By 1969, the rival groups had disbanded, and the three musicians joined forces. At first, Billy invited Frank for his project, a blues-rock foursome. Needing a new bassist, Beard suggested his former band mate, Joe "Dusty" Hill, and the nascent band stayed a trio. ![]() The origin of the band's name was not officially known for many years, but rumours abounded: a hybrid of two popular brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and 'Top' a tribute to blues legend Z. Hill and Billy Gibbons perhaps witnessing the two words running together on a dilapidated billboard. The real origin-as told by Billy Gibbons and recorded in his book "Rock + Roll Gearhead"-is derived from the name of blues guitar master B. The band originally wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King, but thought it seemed too similar to their hero. They thus figured that "King" was also at the "top", and so settled on ZZ Top. ZZ Top played their first show in February, 1970, and toured Texas almost continuously for the next several years. ![]() Upon signing a contract with London Records, the first two albums, " ZZ Top's First Album" and " Rio Grande Mud", were made at Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas.īy 1973, ZZ Top began recording with engineer Terry Manning at Ardent Studios in Memphis ]. The resultant third album, " Tres Hombres" (1973), was the first for which the band gained a million-seller and wide acclaim. ZZ TOP GREATEST HITS ALBUM COVER MODELS PLUS.
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