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 28, 2021 We love you and you will be sorely missed.
Yeah this next decade and next few years are going to be rough n tumble for the rock n roll community and fans when the icons and classic acts bands and artists who are going to pass on playing the great venue beyond. It’s going to be weird tho when there’s like no Beatles alive or no Stones or any of a large number of bands and artist, thankfully we got to live and for many see these artists live in concert. ZZ Top was obv a favorite live show-Long live Rock!
It's raining here in Ohio today, I truly believe it's not rain but tears from heaven for the late great Dusty Hill. It's a sad day in the rock and roll world. I'm watching some of the best musicians that made the soundtrack to my life pass away too soon. Rip Brother
I to am in Ohio and yes indeed I do believe it's tears from Heaven for Dusty, it's a sad sad day. A legendary man and base player is missing from the line up of excellent musicians. R.I.P. Dusty Hill.
@Stephen Beck-von-Peccoz Yeah, but have you seen Elwood play, no stage presence. Billy is lost without him, sure he can play the music but that alone is not the Top we know and grew up with. I know everything comes to a change, I guess we will have to wait and see.
I'm crying right now...for Dusty...I'm sure I'm not the only one ..tears of love for a great person and awesome bassman..every day I miss Mr Dusty Hill.. of the ZZ Top..
WELL....HELL........there goes another irreplaceable rock n roll genius who lit up my musical night sky.....rest in peace Dusty.....can't tell you how much you will be missed.....!!!!!!!!
I loved ZZ Top when I first heard them. That was a cassette tape I found walking home from school. A few years later, Navy boot camp. We had just been issued our summer white uniforms. Someone managed to get a boom box and then... 80 guys dancing around in their dress whites to A Smart Dressed Man. It was awesome. Carry on gentlemen, caught you in concert here in Virginia a few years ago.
Rest in peace to the late great Dusty Hill your memory will always live on through ZZ top he was a great bassist songwriter singer they'll never be another Dusty Hill as a fan I'll always will love ZZ top and respect not only Billy gibbons and Frank beard and especially Dusty as a fan on sad I'm shocked they have sold millions of records they have won plenty of awards and they're in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame where they deserve to be and they always will be part of Texas. they always will be a part of blues Rock. and part of pop culture. as fans we appreciate you Dusty and ZZ top for all of you guys done for music.
I couldn't have said it better.i grew up listening to ZZ TOP and they proved that You could play badass ROCK AND ROLL WITH JUST 3 PEOPLE. RIP DUSTY HILL!!!
I love ZZ Top - you used to play at the Dixie Chicken & Chicken Oil Company in Bryan- College Station at around the same time as Lyle Lovett. That place was our hang-out place. I worked in an office building across the highway from Chicken Oil. It was great seeing y’all back then. Next, I saw you after the Fabulous Thunderbirds before the Rolling Stones at the Dallas Football Stadium where the Cowboys played football!!! Awesome!!! You guys are amazing. RIP Dusty - gone way too soon. Frank & Billy - keep rockin’!!!
I was so lucky being a young boy growing up in the 80’s when so many quality bands were exploding- ZZ Top, Dire Straits, Def Leppard, Guns n Roses, Bon Jovi etc. It was such a great time to be alive. And they are still my favourite bands today all these years later
Seen them in concert three times: Great Fall, MT('79) and twice in Jackson, MS. They never disappoint. And you 261 people who gave this a Thumbs Down, y'all are beyond hope.
I'm a black guy, born in N Carolina, raised in Pittsburgh Pa. I remember being in junior high in 72-73 and starting to see this graffitti for "ZZTop'. "What is ZZTop?" I pronounced it like 'stop' but with a 'z'. The kids said a new group in Texas. I started paying real attention with LaGrange and Tush. Summer of 76 they came to Pittsburgh on the World Wide Texas Tour with Aerosmith , featuring Point Blank. Badass show. I went to college then joined the army. Exactly ten years later I saw them in Munich in 1986, different, but for me just as awesome. I did not understand why i liked them so much until I found out about their Blues roots. Then it all made since. Still lov'em to this day.
@@70mjc Because hopefully by stating my ethnic background it helps to dispel stereotypes still carried by some people. I am 60 yrs and am sometimes saddened by opinions that are still held.
@Vermon D.P. Good music transcends borders. I'm not American, studied classical clarinette for 13 years, own a couple of classic French cars. In my opinion ZZtop's music has an appeal not only for Americans, it's just good honest music.
In the words of another great Texan, coming from an Arkie , Heaven done called another Blues Slinger back home.just think ,I bet Dusty and Johnny are jamming now
I’ve seen them many times in many places - coolest time ever in a small venue in Portland, OR, they brought my then 4 year old son up on stage - huge memory and they were all so gracious, was looking forward to seeing them again in Vegas in the fall but it will be hard to see them without Dusty, but will in his memory and to support Billy and Frank. Hope your back is getting better Frank, it hurts me to see how much pain you’re in. RIP Dusty.
GM I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THESE GUYS AROUND THE WORLD. AZ, GERMANY , BELGIUM, BALTIMORE WHERE I ACTUALLY MET BILLY, HE SIGNED MY FLOPPY HAT! I COULDA DIED THAT NIGHT A HAPPY MAN! 😅❤😅🎉❤🎉
ZZ TOP has been my favorite band since they began! In the early 90s I had a life sized cardboard cutout of them and for YEARS they were my "Christmas tree" with lights & tinsel 😆 RIP DUSTY💔 You will be sorely missed
I saw them in Birmingham, ALABAMA I believe in 1985 .... the Afterburner Tour and they kicked some serious ass!!!! RIP Dusty ..... I'm sure you are hanging with some mighty serious guitar pickin fellas up there.
One of the best bands in concert that ever got on the stage. I miss the old days, when ordinary people could get concert tickets for less than hundreds of dollars, and even pick your seats!
First time I saw ZZ Top was when I was a young USAF Airman stationed at Dyess AFB, Texas in the very early 1971. Not much to do in Abilene but get drunk, smoke, and party. Well, someone from our Air Force group of party animals at Dyess told us that there was good local band from Houston that was going to play at the Abilene High School. We didn’t know the name of the band but we went just for something to do on that Friday night. Well, ZZ Top came out on that small high school band, dressed in jeans and sweat shirts with arms cut off. They rocked that place down big time. We all knew that this new band had the sound and we all thought and knew that they were going to make it big in the future.
What impressed us the most was that there was no fancy light show, just 3 guys playing their heart out for the audience. A few years later in 1974, our same group of party animals went to see them at their annual concert at the University of Texas Austin football filed. It was an outdoor concert with around 90,000 in attendance. They had ZZ Top, Santana, Bad Company, and Joe cocker at that 12-hour outdoor concert. ZZ top was the headliner. This time they came out on stage in white sequined sparkling suits instead of jeans and sweatshirt but they still played just as good or even better than the first time we had seen them before they became popular worldwide. Being at the high school concert in 1971 was like being part of ZZ Top history. I’m now 71 years old retired USAF, Vietnam Veteran, and still listen and rock with ZZ TOP music!
When my friend ordered a key chain in the early 80's, I was a little bit jealous. I'm sure he still has that ZZ TOP key chain. Man... just sad about Dusty. It's like I'm lost. Condolences to the family and friends
Ahh man Good ole daze, cranking up my Alpine car sterio in my 55 chevy Belair my Dad found for me ( just like his 55 chevy Belair )and All 400 watts of ZZTop Greatest Hits Blasting my city streets thru my cars 4 6x9 MindBlower Amplifyed car speakers , perfect combination back in my freshman year of 1972, I cant Drive 55 ! ! ! THANKYOU ZZTop little ole band from texas seen them in concert twice in San Antonio and once in Austin Texas My Alltime Favorite Music
Billy Gibbons ....... damn !!!!! Legit bluesman. Hendricks, Allman, Vaughn, Beck, Clapton, Page, Taylor ....... they all owe a debt of gratitude to Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. They all stand on their shoulders.
Loved these fellas the first time I heard em back in 1977 and love em even more to this day. They respect the roots and history of the music they love and are great ambassadors for the state of Texas, and the many genres of music enjoyed in the South, actually within our Nation.
Met these guys on the road during their antenna tour. Gave Harley escort thru downtown Omaha to the civic center. Had a silver pan head with black flames. Billy wanted to sit on my bike to check it out. They gave us all access backstage passes. Great summer and great bunch of guys! Best band ever! Long live the Republic of Texas!
im a yank in australia,saw z.z. in a venue of 1500 peoplein sydney..never thought id see them ever but am glad I got to see them always as ever on Top of thier game an never letting thier fans down by thier showmanship like no other then texas pride...love z.z. im a mtv eara baby and they always been thier in my life.
Sluffing school blasted Fandango on friends rich parents fine stereo system ,drank whisky out of their bowling pin ceramic trophies.Rolled pinners with paper from the Bible in the fireplace.ZZ Top blasting.Called the Highschool in town over ordered up 3 guys.1975.Got busted cause stereo echoed up the street.But, nobody was home. Damn kids !
Jills Mcfarland Hahahahaha! Dude! I rolled joints with pages from the Bible too! I thought I was the only one that had done that! Only I used the fly leaf pages with no words on it. Somehow that made me not feel so bad about it. Lol!
Billy Gibbons lives here in Boise, Idaho. Has his very own guitar shop here and he built a couple Harley V-Twin guitars for our local harley shop, they are amazing! Got to meet him at a blues show over his and mine love of BEARDS! Yes, I too, have a ZZ TOP BEARD! The dude is just amazing himself!!!
Dear gawd almighty - first time hearing them speak and Frank sounds like a purring panther! I’m from the Scottish highlands and I love a Texas accent. You boys, (and girls), sound amazing!
My favorite band ever. And I have never seen them in concert. This covid thing has taught me to stop putting off things you want to do...things you love! Im gonna see these boys! I love em
In 1989 my parents offered me my first ever CD , that was Dire Straits's brothers in arms. My brother received Eliminator ! Those two CDs are my youth !! I am 43 now and yesterday I was at their 50 year tour celebration in Brussels. That was awesome. Really !!?
Saw ZZ in 1969, Knights of Columbus Hall, Beaumont, Tx. With my Mom. Townhouse in Groves; Univ. of Texas Football Stadium with Santana, Joe Cocker and Bad Company with Jimmy Page; Houston and Dallas with Fabulous Thunderbirds and Rolling Stones; Berkeley High School Auditorium; Amsterdam; Ford Concert venue with Edgar Winter, Beaumont; and many more. True Texas Gentlemen!
It was 1972 I was 15 years old Y'all came to Dalton Georgia dragging y'all's shit around in a U-Haul trailer played at a place called the Warehouse.Held about 100 people and it was and still is one of the best shows ever seen in my life . Rock On
that little ole band from texas the fabulous ZZ TOP billy gibbons dusty hill & frank beard the blues had a baby and they named it ZZ TOP! thank you texas thank you ZZ TOP!
All the great music comes from that big ole state we call Texas. Born and raised in Dallas and spent many weekends in Austin. I grew up loving rock'n roll and met some Oklahoma boys introduced me to country. I have always loved the blues. There's just so much talent and music in Texas!!! Absolutely love these guys. ZZ Top isnmy husbands favorite band. Seen them many times and their car. I swear Sharp Dressed Man was written about him...He thinks so too!! I am so proud I was blessed to live in this great state. King George is the pride of Texas. God Bless Texas!
I'm a black guy, born in N Carolina, raised in Pittsburgh Pa. I remember being in junior high in 72-73 and starting to see this graffitti for "ZZTop'. "What is ZZTop?" I pronounced it like 'stop' but with a 'z'. The kids said a new group in Texas. I started paying real attention with LaGrange and Tush. Summer of 76 they came to Pittsburgh on the World Wide Texas Tour with Aerosmith , featuring Point Blank. Badass show. I went to college then joined the army. Exactly ten years later I saw them in Munich in 1986, different, but for me just as awesome. I did not understand why i liked them so much until I found out about their Blues roots. Then it all made since. Still lov'em to this day.
@@louisquinones3164 thanx Louis , I always intended to go there as I lived in Ft . Worth and many people vacationed there . I had to move to N. Carolina though and never did it . have a Blessed day Bro .
@@earlspearl2933 you would have enjoyed corpus. Not as big as Dallas or Houston but, there's a lot going on and it's right on the bay beautiful, go there if you ever get a chance .nice vacation spot.
As a much younger man I was a huge ZZ Top fan. I still have all their albums. When I could still play guitar I played all their songs. I saw them live twice. Once in 1976 and once in 1995.
THE BEST THREE MAN BAND FROM MY FAVORITE STATE BESIDES ALABAMA AUSTIN TEXAS.I GOT TO SEE ZZ TOP IN AUSTIN TX IN 1979. THESE THREE GUYS CAN ROCK THE HOUSE IN TEXAS. Velcro fly forever. Heard it on the x, legs tube snake boogie, party on the patio, pearle neckle, my head in Mississippi, shape dressed man. I loved when they was on 2 half men. Rest in peace dusty hill
*I attended the private event when they received "the Key to the City, Memphis, Tennessee"* - that was about 1990 in the Skyway, Roof of The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN. These guys are Stars in their Business, Period. My late Brother-n-Law was Chairman of the Memphis/Shelby County Commission. Blessed to have had him in my life. *Great Man and Great Soul* Florence, Alabama That area has hosted unbelievable Artists recording music. Muscle Schoals, Killen, Sheffield ... Aretha comes to mind.
Yeah, the got huge in the 80s with MTV and their "look" and a lot of great tunes but I always go back to RG Mud and Tres. Got to seem them play those songs at Winterland in SF '74 (they were second on the bill under Steve Miller!) Billy didn't even have a beard yet. They jammed with intensity like I have never seen exceeded.
*I met Frank Beard and ZZ Top's road manager at the Holiday Inn Indianapolis. It was 1975 during the Fandango tour, they gave me my first Texas Tall boy beer. They gave me all their pictures and autographs and i got to go their concert and party. They treated me like a little brother, and i was laughing at Frank and he said what's so funny son. And i said how crazy is it that your the only one without a beard and yet thats your last name? I never got to play Billys Guitar but they were all so good to me, i will never forget that moment in time*
If he got credit from Jimi then its clear he is special ! But its true Billy have this mojo touch it make me feel high just to hear it, he is def there with legends, Jimi was absolutely right !!
I believe Jimi stated the above on the Dick Cavett Show. Billy was in a band before ZZ top called the Moving Sidewalks, they opened for Jimi Hendrix and the Experience in '68. Jimi and Billy were staying in a hotel and had opposing rooms. Billy talks in an Interview with Marc Maron about how Jimi showed him tricks on the guitar and that they would swap licks! He really did dig Billy's style. Really cool stuff!
The great humor of ZZ Top. The puberty cracking of Gibbons voice topped with politically incorrect lyrics (ace of spades! Yikes). This is one song we will NEVER hear on any of the airwaves.
To Mr.Beard, and Mr.Gibbons, (Dusty Hill too). you guys have been a huge influence on me as a musician, and guitar/bass player. thank you for all the years of Rock n Roll.
Man I was going to a job and stopped at a convenient store to get gas (I live in Seabrook tx) and a Mercedes pulled in next to me at the gas pump. Dude has a long beard and I asked him if he played in ZZ Top, he said sometimes. I talked to that dude for about 5 minutes. This was Dusty the bass player. He asked me what I was up to, I told him I was going to work and he said me too. Well I pulled out before him but he passed me down the road and when he did he double tapped his horn in acknowledgment of me. The dude is such a regular guy that he just happens to play in a huge band. The guy is so nice and down to earth. I don’t know him but from that conversation, I can’t say anything bad about him
@@billgross2097 Only in Houston - Actually did that to Billy in a bar about 20 years ago - He lives in the neighborhood - used to see him in traffic or around every now and then - I haven't seen him around in years. Same with Frank Twins
Pure music. No frills, and sound like the record live...Billy just unbelievable, may sound simple but very intricate and pure blues and boogie-Woogie....thank u ZZ...
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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 28, 2021 We love you and you will be sorely missed.
The loss is ours and the blessings his. He went to sleep and woke up in heaven. We will indeed miss him. God Bless.
Beautifully said.
Love you, and your music. Can’t imagine the pain you’re feeling. Be comforted knowing he will ALWAYS be with you.
Condolences! He will always be one of my favorites.
The Beautiful State Flag should be lowered, for a True Son of Texas. Godspeed Dusty.
R.I.P Dusty Hill. you will be missed by many.
I thought all the rock idols would never die...
Now, at 71, I'm seeing SO many of the best now at rest.
me too
Yeah this next decade and next few years are going to be rough n tumble for the rock n roll community and fans when the icons and classic acts bands and artists who are going to pass on playing the great venue beyond.
It’s going to be weird tho when there’s like no Beatles alive or no Stones or any of a large number of bands and artist, thankfully we got to live and for many see these artists live in concert. ZZ Top was obv a favorite live show-Long live Rock!
Jesus Christ loves you
It's raining here in Ohio today, I truly believe it's not rain but tears from heaven for the late great Dusty Hill. It's a sad day in the rock and roll world. I'm watching some of the best musicians that made the soundtrack to my life pass away too soon. Rip Brother
I to am in Ohio and yes indeed I do believe it's tears from Heaven for Dusty, it's a sad sad day. A legendary man and base player is missing from the line up of excellent musicians. R.I.P. Dusty Hill.
@Stephen Beck-von-Peccoz Yeah, but have you seen Elwood play, no stage presence. Billy is lost without him, sure he can play the music but that alone is not the Top we know and grew up with. I know everything comes to a change, I guess we will have to wait and see.
From England I am gutted at the passing of Dusty. Great musician , lovely guy . Brilliant music.
I'm crying right now...for Dusty...I'm sure I'm not the only one ..tears of love for a great person and awesome bassman..every day I miss Mr Dusty Hill.. of the ZZ Top..
The only guy without a beard is named Frank Beard. This has always cracked me up.
And Frank's not in to Amreican cars that much, he's got a collection of Ferrari's!!!
Classic !, I have always thought the same thing, Beard did sprout a mo tho !!
Heard it on the X
🙈🤣
Wow I wish that I was that easily amused.
RIP, Dusty. I've been rockin' to ZZ Top since 1973. I remember watching this on MTV back in the day.
ZZ will always be the best part of me. I grew up listening to these boys in S. Houston, and I will always love the music. RIP Dusty.
WELL....HELL........there goes another irreplaceable rock n roll genius who lit up my musical night sky.....rest in peace Dusty.....can't tell you how much you will be missed.....!!!!!!!!
All my musical heroes are leaving us, it sux!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
I became a ZZTop fan when I was 11 years old and their Eliminator album blew up. I have only grown to love their music and them more over the years.
so did i, my father was a harley freak and there was always zztop, highlander and metallica playing since i was born, no regrets ;)
I'm so happy to have seen his last concert in Louisville. Rip Dusty.Had an amazing time.
That’s great. Wish I could’ve seen that. I saw what’s left back a couple months ago in Columbia, SC. (Btw, hello fellow Kentuckian)
One of the loveliest and humble blues band of all time from Texas. God bless🙏
I loved ZZ Top when I first heard them. That was a cassette tape I found walking home from school. A few years later, Navy boot camp. We had just been issued our summer white uniforms. Someone managed to get a boom box and then... 80 guys dancing around in their dress whites to A Smart Dressed Man. It was awesome. Carry on gentlemen, caught you in concert here in Virginia a few years ago.
Women go crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man!
Rest in peace to the late great Dusty Hill your memory will always live on through ZZ top he was a great bassist songwriter singer they'll never be another Dusty Hill as a fan I'll always will love ZZ top and respect not only Billy gibbons and Frank beard and especially Dusty as a fan on sad I'm shocked they have sold millions of records they have won plenty of awards and they're in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame where they deserve to be and they always will be part of Texas. they always will be a part of blues Rock. and part of pop culture. as fans we appreciate you Dusty and ZZ top for all of you guys done for music.
I couldn't have said it better.i grew up listening to ZZ TOP and they proved that
You could play badass ROCK AND ROLL
WITH JUST 3 PEOPLE. RIP DUSTY HILL!!!
They should lower the State Flag, for a true Son of Texas.
You think they didn't?
Long live ZZ Top and may the music and memory of Dusty Hill live on forever. Rip Dusty Hill 🎸
My favorite band in the whole world is ZZ TOP.
ZZ TOP FOREVER. ❤️
I love ZZ Top - you used to play at the Dixie Chicken & Chicken Oil Company in Bryan- College Station at around the same time as Lyle Lovett. That place was our hang-out place. I worked in an office building across the highway from Chicken Oil. It was great seeing y’all back then. Next, I saw you after the Fabulous Thunderbirds before the Rolling Stones at the Dallas Football Stadium where the Cowboys played football!!! Awesome!!! You guys are amazing. RIP Dusty - gone way too soon. Frank & Billy - keep rockin’!!!
I was so lucky being a young boy growing up in the 80’s when so many quality bands were exploding- ZZ Top, Dire Straits, Def Leppard, Guns n Roses, Bon Jovi etc. It was such a great time to be alive. And they are still my favourite bands today all these years later
ABSOOULUTELY!ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS TO EVER COME OUT OF TEXAS!!!
Hard to think MTV used to bring us great music like this and now it's 16 and pregnant .
Haha now that's funny!
R.I.P. Dusty, I had the great privilege of seeing ZZ Top play in Kona, Hawaii in the 80's what a show!!
Seen them in concert three times: Great Fall, MT('79) and twice in Jackson, MS. They never disappoint. And you 261 people who gave this a Thumbs Down, y'all are beyond hope.
Such a huge sound for a 3 piece! Respect. Loved em since Deguelo.
Rest easy dusty, you are so missed
You will always be remembered 😇🎸
Rest In Peace Dusty! Great music on my life's journey! You will be missed!
Great group, great music. RIP Dusty Hill.
Rock In Peace, Dusty Hill, 28 July 2021. Say hi to your brother Rocky (1946-2009), co-founder of ZZ Top in '69. "I Thank You."
I'm a black guy, born in N Carolina, raised in Pittsburgh Pa. I remember being in junior high in 72-73 and starting to see this graffitti for "ZZTop'. "What is ZZTop?" I pronounced it like 'stop' but with a 'z'. The kids said a new group in Texas. I started paying real attention with LaGrange and Tush. Summer of 76 they came to Pittsburgh on the World Wide Texas Tour with Aerosmith , featuring Point Blank. Badass show. I went to college then joined the army. Exactly ten years later I saw them in Munich in 1986, different, but for me just as awesome. I did not understand why i liked them so much until I found out about their Blues roots. Then it all made since. Still lov'em to this day.
Vernon D.P. Being a black guy pertains to this story how?
@@70mjc Because hopefully by stating my ethnic background it helps to dispel stereotypes still carried by some people. I am 60 yrs and am sometimes saddened by opinions that are still held.
@Vermon D.P. Good music transcends borders. I'm not American, studied classical clarinette for 13 years, own a couple of classic French cars. In my opinion ZZtop's music has an appeal not only for Americans, it's just good honest music.
In the words of another great Texan, coming from an Arkie , Heaven done called another Blues Slinger back home.just think ,I bet Dusty and Johnny are jamming now
@@70mjc
Pure insanity isn't it.
a drama free band. No drug busts, no rehab, nobody screwing someone else's wife, no break up. They just play music
What does this u say mean ? what kinda fun ?
Malarkys Malarky m
Malarkys Malarky
Just getting shot once
Yep. I guess D got hep C from drinkin some bad coolaid right?
My favorite all time band. Simply beautiful in it's simplicity. Timeless and totally bad assed
Richard Barr Which band? ZZ Top is anything but simple. Their skill is outstanding
Anyone that has been a concert knows that
I’ve seen them many times in many places - coolest time ever in a small venue in Portland, OR, they brought my then 4 year old son up on stage - huge memory and they were all so gracious, was looking forward to seeing them again in Vegas in the fall but it will be hard to see them without Dusty, but will in his memory and to support Billy and Frank. Hope your back is getting better Frank, it hurts me to see how much pain you’re in. RIP Dusty.
GM I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THESE GUYS AROUND THE WORLD. AZ, GERMANY , BELGIUM, BALTIMORE WHERE I ACTUALLY MET BILLY, HE SIGNED MY FLOPPY HAT! I COULDA DIED THAT NIGHT A HAPPY MAN! 😅❤😅🎉❤🎉
They're simple, humble, unpretentious, and gracious. They don't try to be funny or cool. Great guys, great talent.
10-4 on all those great replies!!
MRS Mary l.hancock
My love forever and always is Steven Michael Hancock okay so please leave me alone okay or I'll just pray for us
They don't have to TRY and be cool, they just naturally ARE.
They just are just naturally cool and funny. They found their niche and are so good together.
Love ZZ Tops !!! Not to be forgotten !!!!
I learned my first spanish word"puta " from mexican blackbird when i bought the Fandango album in 1975
ZZ TOP has been my favorite band since they began! In the early 90s I had a life sized cardboard cutout of them and for YEARS they were my "Christmas tree" with lights & tinsel 😆
RIP DUSTY💔 You will be sorely missed
I saw them in Birmingham, ALABAMA I believe in 1985 .... the Afterburner Tour and they kicked some serious ass!!!! RIP Dusty ..... I'm sure you are hanging with some mighty serious guitar pickin fellas up there.
Very much missed! One of my favorite bands.
Jesus just left Chicago and went down to Texas with a prayer.
One of the best bands in concert that ever got on the stage. I miss the old days, when ordinary people could get concert tickets for less than hundreds of dollars, and even pick your seats!
Love the music and unique voices. R.I.P. Dusty Hill!
wow,
gone too soon
First time I saw ZZ Top was when I was a young USAF Airman stationed at Dyess AFB, Texas in the very early 1971. Not much to do in Abilene but get drunk, smoke, and party. Well, someone from our Air Force group of party animals at Dyess told us that there was good local band from Houston that was going to play at the Abilene High School. We didn’t know the name of the band but we went just for something to do on that Friday night.
Well, ZZ Top came out on that small high school band, dressed in jeans and sweat shirts with arms cut off. They rocked that place down big time. We all knew that this new band had the sound and we all thought and knew that they were going to make it big in the future.
What impressed us the most was that there was no fancy light show, just 3 guys playing their heart out for the audience. A few years later in 1974, our same group of party animals went to see them at their annual concert at the University of Texas Austin football filed. It was an outdoor concert with around 90,000 in attendance.
They had ZZ Top, Santana, Bad Company, and Joe cocker at that 12-hour outdoor concert. ZZ top was the headliner. This time they came out on stage in white sequined sparkling suits instead of jeans and sweatshirt but they still played just as good or even better than the first time we had seen them before they became popular worldwide. Being at the high school concert in 1971 was like being part of ZZ Top history. I’m now 71 years old retired USAF, Vietnam Veteran, and still listen and rock with ZZ TOP music!
When my friend ordered a key chain in the early 80's, I was a little bit jealous. I'm sure he still has that ZZ TOP key chain. Man... just sad about Dusty. It's like I'm lost. Condolences to the family and friends
Ahh man Good ole daze, cranking up my Alpine car sterio in my 55 chevy Belair my Dad found for me ( just like his 55 chevy Belair )and All 400 watts of ZZTop Greatest Hits Blasting my city streets thru my cars 4 6x9 MindBlower Amplifyed car speakers , perfect combination back in my freshman year of 1972,
I cant Drive 55 ! ! !
THANKYOU ZZTop
little ole band from texas
seen them in concert twice in San Antonio and once in Austin Texas
My Alltime Favorite Music
RIP DUSTY THANK YOU FOR ROCKING MY ASS OFF!!!
I saw them in concert in 1976. The best outside concert I've been to in my life.
8:34 "I started singing when I was about 8th grade, with my brother Rocky" LMAO! Their parents had a great sense of humor.
Frank Beard the man with no beard
Love it
Billy Gibbons ....... damn !!!!! Legit bluesman. Hendricks, Allman, Vaughn, Beck, Clapton, Page, Taylor ....... they all owe a debt of gratitude to Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. They all stand on their shoulders.
Cool guys with super nice music.
R.I.P. Dusty...you'll never be forgotten.
I met Billy Gibbons in the Europapark 2017...a very smpathic man and great musicman...with beard...so we made nice fotos...greetings
Loved these fellas the first time I heard em back in 1977 and love em even more to this day. They respect the roots and history of the music they love and are great ambassadors for the state of Texas, and the many genres of music enjoyed in the South, actually within our Nation.
FOREVER IN OUR RYTHEM
ADD YOUR GREATNESS TO HEAVEN DUSTY.
Heading to Seattle to see the boys. I’m 80 years old and still rockin. RIP Dusty, Elwood stepped up.
I NEVER GET TIRED OF HEARING THEIR STORY~~~
OR OF LISTENING TO THEIR MUSIC!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I LOVE ZZ
Met these guys on the road during their antenna tour. Gave Harley escort thru downtown Omaha to the civic center. Had a silver pan head with black flames. Billy wanted to sit on my bike to check it out. They gave us all access backstage passes. Great summer and great bunch of guys! Best band ever! Long live the Republic of Texas!
lying bitch
My dads favorite, im 48 still my favorite, i passed it on to my son hes 27 and one of his favorites. One of the greatest.❤❤❤❤❤❤
MRS Mary l.hancock.leave us alone okay or mind your own business
Cotton Hill to Hank Hill to Bobby Hill
im a yank in australia,saw z.z. in a venue of 1500 peoplein sydney..never thought id see them ever but am glad I got to see them always as ever on Top of thier game an never letting thier fans down by thier showmanship like no other then texas pride...love z.z. im a mtv eara baby and they always been thier in my life.
I was twelve years old in 1972 when I first heard ZZ Top
Been a fan ever since...........no more words needed
Sluffing school blasted Fandango on friends rich parents fine stereo system ,drank whisky out of their bowling pin ceramic trophies.Rolled pinners with paper from the Bible in the fireplace.ZZ Top blasting.Called the Highschool in town over ordered up 3 guys.1975.Got busted cause stereo echoed up the street.But, nobody was home. Damn kids !
Jills Mcfarland Hahahahaha! Dude! I rolled joints with pages from the Bible too! I thought I was the only one that had done that! Only I used the fly leaf pages with no words on it. Somehow that made me not feel so bad about it. Lol!
I too I am a fan,for 51 years now! Lagrange came out in 1973, coincidentally, the same here I got my driving license. Always loved this band!!
Billy Gibbons lives here in Boise, Idaho. Has his very own guitar shop here and he built a couple Harley V-Twin guitars for our local harley shop, they are amazing! Got to meet him at a blues show over his and mine love of BEARDS! Yes, I too, have a ZZ TOP BEARD! The dude is just amazing himself!!!
Paul Brown that would be news to Billy that he lived in Boise......just sayin........
I imagine Billy Gibbons has several homes.
Now this is the guy the news should none stop about. Rip Dusty Hill.
Dear gawd almighty - first time hearing them speak and Frank sounds like a purring panther! I’m from the Scottish highlands and I love a Texas accent. You boys, (and girls), sound amazing!
Very sad for all of us who love Dusty Hill....the world is sad now..my world is missing my bro Dusty...thank God for the videos and memories..
ZZ TOP. So underrated. true artists.timeless sound and style .
Pretty sure they may have been in Edmonton Colesium a few years back and had 2 drummers.
Greg how the hell are they underrated? They are one of the best bands that ever lived !
Underrated? Maybe by millenials who wouldn’t know great music if they heard it. ZZ Top widely recognized as one of the world’s top bands of all time.
My favorite band ever. And I have never seen them in concert. This covid thing has taught me to stop putting off things you want to do...things you love! Im gonna see these boys! I love em
1TWO HALF MEN BROUGHT ME HERE THANK YOU CHARLIE SHEEN
In 1989 my parents offered me my first ever CD , that was Dire Straits's brothers in arms.
My brother received Eliminator !
Those two CDs are my youth !! I am 43 now and yesterday I was at their 50 year tour celebration in Brussels.
That was awesome. Really !!?
ZZ Top has been my favorite band since the very early '80s... They're just OUTstanding...
They were great in the 70s
I love this band sooooo much ! Why doesn't the current music scene sound anything like this.....
I just gotta keep living in the past I guess
@J Slikbeer I hear ya !
Saw ZZ in 1969, Knights of Columbus Hall, Beaumont, Tx. With my Mom. Townhouse in Groves; Univ. of Texas Football Stadium with Santana, Joe Cocker and Bad Company with Jimmy Page; Houston and Dallas with Fabulous Thunderbirds and Rolling Stones; Berkeley High School Auditorium; Amsterdam; Ford Concert venue with Edgar Winter, Beaumont; and many more. True Texas Gentlemen!
For me Asleep in the Desert, Blue Jean Blues, I Need You Tonight, and Rough Boy are their absolute masterpieces.
The slow ones ? S'cool i 'spose ...
It was 1972 I was 15 years old Y'all came to Dalton Georgia dragging y'all's shit around in a U-Haul trailer played at a place called the Warehouse.Held about 100 people and it was and still is one of the best shows ever seen in my life . Rock On
I saw them open up for Deep Purple in Atlanta in 1972 (wow)!
that little ole band from texas the fabulous ZZ TOP billy gibbons dusty hill & frank beard the blues had a baby and they named it ZZ TOP! thank you texas thank you ZZ TOP!
ZZ Top
All the great music comes from that big ole state we call Texas. Born and raised in Dallas and spent many weekends in Austin. I grew up loving rock'n roll and met some Oklahoma boys introduced me to country. I have always loved the blues. There's just so much talent and music in Texas!!! Absolutely love these guys. ZZ Top isnmy husbands favorite band. Seen them many times and their car. I swear Sharp Dressed Man was written about him...He thinks so too!! I am so proud I was blessed to live in this great state. King George is the pride of Texas. God Bless Texas!
Jim Blues your welcome
I'm a black guy, born in N Carolina, raised in Pittsburgh Pa. I remember being in junior high in 72-73 and starting to see this graffitti for "ZZTop'. "What is ZZTop?" I pronounced it like 'stop' but with a 'z'. The kids said a new group in Texas. I started paying real attention with LaGrange and Tush. Summer of 76 they came to Pittsburgh on the World Wide Texas Tour with Aerosmith , featuring Point Blank. Badass show. I went to college then joined the army. Exactly ten years later I saw them in Munich in 1986, different, but for me just as awesome. I did not understand why i liked them so much until I found out about their Blues roots. Then it all made since. Still lov'em to this day.
I paid a buck, to see ZZ Top and BBking at the skating rink, in corpus Christi ,Texas. On SPID. Awesome concert. 1969.
On sped??
LOUIS , WHAT IS SPID ? THANX .
@@earlspearl2933 south Padre island drive. It's a freeway cut short SPID.
@@louisquinones3164 thanx Louis , I always intended to go there as I lived in Ft . Worth and many people vacationed there . I had to move to N. Carolina though and never did it . have a Blessed day Bro .
@@earlspearl2933 you would have enjoyed corpus. Not as big as Dallas or Houston but, there's a lot going on and it's right on the bay beautiful, go there if you ever get a chance .nice vacation spot.
Thanks for sharing, these 3 seem like really humble Texans! 👍
Long live the original ZZ Top trio!
Sad day. RIP Amigo.
RIP SIR, THIS IS A SAD DAY ! A FAN.
As a much younger man I was a huge ZZ Top fan. I still have all their albums. When I could still play guitar I played all their songs. I saw them live twice. Once in 1976 and once in 1995.
THE BEST THREE MAN BAND FROM MY FAVORITE STATE BESIDES ALABAMA AUSTIN TEXAS.I GOT TO SEE ZZ TOP IN AUSTIN TX IN 1979. THESE THREE GUYS CAN ROCK THE HOUSE IN TEXAS. Velcro fly forever. Heard it on the x, legs tube snake boogie, party on the patio, pearle neckle, my head in Mississippi, shape dressed man. I loved when they was on 2 half men. Rest in peace dusty hill
*I attended the private event when they received "the Key to the City, Memphis, Tennessee"* - that was about 1990 in the Skyway, Roof of The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN.
These guys are Stars in their Business, Period.
My late Brother-n-Law was Chairman of the Memphis/Shelby County Commission. Blessed to have had him in my life.
*Great Man and Great Soul*
Florence, Alabama
That area has hosted unbelievable Artists recording music. Muscle Schoals, Killen, Sheffield ... Aretha comes to mind.
Ive seen them since i was a kid, im 64 and their still listened to in my house.
25 years ago. This year, 2019, is their 50th anniversary! Blow your top!
Just saw them here in Dallas
Old school right here..
Blog Your Top! I haven't heard that since the 70s. Thanks for the memory.
Blow your (ZZ) top!!!! AWESOME, guys!!!
jonathan gianguzzo o
Love you brother you will be so missed,Give him all your Loving! Praise Jesus he has one of the Great one
Definitely the coolest band of all time.
When Tres Hombre came out, a friend of mine bought it, and introduced me to ZZ Top. To this day, it's still my favorite ZZ Top album.
those old albums are just amazing !!
I loved them too never got into the newer stuff after el loco sounded to commercial lost its edge..@@OneSupreme08
My favorite as well
Yeah, the got huge in the 80s with MTV and their "look" and a lot of great tunes but I always go back to RG Mud and Tres. Got to seem them play those songs at Winterland in SF '74 (they were second on the bill under Steve Miller!) Billy didn't even have a beard yet. They jammed with intensity like I have never seen exceeded.
Deguello here ! .
2 bands each with 3 members who made great music, ZZ Top & Rush.
Don't forget Grand Funk
Agreed, and I’m a big fan of both. And don’t forget Emerson,Lake, and Palmer. Although not the longevity of those two but incredible talent.
My two favorite bands!
*I met Frank Beard and ZZ Top's road manager at the Holiday Inn Indianapolis. It was 1975 during the Fandango tour, they gave me my first Texas Tall boy beer. They gave me all their pictures and autographs and i got to go their concert and party. They treated me like a little brother, and i was laughing at Frank and he said what's so funny son. And i said how crazy is it that your the only one without a beard and yet thats your last name? I never got to play Billys Guitar but they were all so good to me, i will never forget that moment in time*
Awesome man!
Jimi Hendrix once stated, "I'm not the greatest," there's a new dude with a style I can dig names Billy Gibbons, watch out for this cat.
If he got credit from Jimi then its clear he is special ! But its true Billy have this mojo touch it make me feel high just to hear it, he is def there with legends, Jimi was absolutely right !!
I believe Jimi stated the above on the Dick Cavett Show. Billy was in a band before ZZ top called the Moving Sidewalks, they opened for Jimi Hendrix and the Experience in '68. Jimi and Billy were staying in a hotel and had opposing rooms. Billy talks in an Interview with Marc Maron about how Jimi showed him tricks on the guitar and that they would swap licks! He really did dig Billy's style. Really cool stuff!
Breck Kitts That is so cool !
Hendrix said the same thing about Rory Gallagher when asked the same question by a reporter for daily mail!!!
+Mark Wright Hendrix supposedly said his favorite guitarist was Terry Kath,the late Guitarist for the band Chicago...
First time I saw ZZ Top play was at Winterland in San Francisco in 1972. Great show, clean shaven....
I love these guys. One is able to see how much they love playing music when seeing them live!
HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY 2019 GUYS, THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES.
Thanks Dusty...and Frank, and Billy for all the kick ass tunes. Your music will live forever...
Mexican Blackbird is one of my favorite songs!
The great humor of ZZ Top. The puberty cracking of Gibbons voice topped with politically incorrect lyrics (ace of spades! Yikes). This is one song we will NEVER hear on any of the airwaves.
her moma waa mexcan and her daddy was an ace of spades
They also use the Mexican word for slut in that song lol.@@Harry-wt1pi
Head that ol chrysler down to ol mexico
nobody cares
My most favorite band by a long way!
To Mr.Beard, and Mr.Gibbons, (Dusty Hill too). you guys have been a huge influence on me as a musician, and guitar/bass player. thank you for all the years of Rock n Roll.
Rest in peace dusty..ure gone but not forgotten😇
Man I was going to a job and stopped at a convenient store to get gas (I live in Seabrook tx) and a Mercedes pulled in next to me at the gas pump. Dude has a long beard and I asked him if he played in ZZ Top, he said sometimes. I talked to that dude for about 5 minutes. This was Dusty the bass player. He asked me what I was up to, I told him I was going to work and he said me too. Well I pulled out before him but he passed me down the road and when he did he double tapped his horn in acknowledgment of me. The dude is such a regular guy that he just happens to play in a huge band. The guy is so nice and down to earth. I don’t know him but from that conversation, I can’t say anything bad about him
Do you ask everyone with a long beard if they're in ZZTop?
@@billgross2097 Only in Houston - Actually did that to Billy in a bar about 20 years ago - He lives in the neighborhood - used to see him in traffic or around every now and then - I haven't seen him around in years. Same with Frank Twins
Good on ya, man. .. awesome
I love to hear stories like yours. Thanks for sharing it.
Pure music. No frills, and sound like the record live...Billy just unbelievable, may sound simple but very intricate and pure blues and boogie-Woogie....thank u ZZ...
Rest in piece Dusty, you will be greatly missed! It seems you have been with me my entire adult life. 69
everytime I take a road trip Tejas is playing. thanks guys !!! Texas rocks !!!