Today is one of the saddest days in rock and beyond. We lost a musician, a singer, one tough hombre, a legend and a hero. Thank you for all that you have given us all these decades. RIP Dusty Hill May 19, 1949 - Jul 27, 2021 We love you and you will be sorely missed.
I'd heard Tres Hombres for a while then a friend showed me ZZ top 1st album,I gave it a spin while I read the album notes, no overdubs, no multi tracking ,no frills just bass,guitar,and drums .I would put it against any debut album(Arrowsmith,n.y.dolls,Queen etc.).This is a classic.Little ole' band indeed.
Quality travels without boundaries. I've loved the assured bluesey swagger since I was 15, 40 years ago and I was born in a tiny industrial UK town, but I got the cool boogie these guys deliver and I've been telling anyone who'd listen..... keep listening.
A sad day yes Dusty is at peace and with some legends now we will always have him in minds when ever you hear ZZ TOP preform. Like I read on another posting think of Billy, and Frank they lost a brother been preforming, and basically living which each other for over 50 years on the road and not missing a date until now one tough hombre a Texan through and through will be dearly missed.
1068, Lamar Prom with three bands. The TSU Tornados for soul, Electric Prunes for psycadelia, and for rock, who also played our gyms, the Moving Sidewalks,( ZZTop). What a night!
Maybe, the most iconic, American, classic rock band of all time, ZZ Top. A three piece from rural Texas. Dusty Hill was one of the three foundations. Huge loss!
This old music is what my heart craves, and it puts a smile on my face and joy in my Heart. Mr. Dusty Hill, my regards and respect gone here but on the other side now, waiting for all of us to make the trip there. Your music (ZZ Topp) is a part of me, my condolences to your family. That little old band from Texas is numero uno!!!
My first concert at 16 years old, was Rory Gallagher (RIP Rory, Lou, Rod. thanks) opening for these guys in '73. It was about six months before Tres Hombres came out. Back when they were one of the most badass blues bands that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards(but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since.
Those pictures was cool! My uncle turned me on to that lil ol band from Texas when I was 13. I'm 42. They're one of my favorite things to listen to. They're very underrated! Just the groove, the riffs, the tone, the composition, the musicianship, how tight the sound is, it's like a well oiled machine! It just works!
You want my opinion? Billy F. Gibbons is on his own planet! The man is a spectacular guitar player, an innovative wizard! He is also a genuine kind person who wants to share his knowledge of music, through his music. I also think his beard belongs in a museum!
Good Lord the pics !! No beards....wow never seen thar before. Billy Gibbons is the coolest SOB alive. I dont think theres anyone alive that id rather sit down and have a beer with !!
Love it! Great photos, too! First time I saw them, they were 2nd billed to Ten Years After. That was 1972 in Lincoln, NE. I'd never heard of them, and they just blew me away! I saw them a few times in San Francisco, after that. Last time was the Degüello tour. _That_ show was cool! They played _She Loves My Automobile_ accompanied by a video of themselves playing saxophones. Awesome!
I love all of your remarks and I hope you’ll enjoy mine...in the Summer of ‘73 a couple of best bro’s are at the old Tampa Stadium to see my favorite group Deep Purple. It was the middle concert of three at the stadium in a 2 and a half months of our Summer as we were 16 and out of school (the first one was Led Zeppelin and the third was Pink Floyd). The 2 opening acts had never been to Florida and were unknown to almost everyone. The “Biggest Little Band in Texas “ was the opening act and Bleu Oyster Cult was the 2nd. Savoy Brown and Billy Preston were the other prelude acts. Preston couldn’t make it so everyone extended their sets and ZZ played the entire Tres Hombres album. As great as Deep Purple was, all of Tampa was talking about those 2 opening acts and we both got their albums (8 track and vinyl) that next day and the shit was flying off the shelves! They rocked it with anyone out there and I was fortunate to see them a couple more times live.
This legacy is just beyond astonishing, beyond words. That's it isn't it? Their music had so much more of everything than folks realize. It's because of the 80's hits, that's way OK though, they so earned that back then. The little band from Texas holding down the end of the alphabet and hanging together for so many blessed decades!
Great track from '71 . You can see why Hendrix rated Gibbons . Hopefully they,re release more of the live recordings from the early '70,s . Loved the band from the first album onwards .
Real quality montage of early pics you have put together here sir ,a fine tribute to an amazing musician .I love Dusty's voice and his ability to punch out the grinding bass is the yang to Billies Ying .Billy Gibbons found the perfect partner early in his career . Now the dust has settled
I had a friend who moved from our little village in The Netherlands to Texas with his parents. One day he wrote a letter to me, which we did occasionally to keep in touch. He was writing: There is a guy painting our house. It's the brother of one of the members of ZZ Top. This was in the 80s. So their big hits were already plugged throughout the world. But, by writing I learned a lot more about their music and waded deeper into their stuff. I prefer their older stuff, but I truly understand why and how it came to be that they went global with the music that most of us know by now. Awesome recording this one!! Thanks for the upload. It adds a lot to the context.
Partied with the Top at the old K of C hall in Kingsville back in '71. Couple of string benders from Hell! Frankie shot a good game of pool, too. R I P, Dusty. FJB
During this time in history, going to Mexico used to be fun. I'm from the southwest and trips to Juarez used to be a blast. Cheap beer and cheap women all amounted to stories that you can reminisce about with your friends. 40 years later, and oh how the times have changed.
Yep,the zetas and cartels own it all now. We use to float out the lower Pecos river then head over to Via Acuna,visit the Mexican Blacbird and drink mescal with the old local guys. We played a drinking game,Flies. Take a shot,catch a fly,then pick a victim to drink a double shot. After a few shots I couldnt catch a 737 but them OG's never missed. Now? F#ck that. Last time we crossed the bridge back to Del Rio, it was open warfare with USA clad riot geared up law enforcement holding back a huge crowd of hardcases trying to get across. Fires,blood,clubs...terrorfying. Not a word on the news the next day. WTF?
@@stingylizard , what hasn't changed ? I can remember when you could hitch rides from coast to coast in the 60's and 70's ! Nowadays there are so many weirdos that you'd have to be crazy to be the person that picks someone up, OR the person thumbing it.
You can definitely hear the Leslie West influence in Billy's playing. Leslie does not get enough credit for the sheer amount of major guitarists' he influenced.
Exactly right,Hombre. Even Michael Schenker cites him as a primary influence. Schenker has been very specific regarding West's influence in his search for individual tone and technique...and if that egotistical badass is saying it,it must be true. What's amazing to ME,is when I saw Schenker the last 3 years in San Antonio,he was playing some licks that had Billy Gibbons oozing out of them. Dont believe me? Go see Schenker in Austin TX in mid May,listen for yourself!
God damn. This ZZ Top all the way up until Tejas is the most badass band in history. The fact they didn't two shits about what was cool and played what they felt is amazing.
I'm 32 i've seen these guys like 5 times and I always forget how they were a bad ass rhythm and blues band at one time my dad loves them. Man they were something back then pre shtick. Theyre cool now but too cartoon like this is some heavy fucking electric blues that used to be enough. Most people at their corporate shows now would think this was a different band. Still gonna see them in Vegas though!!!
Alright, I've had enough of these stupid comments ! I dig these super old songs as well but, if you can listen to the entire album "RYTHMEEN" 1996, and tell me that it's not just magical, you're just crazy ! I would argue that it's the absolute zenith of Billy's career. You owe it to yourself if you're a real fan. Besides, a band has to write new songs, or it would have died a long time ago. Half a century, and still performing live, that's unheard of.
@Chief Big Bob The Stones do a live performance for videos every few years, but don't tour the country. The Who likewise, has barely performed in 20 years. However, ZZ Top is currently touring, and has 44 scheduled shows remaining. They will be performing in 2 days on July 30.
ZZ Top with Eric Burdon at the Whiskey. Imagine Burdon getting up and jamming with these guys. That would have been something if it happened and I sure hope it did.
Why can we not just listen or play music instead of going to wAr for somebody who told ya To Go.or Instead he tell ya to listen to zZ top Life is so short anyway and valuible Make music no war. Save travel dusty. Missing you ⭐️💫🕊🦋❤️
No beard, shocking! Actually the first time I see him without it, reminds me of the day my father cut his beard, I was 24 and I had never seen him clean-shaven before... Such a shock that day. Same here with Billy. And the glasses! Fortunately there is Pearly Gates, would not even recognize him without that.
Hitchhike to the local head shop it might have been 1977 in the coolest part of California North seen the Fandango tour still the best. Concert I've ever seen. Got one ticket and Caught. the ride with some friends to the memorial auditorium sac town those were the best days.
Then it was a little later than 1970 when U saw the "Rio Grande Mud" album which was released in '72...but it could have been ZZ Top "First Album", released Jan. '71, which included "Goin' to Mexico".
The majority of these photos include the unspoken 4th member of the band. The iconic Miss Pearly Gates. I sure do miss seeing her. There has not been a public sighting of her in a very very long time.
I was just thinking ... ZZ TOP has shown three personalities over time. The first being hard, boogie blues and rock. The MTV Era, for the later converts to the congregation. And finally ... the, "This is how it rolls," era. "Y'all grab hold of some Mexican food and hang on!" Era. Their first three albums are definitely an education! Myself, I need to pull them out for a refresher course every now and then.
I read a story by Billy himself . he bought that Les Paul , a 59 or 58 . cant remember , from a farmer who never played it.... for $200 around 1969. For those who dont know . A 59 / 58 Les Paul is worth $250,000 or more now days . Its the holy grail of guitars .
Grew up in Houston. Seen them driving the coupe on the the sea wall ( Galveston Texas ) some time in the early 80's . The little band from Texas . Even Russians know who they are .......
The myth that Billy Gibbons is just a good old Texas boy who just picked up a Les Paul one day and became a guitar legend is naive. His family has an impressive musical pedigree and he studied percussion at a young age under Tito Puente in New York City.
Actually given the Les Paul by Zeus, along with the pick of destiny, which he politely refused, stating that a Mexican coin will serve him better.This much is known fact aside from the later legends and myths that came later, like a Roland CE-1 chorus pedal cmon.
This id the zz top i remember and love before the glitz and fuzzy guitars just bone crushing rock and blues no bullshit ya baby gimme a les paul and marshall and stand back
UP THERE IN THE HEAVENS IS ONE BEER DRINKING HELL RAISER LOOKING DOWN WITH A BIG BEARDED SMILE AND THAT'S DUSTY HILL Y'ALL GOD BLESS TEXAS RIP DUSTY HILL 😎 Weed Me
![ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7wRHBLwpASw/mqdefault.jpg)
![ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]](/img/tr.png)
![[TH] 2024 PMGC League | Survival Stage วันที่ 1 | PUBG MOBILE Global Championship](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FVFT-PFwU80/mqdefault.jpg)
Today is one of the saddest days in rock and beyond. We lost a musician, a singer, one tough hombre, a legend and a hero. Thank you for all that you have given us all these decades. RIP Dusty Hill May 19, 1949 - Jul 27, 2021 We love you and you will be sorely missed.
All the good ones are leaving us these days I’ll stick to the old music from now on
@phil veburst so true
God rest your soul my brother “Dusty” Hill. We will meet again--but not yet !!! Mere words cannot convey my profound sadness . 😔
Via con dios, mi amigo.❤️
Love y’all with all my heart.❤️🩹
I'd heard Tres Hombres for a while then a friend showed me ZZ top 1st album,I gave it a spin while I read the album notes, no overdubs, no multi tracking ,no frills just bass,guitar,and drums .I would put it against any debut album(Arrowsmith,n.y.dolls,Queen etc.).This is a classic.Little ole' band indeed.
zz tops first album clearly used overdubs. i don't know what liner notes you were reading that said that
@@emilmaze Came off the original album, back side, NO dubbing etc.
Y’all , Dusty’s gone 💔 Writing from good old Groves , Texas . Rest In Peace , brother . It damn sure has been FUN .
Here from Port Acres. They feel like family to us down here.
Love from Aus to Dusty, band and family xxx
Hey Rima,,,Long time
I'm happy that you guys are going back in the past looking up old zz top songs. Makes me happy!
Quality travels without boundaries. I've loved the assured bluesey swagger since I was 15, 40 years ago and I was born in a tiny industrial UK town, but I got the cool boogie these guys deliver and I've been telling anyone who'd listen..... keep listening.
A sad day yes Dusty is at peace and with some legends now we will always have him in minds when ever you hear ZZ TOP preform. Like I read on another posting think of Billy, and Frank they lost a brother been preforming, and basically living which each other for over 50 years on the road and not missing a date until now one tough hombre a Texan through and through will be dearly missed.
Love how big in the mix Dusty's vocals are here.
Vintage ZZTop is my favorite by them during the 70s even though I was born in 1977
God bless Dusty Hill. One of the best, ✌🍺🎵🎶🎶
We lost a good one today. Respect, and RIP Dusty Hill
One of my favorite bands! Sad day in Rock n Roll. Rest in Peace Dusty & thanks for all the great music! 🤟🎸
Billy Gibbons is a shapeshifter who took the appearance of Burt Reynolds, Harrison Ford, Gerry Rafferty, Robert Fripp and Neil Young at once.
Don't forget Dan Aykroyd...
I'd toss a little Walter Becker in there as well..
Dont forget Ryan Reynolds
And Kung-fu all put together tonight!
Ford's eyes for sure!
1068, Lamar Prom with three bands. The TSU Tornados for soul, Electric Prunes for psycadelia, and for rock, who also played our gyms, the Moving Sidewalks,( ZZTop). What a night!
If there's video of that night, priceless!!
I'm guessing you meant 1968? 1068 would be been a really fierce prom! Lol! With that lineup of bands it was just as fierce!
RIP Dusty Hill thank you for the music gonna be missed
I've never seen such a plethora of old band photos, great collection. Thank you !
I agree: a truly fantastic collection.
Maybe, the most iconic, American, classic rock band of all time, ZZ Top. A three piece from rural Texas. Dusty Hill was one of the three foundations. Huge loss!
They are from the cities of Houston (Billy) and Dallas (Dusty and Frank) - not from rural Texas.
@@louisgara8754 True. Maybe it just seems like they are from rural Texas.
Nothing rural about Houston and Dallas
Dallas and especially Houston were pretty rural for “big towns” in the 60s.
Dusty Hill God bless rocking and rolling just like Jesus rock ‘n’ roll this is it R.I.P🙏🙏🙏🙏
They been up and down the road and back again, thank you all.
This old music is what my heart craves, and it puts a smile on my face and joy in my Heart. Mr. Dusty Hill, my regards and respect gone here but on the other side now, waiting for all of us to make the trip there. Your music (ZZ Topp) is a part of me, my condolences to your family. That little old band from Texas is numero uno!!!
My first concert at 16 years old, was Rory Gallagher (RIP Rory, Lou, Rod. thanks) opening for these guys in '73. It was about six months before Tres Hombres came out. Back when they were one of the most badass blues bands that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards(but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since.
Rory is God. I often wake up with a bullfrog on my mind...
Those pictures was cool! My uncle turned me on to that lil ol band from Texas when I was 13. I'm 42. They're one of my favorite things to listen to. They're very underrated! Just the groove, the riffs, the tone, the composition, the musicianship, how tight the sound is, it's like a well oiled machine! It just works!
Underrated??
He can sounds out of that guitar that no one has ever been able to get....he has created his own style.... that's my opinion and I welcome yours..
You want my opinion? Billy F. Gibbons is on his own planet! The man is a spectacular guitar player, an innovative wizard! He is also a genuine kind person who wants to share his knowledge of music, through his music. I also think his beard belongs in a museum!
Good Lord the pics !! No beards....wow never seen thar before.
Billy Gibbons is the coolest SOB alive. I dont think theres anyone alive that id rather sit down and have a beer with !!
Great jam. Love the vintage photos , almost forgot what Billy and Dusty looked like before beards.
Great collage of stills on an awesome track ... Love seeing a young clean shaven Mr Gibbons !! 🤘😎🤘
Love it! Great photos, too! First time I saw them, they were 2nd billed to Ten Years After. That was 1972 in Lincoln, NE. I'd never heard of them, and they just blew me away! I saw them a few times in San Francisco, after that. Last time was the Degüello tour. _That_ show was cool! They played _She Loves My Automobile_ accompanied by a video of themselves playing saxophones. Awesome!
I love all of your remarks and I hope you’ll enjoy mine...in the Summer of ‘73 a couple of best bro’s are at the old Tampa Stadium to see my favorite group Deep Purple. It was the middle concert of three at the stadium in a 2 and a half months of our Summer as we were 16 and out of school (the first one was Led Zeppelin and the third was Pink Floyd). The 2 opening acts had never been to Florida and were unknown to almost everyone. The “Biggest Little Band in Texas “ was the opening act and Bleu Oyster Cult was the 2nd. Savoy Brown and Billy Preston were the other prelude acts. Preston couldn’t make it so everyone extended their sets and ZZ played the entire Tres Hombres album. As great as Deep Purple was, all of Tampa was talking about those 2 opening acts and we both got their albums (8 track and vinyl) that next day and the shit was flying off the shelves!
They rocked it with anyone out there and I was fortunate to see them a couple more times live.
The "Before" pictures demonstrate that it was a good idea that they grew those beards...
This is gold. Thanks.
This legacy is just beyond astonishing, beyond words. That's it isn't it? Their music had so much more of everything than folks realize. It's because of the 80's hits, that's way OK though, they so earned that back then. The little band from Texas holding down the end of the alphabet and hanging together for so many blessed decades!
In these old photos, Billy, without a beard, looks suspiciously like my science teacher from the early ‘70s, Mr. William Gibbons...
Sure is great to hear this material and see those vintage pics !
The slide guitar at the end is chilling.
Great track from '71 . You can see why Hendrix rated Gibbons . Hopefully they,re release more of the live recordings from the early '70,s . Loved the band from the first album onwards .
Love this band. Absolutely floors and inspires me every single time . 70s to 2019...never fails. BFG, Dusty, and F.. Beard; nothing but Respect.
Real quality montage of early pics you have put together here sir ,a fine tribute to an amazing musician .I love Dusty's voice and his ability to punch out the grinding bass is the yang to Billies Ying .Billy Gibbons found the perfect partner early in his career . Now the dust has settled
I saw ZZ TOP when they were 2-3 weeks old in Victoria Tx. at a Livestock show during a battle of the bands contest.
Nothing like a livestock show behind blazing Les Pauls
Was that in the City Park?!?!
Exceptional drumming here
"Zee Zee Top" provided music for the prom. Holy crap...having that yearbook and that photo would be like a Babe Ruth rookie card.
Beaumont
Can you imagine ? That school should have a blown up photo of that on the wall of the gymnasium, autographed if possible of course.
@@marksatterfield3100 It was actually Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School located north of Orange Texas, about 30 miles east of Beaumont.
Great collection of zz photos
golden years.
1971, wow, 48 years ago. And still going.👍🌵🦂🐍
I had a friend who moved from our little village in The Netherlands to Texas with his parents. One day he wrote a letter to me, which we did occasionally to keep in touch. He was writing: There is a guy painting our house. It's the brother of one of the members of ZZ Top.
This was in the 80s. So their big hits were already plugged throughout the world. But, by writing I learned a lot more about their music and waded deeper into their stuff. I prefer their older stuff, but I truly understand why and how it came to be that they went global with the music that most of us know by now.
Awesome recording this one!! Thanks for the upload. It adds a lot to the context.
I ,m from Holland but grew up here in Houston. I worked on expensive cars met Billy Gibbons and worked on Frank Beard,s cars.
Partied with the Top at the old K of C hall in Kingsville back in '71. Couple of string benders from Hell! Frankie shot a good game of pool, too. R I P, Dusty. FJB
During this time in history, going to Mexico used to be fun. I'm from the southwest and trips to Juarez used to be a blast. Cheap beer and cheap women all amounted to stories that you can reminisce about with your friends. 40 years later, and oh how the times have changed.
EmesiS So very true
Scott Fabian wow thanks for saying the truth
@Scott Fabian So...what's changed?!
Yep,the zetas and cartels own it all now. We use to float out the lower Pecos river then head over to Via Acuna,visit the Mexican Blacbird and drink mescal with the old local guys. We played a drinking game,Flies. Take a shot,catch a fly,then pick a victim to drink a double shot. After a few shots I couldnt catch a 737 but them OG's never missed. Now? F#ck that. Last time we crossed the bridge back to Del Rio, it was open warfare with USA clad riot geared up law enforcement holding back a huge crowd of hardcases trying to get across. Fires,blood,clubs...terrorfying. Not a word on the news the next day. WTF?
@@stingylizard , what hasn't changed ? I can remember when you could hitch rides from coast to coast in the 60's and 70's ! Nowadays there are so many weirdos that you'd have to be crazy to be the person that picks someone up, OR the person thumbing it.
You can definitely hear the Leslie West influence in Billy's playing. Leslie does not get enough credit for the sheer amount of major guitarists' he influenced.
Exactly right,Hombre. Even Michael Schenker cites him as a primary influence. Schenker has been very specific regarding West's influence in his search for individual tone and technique...and if that egotistical badass is saying it,it must be true. What's amazing to ME,is when I saw Schenker the last 3 years in San Antonio,he was playing some licks that had Billy Gibbons oozing out of them. Dont believe me? Go see Schenker in Austin TX in mid May,listen for yourself!
I'm hearing a lot of Clapton riffs in the solo part of this track. Awesome sound throughout.
I heard some Duane Allman influence. They were buds too
You nailed it
God damn. This ZZ Top all the way up until Tejas is the most badass band in history. The fact they didn't two shits about what was cool and played what they felt is amazing.
All the famous rock n blues bands were the best in the sixties and seventies before mtv.
Pure class. Thanks boys.
I'm 32 i've seen these guys like 5 times and I always forget how they were a bad ass rhythm and blues band at one time my dad loves them. Man they were something back then pre shtick. Theyre cool now but too cartoon like this is some heavy fucking electric blues that used to be enough. Most people at their corporate shows now would think this was a different band. Still gonna see them in Vegas though!!!
The old pics from back in the day were pretty cool, how things change.
The music is great but the pictures are awesome! They speak volumes about Billy, Dusty & Frank and how much they enjoyed being together on stage.
Alright, I've had enough of these stupid comments ! I dig these super old songs as well but, if you can listen to the entire album "RYTHMEEN" 1996, and tell me that it's not just magical, you're just crazy ! I would argue that it's the absolute zenith of Billy's career. You owe it to yourself if you're a real fan. Besides, a band has to write new songs, or it would have died a long time ago. Half a century, and still performing live, that's unheard of.
@Chief Big Bob The Stones do a live performance for videos every few years, but don't tour the country. The Who likewise, has barely performed in 20 years. However, ZZ Top is currently touring, and has 44 scheduled shows remaining. They will be performing in 2 days on July 30.
I'm sorry but there's barely anything I like about Rhythmeen. The last two songs are an insult to my ears.
I'm old-school first album was the best
ZZ Top with Eric Burdon at the Whiskey. Imagine Burdon getting up and jamming with these guys. That would have been something if it happened and I sure hope it did.
I grew up with this band. I will miss Dusty.
Good Memories last a Lifetime✌🏼Good Music Lasts Forever🙏🏼
Tone and groove for days ! wow !
Why can we not just listen or play music instead of going to wAr for somebody who told ya To Go.or Instead he tell ya to listen to zZ top Life is so short anyway and valuible Make music no war. Save travel dusty. Missing you ⭐️💫🕊🦋❤️
No beard, shocking! Actually the first time I see him without it, reminds me of the day my father cut his beard, I was 24 and I had never seen him clean-shaven before... Such a shock that day. Same here with Billy. And the glasses! Fortunately there is Pearly Gates, would not even recognize him without that.
Saw ZZ in 1972........very good...
Tough rock music. Balls of iron.
Hitchhike to the local head shop it might have been 1977 in the coolest part of California North seen the Fandango tour still the best. Concert I've ever seen. Got one ticket and Caught. the ride with some friends to the memorial auditorium sac town those were the best days.
Nice fotos soor them first time here in denmark at 16 nov im 6o yers ,at tv from west falle halle in gérmany,never forget 😢😅😊
Super cool
saw them in 1970 blow the roof off a paramount theatre, no idea who it was until I later saw the album cover of rio grande mud
Always loved ZZ Top Doug. Seen'em 6 times through the years. The first time being on the Tres Hombres tour. Freaking awesome.
You didn't know who they were but that shit sent them into stardome.
Then it was a little later than 1970 when U saw the "Rio Grande Mud" album which was released in '72...but it could have been ZZ Top "First Album", released Jan. '71, which included "Goin' to Mexico".
The Fantastic Z Z TOP. ! 😎
Listen to Frank around 2:10 forward. Amazing!
The majority of these photos include the unspoken 4th member of the band. The iconic Miss Pearly Gates. I sure do miss seeing her. There has not been a public sighting of her in a very very long time.
Texas music was the best!!
It’s like they were two bands. The young guns and the bearded bad asses. Love em
I was just thinking ... ZZ TOP has shown three personalities over time. The first being hard, boogie blues and rock. The MTV Era, for the later converts to the congregation. And finally ... the, "This is how it rolls," era. "Y'all grab hold of some Mexican food and hang on!" Era.
Their first three albums are definitely an education! Myself, I need to pull them out for a refresher course every now and then.
Juicy Blues Rock with a feeling. Thanks for sharing.
Great Song, Great pictures...thanx a lot!!!
Back in the '70s there was a place called boys Town in Mexico what a trip that was I know Billy and the boys went there quite often I'm sure
Reynosa, across the border from Hidalgo.
Thank you for this.
One of the best. Rest easy.
They were so very cool
Gruß an Wolf-Dieter Oppermann
I read a story by Billy himself . he bought that Les Paul , a 59 or 58 . cant remember , from a farmer who never played it.... for $200 around 1969. For those who dont know . A 59 / 58 Les Paul is worth $250,000 or more now days . Its the holy grail of guitars .
So cool to see Billy with hair, no hat, no beard and no cheap sunglasses
Good old days Charlie B's outside concert Seneca S.C.in 70's
R.I.P. Mr. DUSTY HILL
Rock In Peace ✌
Grew up in Houston. Seen them driving the coupe on the the sea wall ( Galveston Texas ) some time in the early 80's . The little band from Texas . Even Russians know who they are .......
The myth that Billy Gibbons is just a good old Texas boy who just picked up a Les Paul one day and became a guitar legend is naive. His family has an impressive musical pedigree and he studied percussion at a young age under Tito Puente in New York City.
Don't ruin it for me the myth is better
@@rickerhart907 Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Actually given the Les Paul by Zeus, along with the pick of destiny, which he politely refused, stating that a Mexican coin will serve him better.This much is known fact aside from the later legends and myths that came later, like a Roland CE-1 chorus pedal cmon.
Love early Top…
god bless the top, real shit you know
Always remember.. you never forget your first donkey show when you go down to Mexico 😉😉😉
This is fucking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool stuff
Missing 'ol Sausage Fingers...Salute
I saw these guys when they were "Just a Little Old Band From Texas"
Excellent
This id the zz top i remember and love before the glitz and fuzzy guitars just bone crushing rock and blues no bullshit ya baby gimme a les paul and marshall and stand back
This is Fuckin great
1971. I hadn't even heard of them yet
It resonates. R.I.P bro.
LEGENDS 👍
50 years later...still sounds bl....y good to me....!!
viva ZZ Top (forever)
Damn Good!!!
Smack Dab in the middle of it and I ain’t never leavin
UP THERE IN THE HEAVENS IS ONE BEER DRINKING HELL RAISER LOOKING DOWN WITH A BIG BEARDED SMILE AND THAT'S DUSTY HILL Y'ALL
GOD BLESS TEXAS
RIP DUSTY HILL 😎
Weed Me
They are going fast George Througood left a dent in the blues GENRE cause he was Bad to the bone. RIP BROTHER.
AWSOME VOCALS .
Isn't it Dusty?
@@SuperCrackerjacks
Yes it is, as it also is on the studio recording.
@@gregdzialo9998 Especially in the 70's he was an amazing singer