Billy Gibbons **ZZ Top's Guitarist and an Inside Story of His Guitar "The Pearly Gates."

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@douglaschristine8387
@douglaschristine8387 27 күн бұрын
I saw ZZ Top in 1970 when they played at Winterland SF. with Johnny Winter and Foghat. They were the loudest 3 piece I ever seen and blew the other bands away, never forget it. Love your videos, thanks. Your a good announcer with that voice.
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 27 күн бұрын
Appreciate the kind words, glad you enjoy the videos.
@chucklee347
@chucklee347 Жыл бұрын
You're dead right bout Billy. I'm 54 yo. Born in 1969. It was about 1975 I'm in the first grade. I'd never heard nonthing but gospel music and country. My uncle put this record on. And my life literally changed in many ways from that moment. The song was I heard it on the x. The voice coming out of the speakers and that 59 Les paul Pearly gates was screaming as loud as Billy was. Needless to say if I ever heard country again from that day in 75. It was on someone else's radio. Or an advertisement. And to this day I can't stand country and I grew up in the sticks of North Carolina Bass fishing and deer hunting. But only rock was good enough. I became since age 12 a fairly proficient drummer. And guitarist for what I heard at home. Getting picked up from school in my uncles 1969 Plymouth road runner. Man what happened to time. Thankfully the music back then is still there.
@silentp9933
@silentp9933 Жыл бұрын
Billy has been one of my favorite guitar players for years. He was born to play guitar and he has a style and feel that is truly unique and all his own. Play on Rev! ❤
@JeremiahHartmanPhotography
@JeremiahHartmanPhotography 2 жыл бұрын
"Cheap Sunglasses" was the first ZZ Top song I heard, I was with my dad in his car....Still my favorite song of theirs to this day. Every time I listen to it I think of my pop's and I riding in his car like it was yesterday.
@supertramp6011
@supertramp6011 2 жыл бұрын
Good choice!👌
@TheSixfinger1
@TheSixfinger1 2 жыл бұрын
My friend had a knowing smirk on his face, that day back in 1974! As he pulled Tres Hombres out of its sleeve! Wait till you hear this! As the first notes of Waiting for the Bus rang out in the room, a shiver went up my spine! I’d found what I’d been looking for! That day changed my life forever! After that, I wasn’t interested in listening to anyone else! I listened to that album every day for years! I still do! My eldest son’s name is ZZ! Full name, ZZ Dusty Billy Frank John Lee BB Muddy Hank! I met him briefly and was able to tell him that I loved him so much I named my son after him! Thank you for the video! Excellent! God Bless!
@GBlues1
@GBlues1 2 жыл бұрын
Wow…..you really didn’t think about how much of a pain in the ass that would be to write on any document did you? Kind of a dick move….literally. It doesn’t even sound cool……
@ruthparker1140
@ruthparker1140 2 жыл бұрын
("Sgt.J."). The years i, was trying to get something going worth a crap. I, was happy "Jesus just left Chicago/ Waitin for the Bus". And, a few others were known by some guys that wasn't going to do much good."Some Bartenders have heard "Tush." So, Much they get irritable. Lol. I, Think too many ppl are playing "Sharp dressed dude." Wich is... Over priced tennis shoes 👟. Baggy jeans 👖. And, A "Tu pach" T-Shirt👕. Lol. And, "Gimme 3Steps" By "Lynard Skynard." Is played to much. I, do hard rock. And, Some metal. But... I, still like what i, was learning how to play. And, listening 🎧 to. And, Going to see in Concert. ✌️, Rockin Roll.🍻🍻🎸🎸🥁🎤🎻🎺🎷🎹🎸👯👯🎙️🎛️🎚️🎧🔊🔊🎆🎇🏟️👍🤪☕☕.And, Take care.🕊️
@ronwebb7523
@ronwebb7523 2 жыл бұрын
I was about 14 or 15, my older brother took me to his friends house where I first heard tres hombres, I remembered it like it was yesterday but it was 40+ years ago.
@jamesconn1104
@jamesconn1104 Жыл бұрын
I was introduce to ZZ Top thru the airwaves in 72ish & pot about the same time , Tres Hombres was my first, ZZ Top album, been a fan ever since, 14 then 65 now , rip Dusty.. gbnf
@daviddixon7326
@daviddixon7326 2 жыл бұрын
Sellouts? Never. Trailblazers and Pioneers? Always and forever. ZZ Top stand alone. They’ve been my life’s soundtrack for 5 decades.
@monsieurcommissaire1628
@monsieurcommissaire1628 2 жыл бұрын
There was an ad that ran in Guitar Player magazine for a number of years in which Mr.Gibbons used a slang term for playing guitar that I'd never before encountered: "Spankin' the Plank"! It immediately cracked me up and I made a point of paying attention to this bearded gentleman who spoke so colourfully. "Whoa-that dude's inn ZZ Top!", I brilliantly surmised. This was right around the time "Sharp-Dressed Man" came out and Mr. Gibbons spanked that plank all the way to the top! I'm genuinely moved by the fact that Dusty and the guys had talked about what they were going to do without him and concluded that the show must go on. Rest in Rock and Roll, Dusty. May the show go on and on.
@italianbirdvideos6190
@italianbirdvideos6190 2 жыл бұрын
Love Billy. SRV's gotta be the best thing that ever came out of Texas if you're gonna frame it that way... But ultimately it's not a contest. They both taught us different things. Valuable things.
@pauljbroussard1690
@pauljbroussard1690 2 жыл бұрын
Right on. SRV surely was. Electrical bluesman
@kevindean1327
@kevindean1327 2 жыл бұрын
No such thing as the best. Johnny Winter, Bugs Henderson, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Anson Funderberg, Smokin Joe Kubeck, Lightning Hopkins, Mance Lipscombe, Denny Freeman, Derek O Brian, Albert Collins, JL and SR Vaughan, T Bone Walker, Charlie Christian (Oklahoma?), Johnny Guitar Watson, Dimebag, Eric Johnson. BFG is great but to say he's the best? I'm not too sure
@Cincinnatus1869
@Cincinnatus1869 2 жыл бұрын
I find Billy's playing a lot more interesting personally. SRV at times sounded similar to Jimi or Lonnie Mack.Billy sounds like nobody but Billy. He got those tones that make your hair stand. He wasn't afraid to get heavy .
@jeffkokosinski1784
@jeffkokosinski1784 2 жыл бұрын
Right on time hun
@c.j.benoit8662
@c.j.benoit8662 Жыл бұрын
​@@kevindean1327 Doug Sahm, too!
@davecummings2424
@davecummings2424 2 жыл бұрын
Just saw them last night and Billy was still as good as the first time I saw them in '72.
@susandavidson7695
@susandavidson7695 2 жыл бұрын
I saw those guys in Boulder co in 82 just a bar on the hill i couldn't. Believe what i was seeing they were really Great thank you ZZ for 3 sets of the best picking l ever saw
@robertleslie2467
@robertleslie2467 2 жыл бұрын
I first heard ZZ Top's "La Grange" when I was a kid in the early 70's while in the 9th grade going to Crockett HS in Austin TX. I loved it. Then I discovered ZZ Tops First Album and "Brown Sugar". Have mercy! That song is still my favorite after all these years. God bless Billy, Frank, and Elwood. Dusty gets no love from me. He's already made to heaven!
@rogerpenske2411
@rogerpenske2411 2 жыл бұрын
There was no such thing as a “the” or a “ninth grade” in the ‘70’s! It was being a Freshman in High School
@arkyxrider
@arkyxrider 2 жыл бұрын
In 1969, I was in the 9th grade at Junior High. High school started in the 10th
@rogerpenske2411
@rogerpenske2411 2 жыл бұрын
@@arkyxrider must be one of the slow kids
@willemadmiraal
@willemadmiraal 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I love many guitar players. Slash, SRV, Albert King, but nobody gets me to smile as much as Billy. I absolutely love the way he makes the guitar sound. Nothing is better. For me he is the absolute King.
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!
@ronstoner1823
@ronstoner1823 2 жыл бұрын
Since way back in the 70s ZZ-TOP has been my absolute favorite band, bar none. Saw them in concert three times back in the 80s. Best concerts I ever saw, my favorite was the one that had Jeff Healey as opening act. OUTSTANDING! I still have my ZZ key chain from the Eliminator tour, and the T-shirt from the 1990 Recycler tour.
@artisaprimus6306
@artisaprimus6306 2 жыл бұрын
I was born in Texas but my family moved to Kansas when I was twelve. I remember listening to ZZTop has a Kansas teenager and I missed Texas. I think it was La Grange I heard first. I've been hooked ever since. I've seen them seven times in concert. I moved back home to Texas years ago and I'm still listening.
@eltango1000
@eltango1000 2 жыл бұрын
Great tribute to Billy! Thanks for sharing. A sad day for me when Dusty passed on. These guys sure passed the test of time.
@cathode-kits1894
@cathode-kits1894 2 жыл бұрын
No one can replace Dusty's vocals on TUSH .
@jimmysapien9961
@jimmysapien9961 Жыл бұрын
Of course you can’t deny Billy Gibbons and his band mates
@eltango1000
@eltango1000 Жыл бұрын
No way! It's good to see Billy and band carrying on! I believe dusty would of done the same? It's hard to put damn good to bed!!!
@DarrenBaird-kw6lx
@DarrenBaird-kw6lx Ай бұрын
Billy's touch and fell on a guitar is fantastic.
@johnrasenas2458
@johnrasenas2458 Жыл бұрын
Discovered zztop with tush on a hot summer afternoon. Like you went out and purchased fandango. Wow!. I like this. Later purchased tres hombres, followed by Rio grande mud, and first album. I was hooked. In the next couple of years I was fortunate enough to see z z top in concert 3 times in Massachusetts. Nice job on your presentation. Thanks.
@sunking2001
@sunking2001 Жыл бұрын
I've seen ZZ Top when nobody ever heard of them. They opened for Ten Years After and Wild Turkey at Bill Grahm's Winterland in San Francisco. It was either Dec.1 or Dec.2 in 1972. My friend and I were looking at our tickets thinking..."who the hell is ZZ Top?" I have seen them 4 other times and they are one of my favorites.
@richardthomas4001
@richardthomas4001 2 жыл бұрын
When i heard tres hombres back in hs in the 70s...ive been a zz fan since
@richeaton7436
@richeaton7436 2 жыл бұрын
Going through a box of old ticket stubs not long ago, My first rock concert May 19, 1973 (Dusty Hill's 24th birthday, I've come to find out) East Tennessee State University Rory Gallagher ZZ Top $4 It was about six months before Tres Hombres came out. Rory was pure fire right out of the gate, and I think he had as much fun as anyone. Then, BG and the boys came out. Back when they were the most badass blues rock band that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards(but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Needless to say, Rory and BG made a big impression on a 16 yr old. Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since. RIP Dusty, Rory, Lou, Rod. Thank You!
@1allspub
@1allspub 2 жыл бұрын
Billy is on my personal Top 5 guitarist list. Simply awesome! Great video!
@ganderstein3426
@ganderstein3426 2 жыл бұрын
Great choice.
@tennishatfield5600
@tennishatfield5600 2 жыл бұрын
The Best of ZZ TOPP was my first listen and I was hooked. Been a fan of them ever since.
@cosmicHalArizona
@cosmicHalArizona 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@motoputz3201
@motoputz3201 2 жыл бұрын
their first album was like a hit of crack for me ...still love that album. going to listen to hit today now, thanks!
@FLStelth
@FLStelth Жыл бұрын
Great video with lots of information that was new to me. ZZ Top is severely underrated.
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@randysiler7458
@randysiler7458 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up listening to ZZ Top and Johnny Winter in the 70’s. I listen to them to this day. Being from Houston I was very much a fan. 👍👍
@jonwanrocks
@jonwanrocks 2 жыл бұрын
long live rev. willy g. seeing him holding a strat or tele is blowing my mind right now
@sideswiped6874
@sideswiped6874 2 жыл бұрын
back in 78 one day my friend pulled out "Tres Hombres and Tejas" asked if I heard ZZTop. "no-p". well. I could not believe what I was hearing! wow. I couldn't understand how someone could wright such lyrics and produce such clean and crisped sound. then I picked up Deguello. then El Loco LOL. I have seen them 7 times. and even had Dusty wave to me once when I called his name, I was in the stands and he was out beside the stage, that was an hour or so before they started to play on stage. when I heard Dusty passed I had a tear in my eye all day. yes. those 3 guys are that much a part of my life.
@gregscavuzzo5457
@gregscavuzzo5457 2 жыл бұрын
saw them in Kansas City in 1973 with Bachman Turner , they were killer , I had been listening to them since Rio Grande Mud , but when Tres Hombres. came out they became a favorite ,man lots of good music in the late 1970s
@jasonashley4579
@jasonashley4579 2 жыл бұрын
I'm from Kansas City Missouri and he's always been my favorite guitarist, no one sound like the Reverend.
@johnjohnson3709
@johnjohnson3709 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been a fan of Billy and his playing for many years. I have a Les Paul and love it. Billy’s songs play really well on it. ❤ I got to meet Billy about two years ago in Nashville, my home town. He was so nice and he even said, “Let’s take a pic together.” That pic hangs on my wall at home. 😊🙏
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs Жыл бұрын
Yep Billy is just an awesome guy!!
@debradeane6151
@debradeane6151 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! ZZ Top will always reign supreme - they were my first concert back in 1974 when I was in the 8th grade. I have seen ZZ 4 times and have never been disappointed. I agree, when the good Reverend Billy decides to stop, we'll have to settle back into the vast catalog of music to get our fix. Keep on rockin!'
@asteroideb54
@asteroideb54 2 жыл бұрын
Good Afternoon.....Thank's for this Documentary of ZZ TOP and cie.........I LOVE ZZ TOP BECAUSE HE IS VERRY COOL MAN and PERFECTLY GUITARIST
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
@carriecole1025
@carriecole1025 2 жыл бұрын
I wish I hadn't been so contrary and hade just recently (a couple of years ago....) Really started Listening to them. I'd have listened and loved ZZ Top a Lonnnnnggg time ago. But better Late than Never I guess. They Are/Were Fabulous!!
@if6turnedouttobe9
@if6turnedouttobe9 2 жыл бұрын
Three coolest and sweetest dudes on the planet...Billy the Tone Master...
@edwardmcloughlin3797
@edwardmcloughlin3797 2 жыл бұрын
Got to see ZZ TOP just last weekend. It was a great show. Billy was great as always. Frank is amazing on drums. Sure did miss seeing Dusty, but Elwood did a fine job filling in. But where they got new bassist. Their is only one Billy
@BBBri57
@BBBri57 2 жыл бұрын
Amen to that. I'm still a fan too after all these years.
@billyhooks99
@billyhooks99 2 жыл бұрын
My first encounter with zztop was tush some time in the early 70s ,don't remember where I heard but I have been a fan ever since. Going to Spotify to listen.
@larryn2682
@larryn2682 2 жыл бұрын
Tush hit as a single in 1975.
@billyhooks99
@billyhooks99 2 жыл бұрын
@@larryn2682 I am 64 I have killed a lot of brain cells since the late 70s.😎
@prestonjoy8092
@prestonjoy8092 2 жыл бұрын
I saw them a week ago in Jacksonville Oregon. I would go see them again this weekend too! Great show, great sound, great trip down memory lane....
@richardmitchell8213
@richardmitchell8213 2 жыл бұрын
I personally love the "live" side of Fandango. They were very impressive in their younger days. The singing was incredible on that side. The dialog between the 3 of them was so tight and spot on. The 1st time I heard that I been a fan ever since.
@pauljbroussard1690
@pauljbroussard1690 2 жыл бұрын
I love the mellow down easy , so fast, when I was a kid and Colombian gold was king lol
@richardmitchell8213
@richardmitchell8213 2 жыл бұрын
"They don't call me the Texas, Heartbreaking, Homewrecker for nothing"!!!
@starkenterprises2371
@starkenterprises2371 2 жыл бұрын
As a union stagehand I had the pleasure of working for them on at least 7 or 8 tours. I was also the doorman/ bouncer at the carabana reggea club in Houston on times blvd. Billie Gibbons would come by occasionally, a very nice man. He tipped me $50 one night because I busted his gun toting friend and I let him stay. Dusty has a brother named Rocky if I recall who also came in occasionally. My older sister worked at the dome shadows club in 1970 and my mom and I went to pick her up one night and she took me backstage to see this great new band, ZZ Top. Needless to say I am a fan. R.I.P Dusty.
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Cool story. Thanks for sharing!
@karaDee2363
@karaDee2363 2 жыл бұрын
My very first real to reel recording purchase was ZZ Tops Fandango.. and I saw them in concert back in the mid-70s when a little-known musician to me at the time named Bob Seger was opening for them,. I was deaf for the next 3 days after the concert..lol I agree that Billy Gibbons is an awesome guitar player, but let us not forget Stevie Ray Vaughan also came from Texas..
@janieclements1940
@janieclements1940 8 ай бұрын
Growing up in the Houston area at the beginning of ZZ Top I fell in love with their music. I was at the concert in Austin from the Fandango album. The concert was incredible, hot but oh so worth it. You can hear me on all the live parts of the album...the loudest whistle. When my adult son moved home from the west coast & found out someone had stole my Fandango album for Christmas he replaced it. I asked him to listen to it with me. The very beginning which you play here he paused the record player & exclaimed 'Holy Sh!t Mom that's you!!! I've got goose pumps' I used that whistle to call the kids home at dinner time - I agree with you, I just can't imagine ZZ without Billy.
@kertbert1
@kertbert1 2 жыл бұрын
I had Fandango Rio Grande Mud and Tres Hombres. My sister had the first album. The newer stuff I never bought the CD's but liked a few of the songs that were on the bluesy side. Hell they were all good.
@thelolguy007
@thelolguy007 Жыл бұрын
Great documentary mate. Thanks for taking the time to make this. Really awesome. Love Billy and The Top, have done since the 80’s and Eliminator. One of the best
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it
@fredde43hbg
@fredde43hbg 2 жыл бұрын
Bless them 🙏❤👍👍👍👍👍 Little big band from Texas From me here in sweden Favorite album well! All of them, cant stop listening To them! 👍❤🙏⭐👍👍👍👍👍 Hockt seens 1977 tejas album 🎵🎸🎵🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸
@shannonrichardson3405
@shannonrichardson3405 2 жыл бұрын
Very well done! Enjoyed the hell out of it! And your right , when Billy gives it up no one can fill his shoes!
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!
@DarrenBaird-kw6lx
@DarrenBaird-kw6lx Ай бұрын
Billy's touch and feel on a guitar is fantastic.
@SeanJepson7
@SeanJepson7 2 жыл бұрын
I love it. I obviously know the guitar very well but didn’t know how much serendipity was involved in the story. Great vid.
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sean. Appreciate it!
@sarge420
@sarge420 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite group since 1973. Never got to see them in concert though.
@timothy-fq9cc
@timothy-fq9cc Ай бұрын
I agree. Rev. Billy Gibbons is one of the best guitarist!! Real Blues Man!!
@westvirginiadj7550
@westvirginiadj7550 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, just like John Fogerty was CCR, Billy G is ZZTop. Btw my first ZZ Top album was Tres Hombres and it was on 8 track (1977).
@darrylhubbard931
@darrylhubbard931 2 жыл бұрын
ZZ top was a huge part of my teenage years!
@papablue3015
@papablue3015 2 жыл бұрын
Great band! Love the blues!
@Tomtamo1
@Tomtamo1 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video!!! Keep them coming! Oh, and I agree, without Billy there is no ZZ Top!!!
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Appreciate it!
@harlenburke8535
@harlenburke8535 2 жыл бұрын
My first intro to the Reverend Willie G was a late night in '72 with 'Rio Grande Mud' and I've loved BG ever since....
@jamesayers2452
@jamesayers2452 2 жыл бұрын
Hey my youngest sons mother in law, knew Billy's mother, and yes he was from Houston texas.
@Bigfoot-px9gj
@Bigfoot-px9gj 6 ай бұрын
ZZ Top played a show at the Northern Illinois University Fieldhouse in my hometown of DeKalb, Illinois in 1975, and I almost missed it. I had been home on leave from the Army and called and begged my CO for permission to report back two days late so I could go to this show. I love blues and had heard ZZ Top was a big blues rock band. My CO was a guitarist and he understood where I was coming from and agreed to give me the two extra days leave, IF I would work six days a week for the first two weeks I was back on duty. I took him up on that and went to my first ZZ Top show. To say the least, it was a kick ass show...
@Jackmc2112
@Jackmc2112 2 жыл бұрын
I was 18 years old in 83’. Those MTV Videos are part of my life. They were in very heavy rotation.
@t4texastom587
@t4texastom587 2 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Cypress, Texas. This was during the late 1950s and through the 1960s and 1970s. My Dad listened to country music and my older sister listened to rocknroll radio, so I was in both worlds. In the late '60s the new FM radio format played 24 hrs a day unlike AM and it's country music channels which went off the air at dusk. FM radio was the only format playing blues and blues-rock in the Houston area, and I would listen to this some. This is how I first heard of Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steppenwolf, the Moving Sidewalks, Led Zeppelin, and many other bands. I still have my 45 rpm records of ZZTOP on the Scat label, and of course my entire ZZTOP album collection from 1971 through today. I also have my entire CCR album and 45rpm collection from 1968 through 1972. R. I. P. TOM🎸FOGERTY DUSTY 🎸🇨🇱 HILL
@glenkepic3208
@glenkepic3208 Жыл бұрын
had to stop at 1 15 and change.... For me Nasty Dogs from Fandango. Good intro. All in. Epi LP and IBZ V here. Saw them for Tejas, Cow Palace. Loudest but clearest bass from Dusty i ever heard , Winterland about a dozen times, etc. I'll never forget this.... Great offering !!!
@yad.64
@yad.64 2 жыл бұрын
I saw zz top in the mid 80s in Australia backed by the Angel's and rose tattoo great band and a great concert.
@jeffdoyle4703
@jeffdoyle4703 2 жыл бұрын
ZZ Top's First Album and Rio Grande Mud made me a fan
@timrose5740
@timrose5740 2 жыл бұрын
Fandango was my first ZZ Top ...8-track tape😉😉. And it was "Blue jean blues" that made a fan out of me... I was 14...
@betterbsure
@betterbsure 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I've reall y enjoyed it. I've been a fan since I first heard them in the 70's, I play guitar and have often jammed along to ZZ Top. But Billy Gibbons is out on his own for sound and talent!
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
@bradleystevens2956
@bradleystevens2956 Жыл бұрын
1976 on the way to school heard La Grange and was hooked...Texas legends to the world...
@loveorconfusion
@loveorconfusion 2 жыл бұрын
As a native Houstonian , and TEXAN, I tend to agree, with no disrespect to the video. Fandango was my first ZZ TOP album and me and my friend ,down the street wore it out! We would put on our cowboy hats and play air guitar. I always wished I would have got to go to that bbq on the picture. Tejas is GREAT,too. Avalon Hideaway rocks,
@RCatRecords
@RCatRecords 21 күн бұрын
what a brilliant, straight to heart and soul perspective ❤
@hisoverlorduponhigh90
@hisoverlorduponhigh90 2 жыл бұрын
No one makes a guitar reveal it’s soul, like Billy .
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Well Said!
@daveharris7734
@daveharris7734 2 жыл бұрын
Mine started with their first, back in 69. Being from s Texas I like Going down to Mexico.
@leemark63
@leemark63 2 жыл бұрын
Hard not to like this band & that's what a good band does. Makes you like 'em.
@morbidmanmusic
@morbidmanmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Unless ya hate them, then your theory is blown. I like them. One of my best pals was their sound man not long ago.
@docriley7837
@docriley7837 2 жыл бұрын
Never forget the first time I heard Brown Sugar still blows my mind to this day
@geraldhoffpauir5048
@geraldhoffpauir5048 2 жыл бұрын
Love your video. I agree completely with that billy is zztop and once he is gone it’s over. I think billy is the best guitar player ever and his sound is Texas at its best. Thanks and have a great day…
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
@stevestarr6395
@stevestarr6395 2 жыл бұрын
That was really nice and ZZ forever!
@donarmando916
@donarmando916 5 ай бұрын
Billy is the coolest ever and i love to play their songs daily.
@robertdiehl1281
@robertdiehl1281 2 жыл бұрын
Great video dude. Agree with everything you said. And their guitar tech earned his place on stage next to Billy. Long live ZZ Top
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Appreciate your comment and watching the video!
@MrDoneboy
@MrDoneboy Жыл бұрын
I'm sitting here watching this in Tanglewood, where Billy was born!
@Dwendele
@Dwendele 2 жыл бұрын
Heard it on the X was my first ZZ Top song!
@jackwyatt4184
@jackwyatt4184 2 жыл бұрын
I came to the realization that I must be old I saw ZZ Top in concert when they had no beards they were all clean Shaved Now that's old
@chasetower6773
@chasetower6773 2 жыл бұрын
Even to this Day. There ain’t nothing like a Texas Bluesmen. ZZ Top is One of a kind .
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs 2 жыл бұрын
So true! Thanks for watching and commenting chase. Appreciate it!
@dirtypatwalsh
@dirtypatwalsh Жыл бұрын
Love ZZ Top and Rev. Billy! Great video, Doc!
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs Жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Appreciate it!
@keithanderson8488
@keithanderson8488 2 жыл бұрын
Saw ZZ in 77,Buda or Austin,San Marcus, Texas, just starting out.raw and blues, Rock.
@barneywewer954
@barneywewer954 2 жыл бұрын
Billy is the coolest Guitarist I know. I never know another who sounds like him
@rustyaxelrod
@rustyaxelrod 2 жыл бұрын
I’m an old dude, big fan of ZZ from the beginning. To be honest, I don’t listen to Eliminator much with the exception of Need Ya Tonight. I’ve gotten used to the “new” sound of the band and I like a lot of it but my play list is mostly the early stuff (douse that light). I ain’t mad or anything, as a matter of fact I’m happy for the guys, they gotta pay the bills and Eliminator sure done that for em. I saw em live a few years ago and it was a good show and I’ll be buying the next album. Keep on rockin and RIP Dusty.
@BrianKlobyGuitar
@BrianKlobyGuitar 2 жыл бұрын
Gibbons rocks... a huge influence on me.. thanks for posting :)
@Lcash218
@Lcash218 2 жыл бұрын
Frank lives down the street from me. Great guy and a scratch golfer!
@LCculater
@LCculater Жыл бұрын
Damn dude you are so cool like me lol at 61 and still listening . My favourite song is sharp dressed man !!!
@larrywilburn3730
@larrywilburn3730 8 ай бұрын
I'm 67 group just down the street from Billy Gibbons I got some stories too would love to chat almost everything you say is authentic I know a couple things are just a slight bit different but close enough that they are the ultimate and that's what formed my lifestyle in the great state of Texas growing up. I'm in Ormond Beach Florida now but I still watch them and I've seen him since Justin is gone to even in Daytona Beach Florida metal many times backstage Billy Gibbons does remember me that makes me feel good. Would love to tell some of my stories growing up with them song so many times great band My favorite
@rickchipman4477
@rickchipman4477 2 жыл бұрын
First saw the Top in '71 in South Texas. Was completely blown away by those dudes. "Don't be one way with that sh*t."
@Chuck-Bob
@Chuck-Bob 2 жыл бұрын
Holy cow, $250. Great job on the band's history, I love your delivery, man. Thanks for posting.
@Chuck-Bob
@Chuck-Bob 2 жыл бұрын
I dunno man, I was done after El Loco.
@russblack443
@russblack443 2 ай бұрын
Ya but that 250 had the buying power of 2000 today and that Les Paul was about 425 dollars when it was new.
@RideAcrossTheRiver
@RideAcrossTheRiver 2 жыл бұрын
I always love it when Billy picks up a Strat.
@BobJohnson-mq2dr
@BobJohnson-mq2dr 2 жыл бұрын
First show I ever went to and first show I took my son to
@c.e.anderson558
@c.e.anderson558 2 ай бұрын
The first 4 albums are the old Top anð DUEGELLO was the start of the çhange. The first are down home blues. I came in on Fandango. Over and over and over that 8 track played. Just in the last decade i got to the first 3. And love them!!!.
@joesachenbacher2676
@joesachenbacher2676 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks great video one of the best concerts ever seen the El Loco tour. Mid-South Coliseum
@lauracardoso8580
@lauracardoso8580 11 ай бұрын
Ilove this Man BillyGibbons
@tedgibson5960
@tedgibson5960 2 жыл бұрын
i DO enjoy your work! i want to set down and binge watch! seen them on their "world wide Texas tour" 1st sold out show at the astrodome! when they done blue jean blues for 10-15 minutes--Billy had the house on fire--nothing short of AMAZING!! just my opinion when a band [ac/dc] loses a main member they should change their name---Dusty, Billy, Frank they made ZZ who they are!!! play the same songs-- yes! kinda respect for the fallen!
@jwandhistools
@jwandhistools 2 жыл бұрын
Fandango changed my life. I was 11 and into John Denver. Possibly the greatest live recording there is.
@supertramp6011
@supertramp6011 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, one of the best ever live albums,no doubt….
@dannyburch4973
@dannyburch4973 2 жыл бұрын
💯 percent agree Great blues man.Not too mention a great band.
@PURAVID
@PURAVID Жыл бұрын
Going to see The Top this summer- know it’ll be an emotional concert… Was blessed to meet Big Dust years ago- made a total ass of myself as I was star struck… couldn’t even talk. Great tribute Mate
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
@leonsallad
@leonsallad Жыл бұрын
Cool video man! I love ZZ Top not to mention the Reverend Willie. I'm a player too and just recently started to study Billy's style. He's amazing. He's got some of the tastiest licks on the business and appears to play everything effortlessly. Thanks for the "Pearly Gates" story I never heard any of that before. Good work man! Thanks
@RiverDocs
@RiverDocs Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!!!
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