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ZZ TOP Insights

ZZ Top and John Fogerty join in co-headlining tour (see preview) (3-4-2018)

Billy Gibbons featured with Warren Haynes on Elmore James tribute album (11-30-2017)

Dusty Hill stomach ailment forces ZZ Top ro end 2017 tour (10-17-2017)

ZZ Top expresses support for Houston area residents contending with Hurricane Harvey (8-30-2017)

Billy Gibbons in lineup for season 2 of Sammy Hagar's AXIS TV show (2-9-17)

Billy Gibbons participates in bilingual remake of CCR's Green River (7-5-2016) (listen)

ZZ Top announces first live album ever (6-21-2016)

Billy Gibbons Rockin' Roadster to debut on Discovery Channel Feb. 29 (Watch) (2-9-2016)

Billy Gibbons solo band to debut on Conan's TBS show (11-12-2015)

Gibbons talks Perfectamundo and plays Got Love If You Want It (10-5-2015)

Preview of Billy Gibbons solos album (9-16-2015)

Gibbons goes Cuban on solo release (2-23-15)

Kings of Chaos announce South African concerts (12-2-14)

Dusty Hill injures hip in tour bus fall (8-26-14)

Jeff Beck joins ZZ Top on La Grange in Woodinville, WA (8-9-2014)

Surgery sidelines ZZ Top's Dusty Hill (7-22-14)

ZZ Top previews Montreux 2013 Live release (video) (7-17-14) 

Butch Trucks joins ZZ Top during France concert (6-28-14) (video)

2013 Montreux Festival set comes to DVD (6-17-14)

Billy Gibbons guests on new Johnny Winter album (6-6-14)

Jeff Beck & ZZ Top plot tour together (4-2-14)

Items stolen from band 6 years ago recovered (10-19-13)

Billy Gibbons goes hill climbinb in New Zealand (video) 3-22-13

ZZ headlining Sturgis Rally (1-29-13)

Billy Gibbons reunites with pre-Top band (12-20-12)

ZZ Top Jump Start New Release  (5-29-12)
ZZ Top Premiers Song In Beer Ad (5-10-12)
ZZ Top & Joe Bonamassa Freddie King Tribute  (4-12-12)
ZZ Top Takes New Approach (11/30/11)
Billy Gibbons Gifts Axe To Slash  (9-11-11)
ZZ Top Tribute Details (8-24-11)
ZZ Top Aims For 2011 Release  (6-25-2011)
Billy Gibbons Spices-Up SXSW (3-19-11)
CSN Split With Producer Could benefit ZZ Top (1-7-11)
ZZ Top Tribute Album In The Works (1-6-11)
Crossroads Festival In HD (6-30-10)
ZZ Top Chile Quake Benefit (3-23-10)
Sturgis Taps the Top, Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason for 2010 (2-7-10)
Billy Gibbons Helps Conan Go Out Loud (1-23-10)
ZZ Top towing service (11-20-09)
ZZ Top fires up Sturgis (9-29-09)
ZZ Top Doubles Down (8-31-09)
ZZ Top to tour on their own (8-14-09)
ZZ Top gets Raw deal & Gibbons guitar cloned by Gibson (7-14-09)
Billy Gibbons goes down under over car (4-30-09)
ZZ Top Aerosmith tour demand strong (4-1-4-09)
Billy Gibbons back Bones (4-9-09)

Billy Gibbons joins other western rockers on Russian album (2-22-09)
ZZ Top Live From Texas CD due (10-19-08)

NOTEWORTHY Dates

10 20 2009 Double Down Live DVD released
11 14 2008 Live From Texas released 
  2 28 2006 Expanded editions of Tres Hombres and Fandango released 
 9 17 1996 Rhythmeen released 
        1994 Antenna released 
10     1990 Recycler released 
11     1985 Afterburner  released 
12 17 1984 Dusty Hill shoots himself with derringer concealed in boot while taking it off
  6     1983 Eliminator released 
  7     1981 El Loco released 
12     1979 Deguello released 
         1976 Tejas released 
  6     1975 Fandango released 
11     1973 Tres Hombres released 
  7     1972 Rio Grande Mud released 
         1970 ZZ Top released 
  6 11 1949 Frank Beard born
  5 19 1949 Dusty Hill born
  3 04 1949 Billy Gibbons born, Houston