![]() Hill and Billy Gibbons perhaps witnessing the two words running together on a dilapidated billboard. The origin of the band’s name was not officially known for many years, but rumors abounded: a hybrid of two popular brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and ‘Top’ a tribute to blues legend Z. Needing a new bassist after Everett Bradshaw left, Beard suggested his former band mate, Joe “Dusty” Hill, and the nascent band stayed a trio. At first, Billy invited Frank for his project, a blues-rock foursome. By 1969, these groups had disbanded, and the three musicians started ZZ Top. ![]() ![]() American Blues also featured Dusty’s brother, the late Rocky Hill on guitar and vocals. The players who would comprise ZZ Top had been in different Texas-based groups, most notably the Moving Sidewalks with Gibbons, and American Blues with Hill and Beard. ![]()
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