock" segment. The song referred to body parts other than legs, including the lines "She's got thumbs / She uses them to text me / What is texting? / It's

neg: ZZ Top the band, it settled a five-year legal battle with Hudson, paying him $600,000 after he proved he held the copyright to the song "Thug". Despite not selling as many copies as "Eliminator", 1985's "Afterburner" became the band's highest-charting album, racking up sales of five million units. All of the singles from "Afterburner" were Top-40 hits, with two ("Sleeping Bag" and "Stages") hitting number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. The music video for "Velcro Fly" was choreographed by pop singer Paula Abdul. ZZ Top's grueling Afterburner World Tour lasted well into 1987, which also had the release of "The ZZ

neg: ZZ Top debut album, the band released "Rio Grande Mud" (1972), which failed commercially and the promotional tour consisted of mostly empty auditoriums. ZZ Top released "Tres Hombres" in 1973. The album's sound was the result of the propulsive support provided by Hill and Beard, and Gibbons' "growling" guitar tone. Dan Erlewine wrote that the album "brought ZZ Top their first Top Ten record, making them stars in the process". The album included the boogie-driven "La Grange" (written about the Chicken Ranch, a notorious brothel in La Grange, Texas, that also inspired the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"). On the

neg: Got Me Under Pressure on a synthesizer, created drums on a drum machine and helped Billy Gibbons write the lyrics; Billy performed the guitars and vocals. Besides "Eliminator", "Got Me Under Pressure" also appears on the following compilations. In 2008, it was used in a TV commercial for Pennzoil. Got Me Under Pressure "Got Me Under Pressure" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. David Blayney (ZZ Top's stage manager of 15 years), in his book "Sharp Dressed Men" described how the song was

neg: ZZ Top equipment ZZ Top equipment This is the musical equipment used by the members of the hard rock/blues rock band ZZ Top. Gibbons' most famously known guitar is the white spinning fur guitar made by Dean Zelinsky of Dean Guitars (and matching bass played by ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill) featured in the 1983 "Legs" music video. Billy Gibbons' choice of electric guitars has primarily been Gibson. His first guitar was a sunburst 1962 Gibson Melody Maker. In 1968 Gibbons acquired the instrument most associated with the sound and style of ZZ Top, when he purchased a sunburst 1959 Gibson Les Paul

neg: XXX (ZZ Top album) he states: "After all, countless blues-based musicians, from Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters to B.B. King and The Rolling Stones, have aged gracefully, albeit in varying degrees. So why does ZZ Top sound so stiff and useless on XXX, a record celebrating their 30th anniversary? Part of that could be that the songwriting is decidedly weak, but a band as seasoned as ZZ Top should be able to make third-rate material at least listenable." Album – "Billboard" Singles – "Billboard" Xxx XXX (ZZ Top album) XXX is the thirteenth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released

neg: James Harman In 1995 Harman recorded "Everybody's Rockin' (At the Zoo Bar)", a song about the Zoo Bar, a club in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the album "Black & White". Harman has performed at the Long Beach Blues Festival and in concerts staged around the world. In 2003 Harman contributed to the ZZ Top album "Mescalero", on the song "Que Lastima" and, in 2012, on "La Futura", on the song "Heartache In Blue". "Bonetime", his first studio album in over 12 years, was released in 2015. "Fineprint" followed in 2018. James Harman James Harman (born June 8, 1946, in Anniston, Alabama) is an

neg: Fandango! in part, ZZ Top had registered a copyright on the song in 1975. Album – "Billboard" (United States) Singles – "Billboard" (United States) Fandango! Fandango! is the fourth album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975. Half the tracks are selections from live shows, the rest are new songs from the studio. A remastered and expanded edition of this album was released on February 28, 2006. Fandango, from which the album gets its name, is a type of dance similar to flamenco. In the late 1980s a digitally remixed version of the recording was released on

neg: ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends number 151 on the Canadian Albums Chart. ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends is the fourth tribute album to honor American rock band ZZ Top. It includes performances from Daughtry, Nickelback, Wolfmother, Filter and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith among others. The album includes 11 cover tracks such as "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Legs," a combination of two songs "Waitin' for the Bus"/"Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "La Grange." Upon release, "ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends" debuted at number 121 on the "Billboard" 200, and number 8 on the Top Hard Rock Albums, selling

neg: ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends is the fourth tribute album to honor American rock band ZZ Top. It includes performances from Daughtry, Nickelback, Wolfmother, Filter and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith among others. The album includes 11 cover tracks such as "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Legs," a combination of two songs "Waitin' for the Bus"/"Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "La Grange." Upon release, "ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends" debuted at number 121 on the "Billboard" 200, and number 8 on the Top Hard Rock Albums, selling 4,000 copies. The album also debuted at

neg: Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater the show was cancelled due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks; during their Honkin' on Bobo Tour on June 16, 2004, with Cheap Trick as their opening act, but the show was cancelled; and due to illness and during their Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour on July 5, 2009, with ZZ Top as their opening act, but the show was cancelled, due to injuries sustained by frontman Steven Tyler. P.O.D. also filmed the music video for their song "Satellite" on July 21, 2002, during the FM99 Lunatic Luau. They played the song 3 times with cameras rolling to make sure they had all

neg: ZZ Top's First Album ZZ Top's First Album ZZ Top's First Album is the debut studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was produced by manager Bill Ham, and was released on January 16, 1971, on London Records. Establishing their attitude and humor, ZZ Top incorporated boogie, hard rock, and Southern rock influences into their sound. Thematically, the album is lively, playful and at times brash, filled with the band's personal experiences and sexual innuendos that became central to the group's image. Seeking inspiration from Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top began recording the album at Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas. Only

neg: Tommykaira ZZ 240RT. After Leading Edge's defunction, Breckland Technologies took over. They too, however, went into defunction, meaning the life of the first generation ZZ was over. The ZZ was powered by a 2.0-liter SR20DE naturally-aspirated inline-four sourced from Nissan, and put out . Torque output is undisclosed. The performance figures of the car are in about 4.0 seconds and doing a top speed of . The front and rear brake discs are both vented. The front and rear tire sizes are both 205/50ZR15. The power is sent to the rear wheels by a 5-speed manual transmission. The ZZ-S was essentially a

neg: RetroHash what it’s all about. This record means a lot to me. it’s not like, “Here’s your song about weed, and here’s your girl song, and here’s your club banger.” It’s just an album of songs that the Blended Babies and I created while we were hanging out, and we’re really excited about it." In a February 2014 interview with "Billboard", Roth cited his moving from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California, as a key influence on the "wave" vibe of "RetroHash." During the same interview, Roth revealed collaborations with American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward and fellow American rapper Vic Mensa, the

neg: Huevos (album) features 5 unreleased bonus tracks (early demos of "Sexy Music", "Paradise", "Fruit", and "Automatic Mojo" and a cover of Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do") as well as live footage from a January 1988 concert at the Variety Arts Center in Los Angeles of "Automatic Mojo". All songs written by Curt Kirkwood, unless otherwise noted. Huevos (album) Huevos is the fifth studio album by the Arizona alternative rock band the Meat Puppets. It is said to have a strong ZZ Top influence in terms of style (ZZ Top also have titled some of their albums in Spanish,

neg: Daydream Nation get out of bed every day." The closing track "Eliminator Jr." was inspired by the "Preppie Killer", Robert Chambers. It was thus titled because the band felt it sounded like a cross between Dinosaur Jr. and "Eliminator"-era ZZ Top. It was given part "z" in the "Trilogy" both as a reference to ZZ Top and because it is the closing piece on the disc. "Daydream Nation"s title came from a lyric in the song "Hyperstation". Sonic Youth had also considered the title "Tonight's the Day", from a lyric in "Candle", which made reference to Neil Young's 1975 album "Tonight's the

neg: From Dusk till Dawn (franchise) from their 1996 album, "Rhythmeen". The song is featured in the film From Dusk till Dawn and on the soundtrack which also includes Mexican Blackbird by ZZ Top. The music video shows ZZ Top playing in a bar then cuts to video clips from the film "From Dusk till Dawn" featuring George Clooney and Salma Hayek as Seth Gecko and Santanico Pandemonium, respectively. In the parallel universe 2014 TV series "", Santanico Pandemonium was born 500 years prior to the first season. She was kept by her tribe to use for blood offerings to their gods. When she tried to

neg: La Futura taken for granted for decades - they're embracing the sleazy boogie, the dirty jokes, the locomotive riffs, the saturated blues, the persistent lecherous leer, and by doing so they finally sound like themselves again." "Chartreuse" is a song about the famous French liqueur Chartreuse the band discovered (and loved) in their dressing room in 2011 during the Musilac Music Festival in Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The song tells how good one feels when consuming it. La Futura La Futura is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in September 2012. It is their first one in

neg: ZZ Top punk rock and dance-rock by using synthesizers. Their songs have a reputation for containing humorous lyrics laced with double entendres and innuendo. The band's top-selling album is their 1983 release "Eliminator", which sold more than 10 million copies in the United States. Total record sales of 25 million place ZZ Top among the top-100-selling artists in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. That includes 11 gold, seven platinum and three multi-platinum albums as of 2016, according to the RIAA. By 2014, ZZ Top had sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. ZZ Top was inducted

neg: Riblja Čorba of ZZ Top song "Tush". The concert featured about 10,000 spectators, and was, despite the fact that some of them got injured, praised by the press. In November, the band released their third studio album, "Mrtva priroda" ("Still Life"), produced by McCoy. "Mrtva priroda" was the first album which featured Bajagić's lyrics, in the song "Ja sam se ložio na tebe" ("I Had Hots for You"). It also brought Riblja Čorba's first openly political song, "Na zapadu ništa novo" ("All Quiet on the Western Front"). The album's main hits were "Volim, volim, volim, volim žene" ("I Love, Love, Love, Love

neg: ZZ Top equipment designing simple, uncomplicated basses with a single pickup with a single volume knob, with the sometime rare addition including a specially powered knob for tone control. ZZ Top equipment This is the musical equipment used by the members of the hard rock/blues rock band ZZ Top. Gibbons' most famously known guitar is the white spinning fur guitar made by Dean Zelinsky of Dean Guitars (and matching bass played by ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill) featured in the 1983 "Legs" music video. Billy Gibbons' choice of electric guitars has primarily been Gibson. His first guitar was a sunburst 1962 Gibson Melody

neg: ZZ Top Blackberry Smoke. Jeff Beck joined ZZ Top for seven concerts on the tour. On September 9, 2016, ZZ Top released a new live album entitled "Tonite at Midnight: Live Greatest Hits from Around the World". In 2017, ZZ Top announced their "2017 Tonnage Tour" which had to last from February 19 to March 14. However, they were forced to cancel last few dates of their tour due to the ailment of bassist Dusty Hill. In 2018, the band announced their six-day Las Vegas run of shows to be held at The Venetian, starting from April 20, 2019. ZZ Top performed

neg: Gimme All Your Lovin' Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. Directed by Tim Newman, the video features ZZ Top playing at a gas station, along with actor/model Peter Tramm playing a young gas station mechanic, and introduces classic ZZ elements such as the red "ZZ Eliminator Car," the "ZZ Keychain" and the "Three ZZ Girls" as heroines. It is the first of a ZZ Top music video series. Tramm returned in their later music video for "Sharp Dressed Man". In addition to "Eliminator", "Gimme All Your Lovin'" appears on the following compilations: Gimme All Your Lovin' 2000 Gimme All Your Lovin' "Gimme

neg: Legs (song) place. The Eliminator girls invite some of the friendly bikers to join them and the Eliminator drives away as ZZ Top magically appear one last time to wave at the camera. This was the third music video directed by Tim Newman. The spinning, Furry Dean guitars also premiered in this video. The video won the 1984 MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video. This was the first year the award was given. The commercial and music video director, Tim Newman, provided direction and cinematography for this as well as the ZZ Top music videos "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Sharp

neg: Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour painkillers, and the band announced a world tour to take place in 2010, entitled the Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour. Below is a list of songs played on the tour: A typical setlist would look like this. Encore: Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour The Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour, sometimes referred to as the A to Z Tour or Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Tour, was a concert tour headlined by American hard rock bands Aerosmith and ZZ Top. The tour, presented by "", took place in the summer of 2009 until it had to be cancelled unexpectedly due to shoulder injuries sustained by Aerosmith

neg: Ride (ZZ Ward song) as the last track of "The Storm", her second studio album, which was released on June 30, 2017. The song is an up-tempo pop-dance song. A music video of the song, featuring footage of "Cars 3", was released on June 16, 2017, the same day on which the film, the soundtrack and Newman's score were released. Ride (ZZ Ward song) "Ride" is an original song performed by ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr. for the Disney/Pixar film "Cars 3" and its soundtrack. The song, which plays during the film's end credits, was written by Ward, Evan Bogart and Dave Bassett,

neg: Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song) Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song) "Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song)" is a filk song, written in 1977 by William S. Higgins and Barry D. Gehm, intended to be sung to the tune of "Home on the Range". It was inspired by the idea of placing large, self-contained space colonies into stable equilibrium at the or Lagrange points, which had been advocated by Gerard O'Neill. The song's lyrics satirize the enthusiasm of space-colony advocates. A U.S. copyright has been registered on "Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song)." Higgins and Gehm originally published it in the magazine "CoEvolution Quarterly" in

neg: ZZ Top's First Album establish their sound, attitude, and quirks." The only single released from the album was "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" (b/w "Neighbor, Neighbor") on London Records (release number 45-138). ZZ Top's First Album ZZ Top's First Album is the debut studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was produced by manager Bill Ham, and was released on January 16, 1971, on London Records. Establishing their attitude and humor, ZZ Top incorporated boogie, hard rock, and Southern rock influences into their sound. Thematically, the album is lively, playful and at times brash, filled with the band's personal experiences

neg: The Late Great Townes Van Zandt wife Susanna. The lascivious "German Mustard (A Clapalong)" was a collaboration with guitarist Rocky Hill (formerly of the 1960s Houston band American Blues and brother of ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill) and features a prominent slide guitar and what sounds like improvised Van Zandt lyrics. "Sad Cinderella" first appeared on Van Zandt's debut "For the Sake of the Song" but, like several other cuts on the album, was later rerecorded by the singer, who remained unhappy with the overproduction on his first LP. The album's closing track "Silver Ships of Andilar" is a Van Zandt epic which contains seven verses

neg: ZZ Top ZZ Top ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The band has, since 1970, consisted of vocalist/guitarist Billy Gibbons (the band's leader, main lyricist and musical arranger), bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill, and drummer Frank Beard. "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers", according to critic Michael "Cub" Koda. "Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom [...] while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support." The band released its first album—called "ZZ Top's First Album"—in 1971. Beginning with blues-inspired rock, the trio later incorporated new wave,

neg: Velcro Fly Velcro Fly "Velcro Fly" is the fourth single off ZZ Top's 1985 album "Afterburner". The song peaked at #15 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock chart, and #35 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1986. A 12" version is featured on the box set "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ". The music video for "Velcro Fly" features Egyptian hieroglyphics (possibly a reference to other songs from the album such as "Sleeping Bag") and female dancers, a common theme in almost every ZZ Top music video. The video also has dance moves choreographed by pop singer Paula Abdul. The video was released on the

neg: The 13th Floor Elevators The Shamen on their 1992 promo, "Make It Mine". Other covers are "You're Gonna Miss Me" by the Psychotic Pineapple, "(I've Got) Levitation" by Julian Cope, and "Reverberation (Doubt)" by the Jesus and Mary Chain. ZZ Top also covered "Reverberation (Doubt)" for the "Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye" tribute album in 1990 and re-released it again on their "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box compilation" in 2008. "Le Bonne Route", a 1996 album by Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman, features a song titled "Lunatics at the Edge of the World", which Tek described as "An ode to

neg: Money for Nothing (song) single, peaking at number 1 for three weeks in the United States, number 1 for three weeks on the US Top Rock Tracks chart and number 4 in the band's native UK. "Money for Nothing" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986 at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards and the video won Video of the Year at the 3rd MTV Video Music Awards. Knopfler modeled his guitar sound on ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons' trademark guitar tone, as ZZ Top's music videos were already a staple of early MTV. Gibbons

neg: Ride (ZZ Ward song) Ride (ZZ Ward song) "Ride" is an original song performed by ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr. for the Disney/Pixar film "Cars 3" and its soundtrack. The song, which plays during the film's end credits, was written by Ward, Evan Bogart and Dave Bassett, with the latter also producing, mixing, and recording it. It was released as a single in April 14, 2017. The song was first announced on May 18, 2017, along with the soundtrack and Randy Newman's original score. Ward first performed the song on "Dancing with the Stars" in April 17, 2017. She later included the song

neg: Sharp Dressed Man enable him to go for a very long drive with the women. The young man returns to the site of his previous frustration (his workplace, a nightclub) and empowered both by his new-found status and by both the women's and ZZ Top's encouragement, embarks on a new romantic adventure with another attractive young woman (actress Galyn Görg) who has previously abandoned her date. Directed by Tim Newman This is the only video in the trilogy that does not have an intro. Sharp Dressed Man "Sharp Dressed Man" is a song performed by ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". The

neg: ZZ Top Top Sixpack", a three-disc collection of ZZ Top's albums from 1970 to 1981, with the exception of "Degüello". The albums "ZZ Top's First Album", "Rio Grande Mud", "Tres Hombres", "Fandango", and "Tejas" were remixed to have a more contemporary sound. "Recycler", released in 1990, was ZZ Top's last studio album under contract with Warner Records. "Recycler" was also the last of a distinct sonic trilogy in the ZZ Top catalogue, marking a return towards a simpler guitar-driven blues sound with less synthesizer and pop bounce than the previous two albums. This move did not entirely suit the fan base that

neg: William Elliott Whitmore Number 50 on the "Billboard" Heatseekers chart. The song, "Civilizations" off his 2015 record, "Radium Death," is about how an oil pipeline running from South Dakota to Illinois was going to go through his grandmother's property on their farm. In April 2018, Whitmore signed with Bloodshot Records, with a new release expected in the fall of 2018. The 2018 record is a covers record called "Kilonova." Covers include songs by Bad Religion, Bill Withers, Captain Beefheart, Johnny Cash, The Magnetic Fields, and ZZ Top. Whitmore has toured with Chris Cornell, City and Colour, Murder by Death, Clutch, Lucero, Converge, Red

neg: Rough Boy Rough Boy "Rough Boy" was the third single by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1985 album "Afterburner". The song reached No. 5 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 22 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, as well as No. 23 in the UK Top 40. Unlike the other songs on the album, this song has a much slower tempo and is more of a power ballad. It also shares a similar, though much slower, tune to their song "Leila" from their album "El Loco". The music video (directed by Steve Barron) features the band's "Eliminator" car/space shuttle

neg: The Chessmen Doyle Bramhall who played with and wrote songs for Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Etheridge who played bass with ZZ Top before Dusty Hill. In Mike Markesich's "Teenbeat Mayhem," based on the balloting of a panel of noted writers and garage rock experts, their song "I Need You There" is ranked #195 in the top 1000 garage rock songs (the book includes over 16,000 songs in the genre), placing it in the top 200 garage rock songs of all time. The song was re-issued on the "Teenage Shutdown! The World Ain't Round, It's Square!" compilation issued by Crypt Records. The Chessmen

neg: Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour The Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour, sometimes referred to as the A to Z Tour or Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Tour, was a concert tour headlined by American hard rock bands Aerosmith and ZZ Top. The tour, presented by "", took place in the summer of 2009 until it had to be cancelled unexpectedly due to shoulder injuries sustained by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. For the first seven dates of the tour, Aerosmith played the entire "Toys in the Attic" album at every show, with the exception of the last track, "You See Me Crying". On June 26, 2009, while

neg: ZZ Top into Hollywood's RockWalk in 1994, the Texas House of Representatives naming them "Official Heroes for the State of Texas", a declaration of "ZZ Top Day" in Texas by then-governor Ann Richards on May 4, 1991, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. They were also given commemorative rings by actor Billy Bob Thornton from the VH1 Rock Honors in 2007. ZZ Top also holds several chart and album sales feats, including six number-one singles on the Mainstream Rock chart. From the RIAA, ZZ Top has achieved four gold, three platinum and two multiple-platinum album certifications,

neg: Balinese Room the private club included Howard Hughes, Sophie Tucker and wealthy oil barons from nearby Houston. In 1997, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During the early morning hours of September 13, 2008, the structure was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ike. The Balinese is featured in pop culture; Rock group ZZ Top wrote and performed a song about the club called, "Balinese." The Maceos took over "Chop Suey," a small restaurant at the intersection of 21st Street and Seawall Boulevard, and in 1929 they opened "Maceo's Grotto" at that location. It was one of many entertainment venues

neg: Cheap Sunglasses his 1992 double album "Judgement Day". The Warren Brothers covered the song on the 2002 compilation album "". Wolfmother covered the song on the 2011 tribute album, "". The Sword covered the song on the deluxe version of their 2012 album "Apocryphon". Nutty covered the song as a mashup of a Ramsey Lewis Song, entitled The Sunglass Crowd in 2015. Apathy (rapper) covered the song on his 2007 mixtape album Baptism by Fire. Cheap Sunglasses "Cheap Sunglasses" is a 1980 single by ZZ Top from their 1979 album "Degüello". It is one of their most famous songs and includes the

neg: Suffer in Peace in Peace" because it had a dark underpinning to it and that there were two opposites in the words that make up the title. For the album's track listing, Farr co-wrote three songs and chose the rest based on what he felt represented his life and spoke to him as an artist. Opening track "C.O.U.N.T.R.Y." was described by Farr as a "rural country anthem" that he could picture being played at a party in his hometown of Missouri. The song utilizes a swampy banjo groove that's described as sounding like "Hank Williams, Jr. backed by ZZ Top." "A Guy Walks

neg: Strong Stuff Strong Stuff Strong Stuff is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr.. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in February 1983. "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" and "Leave Them Boys Alone" were released as singles. The album peaked at number 7 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The music of "Strong Stuff" is predominately Southern rock, most notably featuring a cover of ZZ Top's John Lee Hooker-esque song "La Grange". While he praised the closing cut ("In this stately ballad about a lover's struggle with drugs, Hank's baritone

neg: ZZ Top in addition to one diamond album. In addition to this, many of their songs have been in regular rotation on classic rock and hard rock radio stations. ZZ Top ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The band has, since 1970, consisted of vocalist/guitarist Billy Gibbons (the band's leader, main lyricist and musical arranger), bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill, and drummer Frank Beard. "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers", according to critic Michael "Cub" Koda. "Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom [...] while Hill and Beard

neg: Afterburner (album) you'd probably be tempted to not just continue in that direction, but to tighten the sequencer and graft on synthesizers, since it'll all signal how futuristic you are. [...] Problem is, no matter how much you dress ZZ Top up, they're still ZZ Top. Sometimes they can trick you into thinking they're a little flashier than usual, but they're still a lil' ol' blues band from Texas, kicking out blues-rockers. And blues-rock just doesn't kick when it's synthesized. [...] All this means that "Afterburner" is merely a product of its time -- the only record ZZ Top could have made

neg: Doubleback (song) Doubleback (song) "Doubleback" is a song by ZZ Top from their album "Recycler", which was featured in the film "Back to the Future Part III". The band had a cameo in the movie playing a hillbilly music version of the song along with some local musicians. The regular version of the song plays over the credits. "Doubleback" reached #1 on the Album Rock Tracks for 5 weeks. It was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 1990 for "Best Video from a Film." The song was also featured in . The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham,

neg: Light in Darkness a trip to New Mexico and is based on the prodigal son in the Bible. The song almost got thrown out initially but the band decided to revive it. The song has received many positive reviews and became the main menu song on for Xbox, PlayStation and Wii. The previous year on the NASCAR game, the main menu song was from ZZ Top. During the summer and fall of 2012, Alfred State College Digital Media Animation students made the music video for Transparent's first single "Bridges" which is the main menu song on . The video has a sort of

neg: Greatest Hits (ZZ Top album) Greatest Hits (ZZ Top album) Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1992. "Viva Las Vegas" and "Gun Love" were two new tracks. It was also released as a vinyl album with four tracks omitted from the CD version ("Cheap Sunglasses", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", "Pearl Necklace", and "Tube Snake Boogie"). It is notable that ten of the 18 songs on this "Greatest Hits" compilation originated from the latest three albums when this compilation was produced, and two debuted on the "Greatest Hits" album itself. Of the six songs made

neg: ZZ Top the London and Warner Bros. years, "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ", was released in 2003. It featured the band's first single (A- and B-side) and several rare B-side tracks, as well as a radio promotion from 1979, a live track, and several extended dance-mix versions of their biggest MTV hits. Three tracks from Billy Gibbons' pre-ZZ band, the Moving Sidewalks, were also included. In 2004, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones gave the induction speech. ZZ Top gave a brief performance, playing "La Grange" and "Tush". Expanded and remastered

neg: Jimi Jamison ("Sincerely Yours", 1981). Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart ("Brand New Start", 1982 & "Sheep In Wolves Clothing", 1985). Krokus ("Headhunter", 1983 & "The Blitz", 1984), Molly Hatchet ("The Deed is Done", 1984), The Blackwood Brothers ("All Their Best", 1984). Farrell And Farrell ("Choices", 1984) and ZZ Top (with ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons even referring to Jimi as the "fourth member" of the group). Jamison was a good friend of the producer Terry Manning at that time while Terry was associated with ZZ Top. Jimi was invited to sing some records and eventually ended up singing all the album ("Eliminator",

neg: Grooves & Gravy Tour Grooves & Gravy Tour The Grooves & Gravy Tour is a nationwide concert tour by American Rock band ZZ Top. Opening for ZZ Top at most stops on the tour was Atlanta-based Southern Rock band Blackberry Smoke. The tour consisted of 32 shows, including performances in the United States and Canada. "We’re looking forward to getting out there with the Blackberry Smoke guys," says ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons. “Grooves & Gravy promises to be one of the rowdiest outings of the year so come on out and get crazy with us.” Likewise, Blackberry Smoke lead singer/guitarist Charlie Starr proclaimed,

neg: Frank Beard (musician) member of ZZ Top not sporting a long beard (as Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill do). Beard was married to Catherine Alexander from April 1978 to July 1981, when they divorced. He married Debbie Meredith in November 1982. They remain married and have three children. Beard resides in Richmond, Texas, where he owns and operates the Double Z Ranch. He is a scratch golfer, known locally for participation in tournaments and community events. Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies and The Outlaws with fellow ZZ Top member Dusty

neg: Legs (song) thanks him shyly, but the owner and the salesman burst in, and heave the cook out of the store. ZZ Top's trademark showcar, the Eliminator, pulls up with the Eliminator girls (Jeana Tomasino, Kymberly Herrin, and Danièle Arnaud). The Three help the cook to his feet, dust him off, then slip into the shoe store through the back door. The Eliminators find the dejected salesgirl, put her abusers in their place, then present the salesgirl to ZZ Top, who magically appear to bestow her the Eliminator's keys. The Three whisk away the salesgirl for a complete makeover: new hairstyle, makeup,

neg: La Futura Tour video screen that shows abstract images that align with the content of each song in the set list. Whereas they were known for their elaborate stage sets in the 1970s, ZZ Top's La Futura performances were largely visual; on stage, a portion of the group's MTV music videos are shown on the backdrop. In contrast to other ZZ Top tours, the set list featured songs from "La Futura". Consisting of eight legs and 176 shows, the tour began on October 2, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois and finished on July 2, 2014 in Saarbrücken, Germany. The first four legs alternated between

neg: Kenny Cordray Kenny Cordray Kenneth Cordray (July 21, 1954 – May 21, 2017) was an American instrumental guitarist and songwriter, who shared the stage with notable musicians and performers such as John Mayall, John Lee Hooker, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Cordray became the lead guitarist for "THE CHILDREN" under the ATCO label and later on ODE records produced by Lou Adler. He co-wrote the song "Francine", which peaked at 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, with Steve Perron for ZZ Top's album "Rio Grande Mud". Cordray performed and wrote music with Jaco Pastorious, and played in "Wayne Cochran and the

neg: Eliminator (album) He praised the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs", "Thug", and "I Need You Tonight", but concluded "we've heard most of this before. "Eliminator", then, will probably satisfy ZZ Top's boogie chillin' faithful. But it's a lateral move at a time when Gibbons, Hill and Beard could be stepping forward." In 2005, "Eliminator" was listed in "Rock Hard" magazine's book of "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time". Electric Six covered the song "I Got the Six" on their cover-album "Mimicry and Memories" (2015). All songs written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. ZZ Top

neg: Sleeping Bag (song) Sleeping Bag (song) "Sleeping Bag" is a song performed by the band ZZ Top from their 1985 album "Afterburner". The song was released as a single in 1985 and became their most successful single, reaching #8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States, equaling the peak of their previous single "Legs". However, unlike "Legs", it also reached #1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, a first for the band. A music video was made to promote the song. The video revolves around a couple being chased by two wheel loaders and the Bear Foot monster truck. The

neg: ZZ Top equipment of vintage Fender amplifiers (his first amp was a Fender Champ), and collects Fender Dual Professionals. Other Fenders he has used include a Fender Bassman and Fender Tweed Deluxe. Gibbons used a Legend 50 watt hybrid Combo on Eliminator album. Here’s what Eliminator engineer Terry Manning said Billy used on Eliminator: “The amp used, almost exclusively, on Eliminator was a Legend. This was about a 50w hybrid unit, employing a tube/valve preamp and a transistor power amp. This is the amp which has a finished wood case, and a rattan-type cane grill. It has one 12″ Celestion speaker. Gibbons now

neg: Six Pack (ZZ Top album) Six Pack (ZZ Top album) The Six Pack is a compilation album released in 1987 by the American blues rock band ZZ Top. The compilation consisted of the first five albums by the band, digitally remixed to add newly recorded contemporary-sounding drum machine and rhythm tracks, digital reverb and distortion, and the original mix of the band's seventh album, "El Loco". The remixing gave these releases a sound similar to "Eliminator". The resulting remixes were also reissued on the standalone compact disc releases of the albums. The remixing was criticized as being "a disaster". Until 2006, these remixes were the

neg: Six Pack (ZZ Top album) albums, it'd be a good investment, but the studio tinkering makes this a disaster." In 2006, the original mixes of "Tres Hombres" and "Fandango!" were released on CD. Several tracks from the remaining albums appeared on the box set "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ", and its companion compilation release "Rancho Texicano" until 2013 when the albums were re-released on CD with the original mixes restored. Six Pack (ZZ Top album) The Six Pack is a compilation album released in 1987 by the American blues rock band ZZ Top. The compilation consisted of the first five albums by the band, digitally remixed

neg: ZZ Top into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. The original line-up was formed in Houston and consisted of Gibbons, bassist/organist Lanier Greig (died February 2013) and drummer Dan Mitchell. The name of the band was Gibbons' idea. 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".

neg: Greatest Hits (ZZ Top album) before the "Eliminator" album in 1983, two were re-mixes from the 1987 "Six Pack" re-release compilation, leaving four of the 18 songs originating from 1979 and 1981, with no original track recordings from the first five albums made before 1979. In total, 14 of the 18 songs on the "Greatest Hits" album were released after 1983. All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except otherwise indicated Album – "Billboard" (United States) Singles – "Billboard" (United States) Greatest Hits (ZZ Top album) Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released