ZZ Top Make Their First Appearance on Live Television | Carson Tonight Show

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  • ZZ Top perform "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Tush"
    Original Airdate: 05/16/1986
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  • @gornoman
    @gornoman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +822

    Let's add some horns to Sharp Dressed Man, said no one ever.

    • @jarrylwirth672
      @jarrylwirth672 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Absolutely dreadful idea. Can’t believe the band went along with it.

    • @nickshaw6085
      @nickshaw6085 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Yeah, I love horns, just not here.

    • @commanderinsleep2779
      @commanderinsleep2779 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      It’s like putting Jimi Hendrix and Frank Sinatra on the stage together!

    • @vapeymcvape5000
      @vapeymcvape5000 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Go and listen to LITERALLY any other rendition of it then.

    • @user-uu9fr4wx8x
      @user-uu9fr4wx8x หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      needs more cowbells ......

  • @samsmith4216
    @samsmith4216 ปีที่แล้ว +2798

    Doc and the band should have sat this one out. Trainwreck...especially the 1st song. Who wants to hear Docs horn fight with the lead guitar...not me anyway.

    • @eric_in_florida
      @eric_in_florida ปีที่แล้ว +180

      it was a real corny horn part too. sounded forced.

    • @EddieVanHeusen
      @EddieVanHeusen ปีที่แล้ว +169

      They (house band)!were obviously a few bars behind for the first minute or so, tough to watch!

    • @davedarling6512
      @davedarling6512 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@eric_in_florida suuuper cheesy, wasn't it

    • @jeph33
      @jeph33 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      But the Tres Amigos, being the pros they are, didn't let it throw them off🎸😎

    • @joeyandrews5970
      @joeyandrews5970 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      You ain’t kidding. 🥴

  • @scamassassin2538
    @scamassassin2538 หลายเดือนก่อน +325

    I remember an interview Billy did where he talked about this performance. He said that's exactly why they hadn't done live TV before. 🤣 He said his in-ear monitors were extremely low, him and Dusty could barely hear Frank. He said the only thing they COULD hear was that "Dog gone loud ass Trumpet"!! 😂 Anyone who has seen ZZ Top knows they are extremely tight. RIP Dusty!

    • @KP-ni8bh
      @KP-ni8bh หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Been there. You just keep playing hoping it sounds right and you keep up..

    • @user-cf1vb6op5h
      @user-cf1vb6op5h หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@KP-ni8bh I once found myself jamming with some folks, one of whom was a Dunning Kruger harp player. He was convinced that we were psychically attuned because he "knew where you were going as you were going there", in an eight bar I-IV-V.
      Seriously, guy was so bad, when an irate girlfriend smashed his guitar, I had mixed feelings.

    • @damianchristie288
      @damianchristie288 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Its overdrive guitar stuff brass is too soft doesnt gell , start of sharp dressed man was uncertain possibly due to monitor issues.

    • @NeuKrofta
      @NeuKrofta หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most television performances are lip syncing and not even live.

    • @martintramil8084
      @martintramil8084 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      But hey, dude was Rockin a fake beard, totally saved that train wreck 😂

  • @tommeredith7462
    @tommeredith7462 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Always a big sound with just a drummer a base player and lead guitar player.
    What a catalog of music over the year’s.

  • @MT.19383
    @MT.19383 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +168

    Thanks DOC FOR SCREWING IT UP .ZZ TOP ROCKS .👍💫💥👊👊👊.

    • @markv.5962
      @markv.5962 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Yeah. Horrible.and they missed the changes

    • @johnharvey5381
      @johnharvey5381 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is awful!

    • @gregoireb3032
      @gregoireb3032 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah, I thought it was only Paul Shaffer who f##ked up every da#n band on the Letterman show....

    • @KB-ke3fi
      @KB-ke3fi 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@markv.5962 Yeah? let's see you do it.

    • @markv.5962
      @markv.5962 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@KB-ke3fi are we in middle school? lets see you do it? grow up

  • @hubertsumlin9697
    @hubertsumlin9697 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    The horn players flubbed the intro and Billy just sang it again til they jumped in there LOL

  • @jeffstump388
    @jeffstump388 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    I remember watching this back in the 80's . Doc , and the boys blew it.

    • @brianjay692
      @brianjay692 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Literally.

  • @kenharper7189
    @kenharper7189 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    An original chemistry that will never be duplicated.

  • @whoopwhoop3660
    @whoopwhoop3660 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    LOL Doc adding the brass parts makes it sound like a Batman fight scene

    • @craigstraubinger8240
      @craigstraubinger8240 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bingo!

    • @millionsofrecordsernieb7587
      @millionsofrecordsernieb7587 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's insane I was thinking that as well as I am a big 60s Batman fan!

    • @davedarling6512
      @davedarling6512 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      the horns sound utterly ridiculous - like high school band level arrangement

    • @wj878
      @wj878 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@davedarling6512 i thought exactly the same. Doesn’t work.

    • @daveinindy
      @daveinindy ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hard to imagine this ... but the Tonite Show Band ruined this piece.

  • @StormLaker
    @StormLaker 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    Billy looking over his shoulder at Doc like "what the hell???", haha.

    • @jeff-ds2pr
      @jeff-ds2pr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He should have took that horn and shoved it up Doc's....

  • @tomroberts4975
    @tomroberts4975 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I didn't realize how lucky I was to see ZZ Top at the Surf Ballroom when I was 16 in 2011. I grew up listening to these guys on my folk's stereo and now my kids will do the same.

  • @Tehownilator
    @Tehownilator หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Pretty brutal.
    Definitely one of the performances of all time.

    • @leo1314ok
      @leo1314ok หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What!???

    • @zoogie980
      @zoogie980 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They finished strong tho, I thought Tush sounded pretty good

  • @rjfivethousand
    @rjfivethousand ปีที่แล้ว +1185

    Back when it was worth staying up to watch late night TV.

    • @andyburk4825
      @andyburk4825 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Preach.

    • @jefferyrightmire9520
      @jefferyrightmire9520 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      AMEN

    • @KB-ke3fi
      @KB-ke3fi ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I quit watching it when it all went left wing political.

    • @michaelsmith-bn6no
      @michaelsmith-bn6no ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, now they're all propagandists for the wokes. Biden can't even finish a sentence whilst reading from the teleprompter, but he gets a pass.

    • @virgilrobertsjr7870
      @virgilrobertsjr7870 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      As a young teen I would stay up religiously to watch the Johnny Carson Show!
      ☆☆☆☆☆
      😎

  • @denisewildfortune4058
    @denisewildfortune4058 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +470

    The world needs another Johnny Carson! He was wonderful. Love ZZ Top!

    • @olewetdog6254
      @olewetdog6254 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      And one less Doc Sevrenson.

    • @chadwickerman
      @chadwickerman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@olewetdog6254 Doc was great and still is. He's still performing at 96.

    • @ImYourOverlord
      @ImYourOverlord 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Leno never came close! 😉

    • @cherylbouvier9626
      @cherylbouvier9626 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It def ruins the song

    • @basilbcf
      @basilbcf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Amen to that! Today's crop of so-called late night "comedians" don't hold a candle to Johnny.

  • @geekverve
    @geekverve หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Dude on the horn really must have liked hearing himself play.

    • @Marc-js8rx
      @Marc-js8rx หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      That "dude" was the famous Doc Severinsen. Unfortunately, for this performance, he and his "Big Band-era" mates should have sat it out. "Sometimes a man has to know his limitations." ---Clint Eastwood

    • @geekverve
      @geekverve 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Marc-js8rx Famous? I guess. I've heard the name before, but I wouldn't have been able to pick him out of a lineup.

    • @KB-ke3fi
      @KB-ke3fi 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@geekverve Yeah well you haven't sold 50 million albums either, did you?

    • @geekverve
      @geekverve 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@KB-ke3fi Don't need to to know he was stepping on the music, here.

    • @brugges
      @brugges 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Never heard of him either, 50 million albums sold or not, his performance sucked.

  • @Judy-wi2eu
    @Judy-wi2eu หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    😢😢TV never could handle ZZ TOP. That's why ZZ TOP did not boogey on TV. ZZ IS A FORCE OF NATURE ROCK ON 4 EVER!!!!😂😂😂❤❤🎉🎉🎉

  • @m.buteux6062
    @m.buteux6062 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    Props. National television for the first time. The horns stepping all over the groove.
    They still found a way. Very Cool !

    • @josephtravers777
      @josephtravers777 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Playing the wrong third on the bridge section...eh

    • @swillia420
      @swillia420 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      That horn arrangement was terrible

    • @user-bg2oi4bz3p
      @user-bg2oi4bz3p ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@swillia420 Agree. I did not want those horns in there, but since they were, a better arrangement could have sounded good or at least interesting. Sounded like circus music.

    • @joshszarke9077
      @joshszarke9077 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      It's like the local high school marching band won a contest to get to play with ZZ Top. 🤣

    • @odaydrums
      @odaydrums 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@joshszarke9077 hehe no lie. What is with those arrangements? Horn players are a different breed anyway

  • @sethwetzel974
    @sethwetzel974 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

    The beard at the end was the coolest!!!! R.I.P. Johnny and R.I.P. Dusty. Two of the absolute greatest at their crafts.

    • @rothbj1
      @rothbj1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      RIP also Kym Herrin, the ZZ Top girl in red, died young of cancer....

  • @stephenguillot6492
    @stephenguillot6492 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    I was in that audience. Totally random tivket selection and I hit the jackpot.

    • @kingrama2727
      @kingrama2727 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Liar

    • @Scoleshow
      @Scoleshow หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kingrama2727 I'm Johnny

    • @kingrama2727
      @kingrama2727 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Scoleshow cool I’m Frankie

  • @johnvanbortle6559
    @johnvanbortle6559 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Miss DUSTY RIP!!
    The ending is the best, They just disappear into the night.
    Class act and still Doing it

  • @derekjhpeterson3882
    @derekjhpeterson3882 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Dusty had a wicked voice and seldom got to show it off. Billy's voice has more character and was the go to for most of their stuff. But man Dusty had some power in his pipes!

    • @riverraisin1
      @riverraisin1 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I thought Dusty sounded great in this performance. Just like the record.

    • @stephendeiss7158
      @stephendeiss7158 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was about to post the same thing. Powerful voice!

    • @rickmay3039
      @rickmay3039 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooh ok ok

    • @brohawk7395
      @brohawk7395 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Goin down to Mexico!! 💪🏽😎🎸

    • @trailerparkcryptoking5213
      @trailerparkcryptoking5213 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dusty was the lead singer in his brother’s band prior to ZZ Top......he can sing.....Dusty and Frank are a little lazy and didn’t offer and resistance to anyone who offered to do more of the work.....😂 true story. Once they got a wheel berry full of money they just wanted to relax and Billy had to do most of the work and song writing. Billy is a genius and a lot smarter than the other two.....Frank lives right outside of Pecan Grove Plantation in Richmond, Tx and I lived in that subdivision for years and saw Frank running up and down Pitts Rd on his golf cart. His wife was beautiful and they drove separate golf carts. My daughters went to school with his twin boys.....

  • @allevi5158
    @allevi5158 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    72 years old and can't believe I've never come across this -
    Incredible !!

    • @yourworstnightmare5902
      @yourworstnightmare5902 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ditto….Let’s hear it for 1950 :-)

    • @tommcdonough6086
      @tommcdonough6086 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The thing about TH-cam and the internet, it is the closest thing to a time machine we have. Holy smokes I was 17 in 1985. Time is scary fast. Peace.......

  • @davidbittner4674
    @davidbittner4674 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Nothing like a horn section to bugger up a classic that never had a horn section. What a balls-up.

    • @gdavidelliott
      @gdavidelliott 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I can understand needing accompaniment, but that arrangement was out in left field.

  • @darylcollins1565
    @darylcollins1565 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Not lip synced. Not canned. Warts and all. Entirely enjoyable!

    • @gibsonfan159
      @gibsonfan159 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Plenty of warts. They didn't look happy at all.

    • @johnharvey5381
      @johnharvey5381 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah. A lot of warts.

  • @thinman8621
    @thinman8621 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I don't always listen to ZZ Top but when I do, the neighbors do too.

  • @freedomforever6718
    @freedomforever6718 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Drove from California to Alaska at 19 years of age in 1975 and listened to ZZ Top on an 8Track tape player. Absolutely fantastic!

    • @stanislouse4168
      @stanislouse4168 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      NJ to New Mexico in 72.

    • @gregandtonya5693
      @gregandtonya5693 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Tres Hombres,
      No doubt ! LOL

    • @arightscepter
      @arightscepter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you went by while I was in school, junior year, at Cottage Grove High School, you passed within two hundred yards of me. I had Fandango in my 8 track box in my van. Of course I may have been out at the lake instead.

    • @Triple5live
      @Triple5live หลายเดือนก่อน

      What were the speakers like ?

    • @freedomforever6718
      @freedomforever6718 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Triple5live
      Regular car speakers I got from a junkyard. They worked very well.

  • @1960HikerDude
    @1960HikerDude 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +149

    The shot of Johnny at the very end is priceless! I got to see ZZ Top twice during the 80's. They're still one of my favorite bands.

    • @raysosebee8841
      @raysosebee8841 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gonna see them this coming April!

    • @1960HikerDude
      @1960HikerDude 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@raysosebee8841 you’re gonna have a great time!

    • @raysosebee8841
      @raysosebee8841 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@1960HikerDude Oh ya! I've seen them only once before, but it was at the Houston rodeo, so it wasn't really a full concert. Gonna see them in Corpus Christi with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Black Stone Cherry. My 13 year old son's first concert. It's gonna be great!

    • @darrellsmith9099
      @darrellsmith9099 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Seen their Fandango and Afterburner tour. Fandango was the best.

    • @marshmutt8975
      @marshmutt8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dang 1960! Glad to see you're still getting it done! Sure do miss your DO videos. Hope all is well.

  • @warpspeedpower
    @warpspeedpower 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Glad that this popped up in the YT feed. ZZ Top are awesome and Carson was the absolute best talk-show host on US television.

  • @richardchambers3533
    @richardchambers3533 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Who else misses Doc and Johnny?👍

    • @scottmurphy650
      @scottmurphy650 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And Dusty.

    • @MikeInExile
      @MikeInExile ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I miss the '80s... ;-)

    • @auricgold2501
      @auricgold2501 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Doc is still around!

    • @DaveL60
      @DaveL60 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I watched a lot of Carson as a teen, and really loved what he brought every night. He was genius and I loved it: the monologues, Karnak, all of it.. Right now i think Steve Colbert is the closest I see to carrying on that legacy.

    • @MikeInExile
      @MikeInExile ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@DaveL60 They could get rid of Jimmy Kimmel and his political activism, and the whole late-night scene would improve _dramatically_ IMHO! ;-)

  • @ericjames8816
    @ericjames8816 ปีที่แล้ว +716

    Seen these guys live once. Absolutely amazing! No tricks, no frills, it's all them. 100% live for real and they sound incredible. If you seen the little slip up with vocals at the start, you know your not listening some pre-recording CD. ZZ top man. Absolutely top notch.

    • @UncleEbenezer77
      @UncleEbenezer77 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      No frills? All their gear nowadays is covered in white fur. 😂
      Regardless, i get ya. I first saw em in ‘89, last saw em on the 50th anniversary tour. They are phenomenal live. RIP, Dusty.

    • @wtywatoad
      @wtywatoad ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We were fortunate enough to see them at Red Rocks on The Eliminator Tour. For that I am forever grateful.

    • @jameslatta6813
      @jameslatta6813 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You mean you "saw" these guys live once.

    • @yukonstriker1703
      @yukonstriker1703 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jameslatta6813 Grammar Police is here LMAO

    • @cleophusfowler
      @cleophusfowler ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jameslatta6813 Don't see many people with the last name Latta.

  • @gwendolenking3366
    @gwendolenking3366 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    still in 2024 this rocks. Billy looks awesome

  • @tedc7714
    @tedc7714 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Pure down and out roadhouse.
    81 rears old and still LOVE it.

  • @JasonHorne72
    @JasonHorne72 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I remember when this aired, my dad came to my room and told me "John's boy's(Frank) band is on Carson". Dad wasn't happy about the house band and kept saying"Doc needs to shut the hell up and listen". ZZTop was my first concert several years before that. My uncle lived next to John Beard out in East Tawakoni and when my parents took trips, they would usually take us out there. During one of my stays out there, my uncle took me and my cousin with him and John to a bar in Oak Cliff to see them. That's one of my favorite memories.

    • @elinino5275
      @elinino5275 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is that bar still there?

    • @williamprice507
      @williamprice507 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i said the exact same thing... he may be a fan, but that was discourteous

    • @madmex2k
      @madmex2k ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree with your Dad. The performance was great, without the horn section jumping all over the band. Its clear they really don't know the material they are trying to accompany.

    • @janfitzgerald3615
      @janfitzgerald3615 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Definitely could have done without Doc and the band. ZZTop doesn’t need back up!

    • @danteearly2050
      @danteearly2050 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just said the same as your Dad about Doc. WTH?

  • @Isawapuddycat
    @Isawapuddycat ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Doc and Johnny with the beards...😂

    • @HomebrewStew
      @HomebrewStew ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, and the only one without a beard is the drummer whose last name is... Beard.

    • @johnbettmann1404
      @johnbettmann1404 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@HomebrewStew No kidding? People have only been pointing this out for about 40 years.

    • @clterry07
      @clterry07 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@johnbettmann1404 lol are you serious

    • @RyanConnell5150
      @RyanConnell5150 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@johnbettmann1404 shut up

    • @markhicks5962
      @markhicks5962 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I noticed that beard thing years ago lol, kinda ironic isn’t it?

  • @user-dq8wf6wc8u
    @user-dq8wf6wc8u 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    One of my favorite bands. Lots of sound with just 3 guys!

    • @fredhughes4115
      @fredhughes4115 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That was my first reaction when I saw them live in '76. Didn't know much about the band, didn't know that there were only 3 guys - and I could not believe the wall of sound coming from just 3 guys!

  • @JoseMTamez
    @JoseMTamez 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    That wasn't a slip up on his part. That could have been anything, monitors, doc, who knows, and who cares. These guys are world-class musicians and they've been around to long to deserve this. They rock live and I've seen them at least ten times in Texas, Colorado, and California. Each time putting on a hell of a show. RIP sir!

  • @sl3102
    @sl3102 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Their first four albums (1971-75) are pure blues gold.

    • @FOH3663
      @FOH3663 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Absolutely
      Always liked that stuff WAY more than their 80's hits.

    • @sl3102
      @sl3102 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FOH3663 Yeah, it felt more genuine and the songs back then were killer tracks!

  • @MirandaEartherCaller
    @MirandaEartherCaller 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    ZZTops first few albums are absolute treasures, dudes rock.

    • @classygary
      @classygary 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I went and saw them while still in H.S. in I think 76 but it might have been 75 or 77 🤷🏻‍♂️but yes indeed they were great and lots of fun . Nobody had that look back then in RnR . When Tush came out me and my boyhood friends where like WTF haha WTF is this .

  • @judgetoogood1033
    @judgetoogood1033 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    ZZTO- simply the best. Sharp Dressed Man, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and Precious. ❤❤❤

  • @oldrustycars
    @oldrustycars หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Billy keeps looking over like "are you guys playing the same song as us?"

  • @cbass2755
    @cbass2755 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    “I ain’t look for much”…….what a great band they are!! Go ZZ Top’s!!! ❤❤❤❤❤. Omg….Johnny with that beard!! 🤣🤣

  • @FMartini1960
    @FMartini1960 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    I grew up in Houston. Seeing ZZ Top at bars and private parties before they became famous was phenomenal

    • @johnthonig1692
      @johnthonig1692 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same, but in nearby Austin.
      I saw SRV dozens of times at small venues
      ZZ as well
      ☮️

    • @bigmikessenioradventures
      @bigmikessenioradventures 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@johnthonig1692 I sat with Dusty at Houlihans and tipped a few

    • @theofficialdiamondlou2418
      @theofficialdiamondlou2418 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@johnthonig1692
      I used to work with them. As an engineer for LD Systems . In fact in 2000 they were practicing in our shop. (Dusty’s wife had just divorced him , and took the house in SanLeon where their practice studio was. They were actually really nice fun loving guys.
      RIP Dusty you are missed …

    • @chrisazure1624
      @chrisazure1624 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I visited their ranch once.

    • @wooge3199
      @wooge3199 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I made sweetlove to frank beards mother in law ....in the back of a lincoln

  • @dgrant7291
    @dgrant7291 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I saw ZZ Top open for the Rolling Stones, after the Fabulous Thunderbirds.. in Houston in '82. THAT was a pretty good concert my friend. Now Billy Gibbons is a neighbor with me here in Vegas. He just helped open the 2nd Sand Dollar Saloon downtown at the Plaza Hotel. He is a real authentic guitar rock n roll hero to me. even at 71 RIP Dusty

    • @andyroid5028
      @andyroid5028 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      *That's awesome. Do you ever see him around Vegas (or the surrounding areas)?* 👍🏼

    • @DMS-pq8
      @DMS-pq8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Saw them just a few months before Dusty died

    • @danielhall-wl4ql
      @danielhall-wl4ql หลายเดือนก่อน

      can I stay all night ? just a sleepover ! invite Billy to !

    • @tolfan4438
      @tolfan4438 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That was a cool tour . The stones were changing up their openers city to city to give the local band the exposure.

    • @dgrant7291
      @dgrant7291 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! In fact ZZ Top was in the middle of touring Europe when the Stones asked them if they would like to open for them in Houston. They stopped everything and came home and did it!@@tolfan4438

  • @mikegray8776
    @mikegray8776 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How come I never saw this before?? - OK, I’m English and living in Thailand - but that’s no excuse!!
    Best damn American band since the original Allmans - I bloody love Billy & Co. ✊🏼✊🏼

  • @pmafterdark
    @pmafterdark ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I remember how huge Eliminator was when it came out in the 80's. Pretty cool Johnny and Doc even got into the act lol.

  • @MrBinnskinny
    @MrBinnskinny ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I miss real late night television. ZZ Top 😎

    • @Frank-sr1dz
      @Frank-sr1dz ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They are showing its reruns on one of the channels on TV however if they put him back on prime-time heed smoke all three Network

    • @MrBinnskinny
      @MrBinnskinny ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Frank-sr1dz totally agree! Thanks brother 😎

    • @Frank-sr1dz
      @Frank-sr1dz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrBinnskinny ✌️✌️✌️

    • @Deeznuts69290
      @Deeznuts69290 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just good entertainment no politics

    • @jimc2140
      @jimc2140 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too. I now go to bed at 10!

  • @ninjabearpress2574
    @ninjabearpress2574 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I went to see them live once, the hearing loss was temporary and totally worth it.

  • @ikkenhisatsu7170
    @ikkenhisatsu7170 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The whole production was so good. ZZ Top were great, of course, and the Tonight show band , with Doc the beard, and then Johnny in the beard... Incredible. RIP Dusty.

    • @johnharvey5381
      @johnharvey5381 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No it wasn't. It sucked big time.

    • @Itsme-ni9jk
      @Itsme-ni9jk หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@johnharvey5381
      Ya ,this post is a doofus ! The production by doc , SUCKED

  • @chickey333
    @chickey333 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Even after all of these years that was pretty damned awesome.

  • @Gratefulman1965
    @Gratefulman1965 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    R.I.P Dusty, Johnny & Ed.

    • @mcosu1
      @mcosu1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Doc still going strong at 95

    • @nemesisxrox6773
      @nemesisxrox6773 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mcosu1 ... must b due to those good wind pipes he was blessed with

  • @NeuKrofta
    @NeuKrofta หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Pretty awesome seeing a band *actually* playing live on television

  • @andyroid5028
    @andyroid5028 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    *_Aside from their great music, ZZ Top was always known for their (very long) beards. Nowadays, long beards are WAY more common._*
    *BTW, I always thought it was quite weird/funny that the drummer (who is the only guy in the band that does NOT have a beard) is named 'Frank Beard'. And nope, I'm not kidding.* 😮😂

    • @vpaczkowski
      @vpaczkowski หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      bold statement

    • @andyroid5028
      @andyroid5028 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@vpaczkowski I see what you did there. Well played sir... well played. 🍻😁

  • @torytaylor693
    @torytaylor693 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Love the Texas Trio since 1975. Privileged to have paid good money to see them four times and in 4 different decades! God Bless Our Republic and the Rockin Blues 🙏

  • @keefriff99
    @keefriff99 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    I know most purists prefer the bluesier ‘70s ZZ Top, but their ‘80s synth era and the visual image they came up with was utterly brilliant and perfect for MTV.
    They were on top of the world after Eliminator and Afterburner.

    • @shawncann7170
      @shawncann7170 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Agree 💯

    • @robertscott2210
      @robertscott2210 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      They had some of the best videos on MTV, back when MTV played music 🎶 🎵

    • @Soxruleyanksdrool
      @Soxruleyanksdrool ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Wait.......MTV played music?

    • @robertscott2210
      @robertscott2210 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Soxruleyanksdrool
      Ha ha, yeah, believe it or not. 🤣🤣

    • @AlexZander688
      @AlexZander688 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I enjoy both '70s ZZ Top and '80s Music Video ZZ Top.

  • @madmax8949
    @madmax8949 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Carson and Doc are hilarious with their Top beards! I grew up with Carson, miss those days that are long gone.

  • @ellencox5427
    @ellencox5427 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ZZ Top🎉❤that little old band from Texas is on fire , they were so young, bluesy rock. No one does it better than this band. Still touring in 2024!!!

  • @fanoboss
    @fanoboss ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Billy, Frank and the always cool Dusty RIP ...
    One of the greatest bands that has ever existed.
    GOD BLESS'EM !

  • @bigorange000
    @bigorange000 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    ZZ Top slayed. The fake beards on Doc and Jonny priceless. 😂

  • @hermanhelfrich1747
    @hermanhelfrich1747 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My first concert at the Maryland Capital centre was Zz Top.

  • @oldtop4682
    @oldtop4682 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of the greatest rock bands ever! When Fandango came out I prestidigitated myself to the record store immediately! They are fantastic live - just straight up rock and roll, no frills, just great musicianship.

    • @stevenday9687
      @stevenday9687 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Seen them 6 times & every show was different but just as good as the one before. They kept up with what was new without leaving their roots

  • @livewire2759
    @livewire2759 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great show. We miss you, Dusty...

  • @ohioguy215
    @ohioguy215 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Got to see them live before Dusty passed. We were in a small hall, second row, center stage. We were so close we could see their playlists taped to the base of their mic stands. It amazed me how three guys could sound like a six-man band. Awesome night.

    • @jamesspalten5977
      @jamesspalten5977 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dusty was a great vocalist as well as a musician !!

    • @stanadams5464
      @stanadams5464 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw them in a stadium and in a honky-tonk. Great show either way!

    • @Bill_N_ATX
      @Bill_N_ATX ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Let me see…1 race track, 1 stadium, 4 arenas, and best of all, one recording studio. Nicest guys n the world. They’ve deserved every bit of the success they’ve enjoyed.

    • @johnf.unckeljacksoncarr5416
      @johnf.unckeljacksoncarr5416 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A good friend called them “da three noisy boys from Texas!” 🔥

    • @zombywoof1015
      @zombywoof1015 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@jamesspalten5977 not sure why you say that. Dusty was both a great musician AND a vocalists!

  • @Mazurka1001
    @Mazurka1001 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ...ouch... 🙀🙄and of course can’t but love the true ZZ sound 🎶🥇

  • @mark11967AD
    @mark11967AD ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I guess people always come to these videos for fond remembrances so I will remain silent lol. But separately Johnny is the King and ZZTop rocks 🎸

  • @mattmatthews3909
    @mattmatthews3909 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    First time on national tv and they rock the pink hats, pink pickups and pink cords. Innovators … Legends.

  • @13699111
    @13699111 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Johnny Carson ,ZZ Top , doesn't get any better thank you Johnny for the many years of entertainment

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I saw it the first time. Superb! Those were the days!

  • @pontushaggstrom6261
    @pontushaggstrom6261 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    why couldnt't they just leave the trumpets out of it?

    • @markmccarty9793
      @markmccarty9793 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In 64, probably been listening to that 20 years? I like the trumpet, and I'm pretty sure what tush is. That's the best version of tush!😂

    • @insaneinthemeshbane
      @insaneinthemeshbane หลายเดือนก่อน

      At least put a nicer mic on the guitar! What a shitty mix.

    • @joejordan5879
      @joejordan5879 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Doc Severinsen ruined this song with his trumpet playing.

    • @pontushaggstrom6261
      @pontushaggstrom6261 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@markmccarty9793 You should probably have a listen to the original for once😅

  • @user-ts3mi4zk2n
    @user-ts3mi4zk2n หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved 'em then.. Love 'em now... They have a sound all their own....❤

  • @SilojensenDK
    @SilojensenDK หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those horns are hillarious!

  • @waltgzerod5565
    @waltgzerod5565 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The Tonight Show Band is Probably the Best Big Band Today But I wish they would have let ZZ Topp Jam Without the Brass Accompaniment!!
    I saw them in Saginaw Michigan in a small venue & they gave it ALL!! When these guys go to work THEY WORK, No matter the Venue!!
    Dusty Hill is Gone & ZZ Topp is no More, But They are FANTASTIC!!
    Rest in Peace, Dusty!! Or in Great Amplitude, whichever Y'all Prefer!!
    Thanks for the Memory!!

    • @paulwooton4390
      @paulwooton4390 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Doc was great. ZZ probably thought it'd be fun having horns. Not meant for release, but pretty cool for a show. It was Carson, after all.

    • @waltgzerod5565
      @waltgzerod5565 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@paulwooton4390 Maybe so, Paul!!

    • @richardelliott8352
      @richardelliott8352 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulwooton4390 I think doc screwed it up, but to be fair it might have been a lack of practice time to effectively realize the idea of collaboration, and knowing the house musicians were of such high quality that they could eventually figure something to fake, which happened in the last song with a simple no risk riff.

  • @MikeInExile
    @MikeInExile ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I saw ZZ Top perform at the Cotton Bowl back in '81. They were a backup band for the Rolling Stones, and the The Fabulous Thunderbirds were a backup band for ZZ Top! Man, them were the days... ;-)

    • @johnthonig1692
      @johnthonig1692 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was there as well
      ☮️

    • @Jeff-yp1rl
      @Jeff-yp1rl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I never saw the Stones. But saw ZZ top 3xs and Billy Gibbons solo once. One of the best shows I ever saw was Santana,ZZ top, Steve Miller. Great music times and memories.

    • @chrisfournier6144
      @chrisfournier6144 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow! I would have loved to see that!

    • @Mithum52
      @Mithum52 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I saw the same concert at the Astrodome!

    • @vincemarshall9520
      @vincemarshall9520 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was at the Astrodome concert. Fun times!

  • @TheUnofficialMaker
    @TheUnofficialMaker 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Saw them like 30 years ago in San Antonio, I remember the laser show they had during Legs, it was a great concert.

  • @cesarnarro6013
    @cesarnarro6013 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Back in the early 70's i wore out their first three albums🥸

  • @CaesarDarias
    @CaesarDarias ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Super fun. ZZ Top with the house band. They sounded great. What a performance.

    • @matslarsson3452
      @matslarsson3452 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nooo…the horns were offbeat and sounded bad

    • @davidmarsh3104
      @davidmarsh3104 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@matslarsson3452 At times. But then, at times Frank, Dusty and Billy all sounded bad as well: this was live along with all the flubs one would expect from the first major TV appearance.

    • @CaesarDarias
      @CaesarDarias ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@matslarsson3452 You can never enjoy these talk show performances on TH-cam if you listen as a critic. These bands probably flew in for the Tonight Show. They probably were able to rehearse once with the band after a sound check. Given those circumstances, I was not expecting mid-world tour perfection.

    • @teleguy5699
      @teleguy5699 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@matslarsson3452 Yeah, Doc Serverinson backing up ZZ Top seems weird.

    • @johngalyon8934
      @johngalyon8934 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CaesarDarias a good thing you didn't expect it because you sure as hell didn't get it.

  • @robertmartinez3268
    @robertmartinez3268 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great little band from Texas!!!

  • @Fernando-tr7ki
    @Fernando-tr7ki 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The two amigos with pink hats and a fake beard on the trumpet?? Only ZZ TOP could pull this one off

  • @bigfatno
    @bigfatno 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    I love how Johnny and Doc bought in to something they've never experienced. Excellent!

    • @dave928
      @dave928 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Carson wasn't above having acts on that were outside his tastes. he had Cyndi Lauper on 3 times.

    • @danielhosking7257
      @danielhosking7257 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ya and the way that ass hat ruined the song with his horrible trumpet unwilling to recognize he had no business playing with the band. Complete legends

    • @spacejockey4746
      @spacejockey4746 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      The horns ruined it!

    • @JymDyer
      @JymDyer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@spacejockey4746 - Yeah, Doc could've dialed it back a bit.

  • @shawnhuff3920
    @shawnhuff3920 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dusty hill is awesome 👌I miss him

  • @leo1314ok
    @leo1314ok หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm blushing for them!

  • @squiggy4339
    @squiggy4339 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can't believe how REAL that beard looked on Johnny at the end! Whoever the makeup artist was that did that should have gotten an award. Doc, not so much though LOL!

  • @pvanderwall3473
    @pvanderwall3473 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Awesome, that was definitely live back then! My favorite band to this day and I'm in my late 60's

    • @gregscavuzzo5457
      @gregscavuzzo5457 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@dindrmindr626 It was live,Carson was live back then , I saw Hendrix on Carson and his amplifier started giving him problems and they kept playing while they changed it out

    • @james1795
      @james1795 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dindrmindr626. Wrong.

    • @gregscavuzzo5457
      @gregscavuzzo5457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dindrmindr626 He pointed at Carson for a second then resumed playing

    • @gregscavuzzo5457
      @gregscavuzzo5457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dindrmindr626 Have you ever played an instrument, guitar or trumpet or been in a band, there are places in music where the lead or the bass or rythem are not playing or are taking a rest , Dusty Hill was a great bass player, and he was playing that bass , his brother was a great guitar player that played all over Texas, Rocky Hill

    • @zokitchvlog
      @zokitchvlog ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Top rocks 🎧

  • @DHatch-wl8tl
    @DHatch-wl8tl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    at least 5 times I've seen these guys, first time was in '75, times in between, won tickets in '89? from the radio,, etc......recycler tour was off the hook for music and entertainment,, fuzzy guitars, the crane, the recycler bin amazing show

    • @harley092355
      @harley092355 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Prove it

    • @DHatch-wl8tl
      @DHatch-wl8tl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      awww you couldn't make it? Try harder next time...@@harley092355

  • @vozpit
    @vozpit ปีที่แล้ว +163

    I recorded this on VHS, when it first aired & watched it 1000 times. Haven't seen it in maybe 30 years, but remember everything about it. From Billy flubbing the beginning of Sharp Dressed Man, to Doc's wide-eyed expression when they disappear. I sing Tush in a band & because of this performance, I always add "No, no" after "not alone". Thanks for posting this. I'm gonna save it & watch it another 1000 times!

    • @Vetriot6971
      @Vetriot6971 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      He didn't flub it, Doc with his trumpet threw him off ! Sounds stupid with the horn anyway, what's the point anyway ?

    • @hanginwiththehafu
      @hanginwiththehafu ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I could have done without the horns.

    • @agold1702
      @agold1702 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Vetriot6971 exactly. Doc’s band came in at the wrong time. They finally got synced up.

    • @robtoc
      @robtoc ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice post! My band also plays Tush as well as Beer Drinkers & Hellraisers, & La Grange....always fun to throw some ZZ Top into your setlist!!! Cheers!

    • @bkvike
      @bkvike ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are in a band and you think Billy flubbed the beginning? Hmmm

  • @ArmyVet82ndAbn
    @ArmyVet82ndAbn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Damn these guys were good, 70s and 80s rock was the best! Miss good music.

  • @aljeffries5541
    @aljeffries5541 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome, with the tonight show horns mixed in. Late night was so good back then...

  • @RogueBohemian
    @RogueBohemian 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I did electrical work at Dusty's house in San Leon in the 90s and his business manager gave us each one of those caps. I still have mine.
    That property is in sad shape now. It's sad to see it when you drive by.
    When I was there, it was the original house, not the one now. It had a winding staircase and the wall was lined with gold and platinum records. He turned the tack room in the barn into a bar/man cave.

  • @billstenzhorn3895
    @billstenzhorn3895 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This is one of those historical videos that everyone really needs to see!

  • @barackmycat9448
    @barackmycat9448 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I`m not a big fan of horns in this but it`s a show and everyone is getting into it having fun. That is what a late night show should be.

    • @cubehire3653
      @cubehire3653 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I would rather have heard the band doing thier music without the house band's horns. ZZ Top was one of the all time best bands.

    • @robfninh
      @robfninh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cubehire3653 They were having fun, that's all.

    • @jimcolby2885
      @jimcolby2885 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just a jam session who wouldn't want to jam with these guys.

    • @scoremix8556
      @scoremix8556 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      was it house horns? Drummer has cans on? I thought it was on pre-record hence the vocal slip at front? could be wrong of course.

    • @arightscepter
      @arightscepter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My son rocked the trumpet better than Doc did there while in High school.

  • @glowilk5377
    @glowilk5377 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    1986; I remember it all.

  • @magnuspersson1433
    @magnuspersson1433 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want a pink ZZ-top hat like that! Totally cool!

  • @thyslop1737
    @thyslop1737 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Johnny with the beard hysterical.

  • @jamescosby2343
    @jamescosby2343 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    WoW, that was Great!
    I'm 71 and been a ZZ TOP FAN 4 YEARS!
    GOD BLESS ❤.

  • @edoconnor5528
    @edoconnor5528 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I saw them in concert twice.....of all the concerts I've seen, they were the two best.

  • @ricksaunders8074
    @ricksaunders8074 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In 1976 I went to ZZ Top in okc
    I had floor standing room
    A big man ( native American)
    Gave me and a friend the rest of his joint Thats all I remember

  • @janethardy3208
    @janethardy3208 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Freaking rock and roll at its best. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @GTRxMan
    @GTRxMan ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Doc and Johnny with those beards! 🤣

  • @ginafriend1690
    @ginafriend1690 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seems odd to see Billy not wearing his 2 hats, through today's eyes!
    Love Them and Johnny! ❤

  • @Thomassina1
    @Thomassina1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I miss Johnny , he was so funny 6:57 . Gotta love ZZTop, their good humor shines thru asking the good Lord for some tush haha ..who better to ask, right? 🤣

  • @wramsey2656
    @wramsey2656 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Grew up listening to these guys, they never disappointed!

    • @oychoppa
      @oychoppa ปีที่แล้ว

      You and I grew up in the best of times!