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ZZ Top
ZZ Top formed in the late 60s in Houston, Texas with founding members guitarist
Billy Gibbons, bass player Lanier Grieg, and drummer Dan Mitchell. After their
first single, 1969’s “Salt Lick”, Frank Beard became the drummer, and Billy
Ethridge was tapped as the new bass player. The classic line-up of the band
solidified when Ethridge left after the trio signed to London records and Dusty
Hill came on board. 1971’s ZZ Top's First Album and the 1972 follow-up Rio
Grande Mud showed the group rooted in rocking blues and revealed odd humor in
Gibbons’ lyrics. Predominantly a live band...
