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ZZ Top’s New Single ‘I’ve Got to Get Paid’ Appears in Jeremiah Weed Commercial

by Matthew Wilkening 2 weeks ago
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ZZ Top premiere their new single 'I've Got to Get Paid' to a group of stunned beer shoppers in a new on-line commercial for Jeremiah Weed. It's the first official preview of material from the band's long-awaited new LP.

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No. 19: ZZ Top, ‘La Grange’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs

by Matthew Wilkening 4 weeks ago
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We can't say for sure the last time we heard 'La Grange,' ZZ Top's ubiquitous musical calling card. But if it wasn't today, it was probably yesterday, and it could have reached us from a hundred different sources.

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ZZ Top’s New Album Held Up

by Dave Lifton 4 weeks ago
ZZ Top Mike Coppola, Getty Images

It's been nine years since ZZ Top's last album, 'Mescalero.' However, the Texas blues-rock group recently recorded an album with Rick Rubin, although, according to guitarist Billy Gibbons, nobody has any idea when it is coming out.

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The Full Text of ZZ Top’s Freddie King Hall of Fame Induction Speech

by Matt Wardlaw April 16, 2012
ZZ Top / Wanda King Michael Loccisano, Getty Images

Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top inducted blues great Freddie King into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this past Saturday (April 14), and we've got the full transcription of their speech.

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ZZ Top’s ‘Rio Grande Mud’ Turns 40

by Matthew Wilkening April 4, 2012
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ZZ Top's 1972 sophomore album 'Rio Grande Mud' turns 40 this month. The album is best known as home to the longtime concert favorite 'Just Got Paid,' which features a particularly thrilling slide guitar showcase from Billy Gibbons.

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ZZ Top Almost Finished With New Album

by Billy Dukes March 29, 2012
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ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said their next studio album will stay true to the sound they have laying down for over 40 years. The still untitled project may be out this year, as Gibbons tells Billboard. "It's down to seeds and stems."

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Filed Under: Category: New Albums, News

ZZ Top – 2012 Summer Tour Guide

by Dave Swanson March 27, 2012
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The beards are back in town! That 'Little Old Band From Texas,' otherwise known as ZZ Top, are taking their show back on the road this year for what they are calling the 'Gang of Outlaws Tour,' which will take

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ZZ Top Announce 2012 Tour with All-Star ‘Gang of Outlaws’

by Jeff Giles March 27, 2012
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In what should prove to be a fun warmup lap before they really start promoting their upcoming Rick Rubin-produced 15th studio album, ZZ Top have announced a new leg of U.S. tour dates.

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Filed Under: Category: Concerts, News

John Mellencamp, Steven Van Zandt, ZZ Top Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Presenters

by David Medsker March 20, 2012
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The list of presenters at this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony is arguably as prestigious as the class they're inducting. John Mellencamp, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top, and Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band will all be introducing

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ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Launches BFG Sauces

by Shauna Wright March 18, 2012
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When ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons showed up to sling drinks during the SXSW festivities in Austin, Tex., the Bloody Marys he made had a special ingredient: his own sauce.

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