When ZZ Top came out of Houston in the early ‘70s, they played a fuzzy mix of blues and boogie rock that totally suited their appearance and background. With slight variations over the years ...

Check out ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons’ new solo song “Livin’ It Up Down in Texas,” which he co-wrote with 'Landman' stars ...

how they could best be utilized within it. Add to that an era-friendly shift in sound, and ZZ Top ruled the MTV airwaves in a way that most rock contemporaries could only envy. Throughout the ...

Related: Dusty Hill tribute: ZZ Top’s best bass-driven songs Little did I know that one day I would get a chance to stand in for a real member of the real ZZ Top. We’ll get to that part of the ...

Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. As ZZ Top’s founding member, Billy Gibbons is recognized as a master guitarist, singer, and performer, but in Nashville this ...

Dusty Hill, the bassist of US blues rock band ZZ Top, has died at the age of 72. Bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said that Hill died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas. They did ...

The Allman Brothers. ZZ Top. Dolly Parton. The Beach Boys. Willie Nelson. Lou Reed. The Kinks. In the late 1970s, you could find all of their handprints—and many more—in the sidewalk outside ...