ZZ Top is a legendary American rock band known for their blues-infused rock music, bawdy lyrics and long, red beards.

ZZ Top live shows leave the audience laughing dancing and feeling like they are at a jam session with close friends, instead of a concert headlined by rock and roll legends. Their massive success has allowed all of their albums to reach gold or platinum status.

The band’s best selling album is 1983’s Eliminator, which spawned the hit singles “Legs” and “Sharped Dress Man.” The album went on to sell 10 million units, reaching diamond status and the 25 million records they’ve sold in the U.S. makes them one of the top 100 selling artists in the country. ZZ Top has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2004.

ZZ Top formed in 1969 in Houston Texas with guitarist and lead vocalist Billy Gibbon, organist Lanier Greig and drummer Dan Mitchell. The name of the band came from Gibbons combining the names of B.B. King and Z.Z. Hill, when he noticed that many artists used their initials as their band’s name. When ZZ King seemed too close to the originals he changed it to ZZ Top.

The current lineup of the band consists of Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Elwood Francis, who replaced the legendary Dusty Hill after his passing is 2021.

ZZ Top’s signature sound can best be described as blues-infused rock with elements of punk rock and new wave added through their use synthesizers.