ZZ Top is an American southern rock band from Houston (Texas), founded in 1969 by Billy Gibbons. She achieved her greatest successes in the 70 and 80. The band members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar), Dusty Hill (bass) and Frank Beard (drums). The band is notable for its special look: Gibbons and Hill always wearing sunglasses, a trench coat and a long beard. Beard (English beard) is contrary to what its name suggests, no beard.
Guitarist Billy Gibbons is known for its unmistakable sound, "brown tone". He mainly plays in a classic 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar, which he calls Miss Pearly Gates. He plays with a "peso" coin as a pick, and makes frequent use of "flageolet" or "harmonics", so peculiar to the sound of ZZ Top.
Albums:
ZZ Top's First Album 1971
Rio Grande Mud 1972
Tres Hombres 1973
Fandango! 1975
Tejas 1976
The Best of ZZ Top 1977
Degüello 1979
El Loco 1981
Eliminator 1983
Afterburner 1985
Recycler 1990
ZZ Top's Greatest Hits 1992
Antenna 1994
One Foot in the Blues
Rhythmeen 1996
XXX 2001
Mescalero 2003
Chrome, Smoke & BBQ 2003
Rancho Texicano 2004
Live From Texas 2008
Live In Germany 2010
La futura 2012