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Billy Gibbons Looks Back on ZZ Top's First 10 Albums

Jeff Giles — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:53:57 +0000

“We were three guys, we had three chords and the future was wide open.” Being presented with a deluxe box set that gathers 20 years of work is enough to put any musician in a reflective mood, and that’s exactly what seems to have happened with Billy Gibbons recently. The ZZ Top guitarist sat down [...]

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Ready For First Gig in More Than 40 Years with the Moving Sidewalks

Dave Lifton — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:41:53 +0000

Tonight (March 30), Billy Gibbons will perform with the Moving Sidewalks, the band he was in prior to forming ZZ Top, for the first time since their 1969 breakup. In a new interview, Gibbons described what it was like to return to his garage-rock roots.

Like Billy Gibbons' Hat? Here's How to Get One

Nick DeRiso — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:01:54 +0000

ZZ Top superfans are directed to a new eBay item: Handmade hats similar to the one Billy Gibbons wears are on sale now. They're a little pricey at $375 but, hey, everybody loves a sharp-dressed man, right?

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Guns N' Roses Joined by Billy Gibbons + More at Australian Finale

Dave Lifton — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:45:07 +0000

Guns N' Roses concluded their Australia tour in style yesterday (March 20). The hard rock legends asked members of both opening acts -- ZZ Top and Rose Tattoo -- to join them on stage during their main set. The concert took place at the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane.

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Explains His Fascination With Vinyl Records

Chad Childers — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:52:13 +0000

Music has undergone many format changes over the years, but rarely does on old form ever come back to prominence. That’s exactly what has happened in recent years, however, with a new generation of music lovers latching onto vinyl records and the warm sound they provide. For ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons, that fascination never left.

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reveals His Christmas Day Miracle

Billy Dukes — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:00:55 +0000

Billy Gibbons doesn’t have to think hard about his best Christmas presents of all time. In an interview with Men’s Journal, the ZZ Top guitarist remembered one that changed his life. It was in 1962, and the young (likely clean-shaven) Gibbons was just 13-years-old.