Happy Birthday Billy Gibbons who is 65 years old today. New York DJ xo Gibbons is a musician, producer and actor, best known as the guitarist of ZZ Top. He began his career in the Moving Sidewalks, whom recorded Flash (1968) and opened four dates for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released ZZ Tops First Album in 1971. The albums that followed, Rio Grande Mud (1972) and Tres Hombres (1973), along with extensive touring, solidified the groups reputation as a hard-rocking power trio. In the 1980s, ZZ Top released their three biggest-selling albums: Eliminator (1983), Afterburner (1985) and Recycler (1990). A wave of music videos for the hit singles Legs, Gimme All Your Lovin and Sharp Dressed Man became mainstays on MTV. Despite ZZ Tops loss of their early fans with radio-friendly sound and blunders such as the remixed compilation Six Pack (1987), the bands unique blend of boogie and humorous, sometimes raunchy, lyrics, supported by Gibbons blues-based prowess, continues to attract fans. In recent years, Gibbons has made appearances with other artists and acted on television shows, most notably Bones. ZZ Tops latest album La Futura was released in September 2012. Here, Gibbons and ZZ Top perform “Gimme All Your Lovin’” in 2007.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:06:09 +0000
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