Formed in Houston, Texas in 1970, ZZ Top evolved out of the city's psychedelic scene. Initially ZZ Top joined a growing swell of southern boogie bands and started a constant round of touring, building up a strong following. Their debut album, while betraying a healthy interest in blues, was firmly within this genre, but "Rio Grande Mud" indicated a greater flexibility. Their third album, "Tres Hombres," was a powerful, exciting set that drew from delta music and high energy rock. It featured the band's first national hit with "La Grange" and was their first platinum album.
"Eliminator" deservedly became ZZ Top's best selling album (10 million copies in the USA by 1996). Fuelled by a series of memorable, tongue-in-cheek videos, it provided several international hit singles, including the million-selling "Gimme All Your Lovin'."  "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs" were also gloriously simple yet enormously infectious songs. The group skillfully wedded computer-age technology to their barrelhouse R&B to create a truly memorable set that established them as one of the world's leading live attractions.
The follow-up, "Afterburner," was another strong album with "Sleeping Bag" and "Rough Boy," and the cleverly titled "Velcro Fly." ZZ Top undertook another lengthy break before returning with the impressive "Recycler."
Other notable appearances in 1990 included a cameo, playing themselves, in "Back To The Future 3." In 1991 a greatest hits compilation was issued. Over the years, one of their greatest strengths has been their consistently high-standard live presentation and performance on numerous record-breaking (financially) tours in the USA.
One of rock's maverick attractions, Gibbons, Hill and Beard have retained their eccentric, colorful image, dark glasses and Stetson hats, complete with an almost casual musical dexterity that has won over hardened cynics and carping critics. In addition to having produced a fine (but sparse) canon of work they will also stay in the record books as having the longest beards in musical history (although one member, the inappropriately named Frank Beard, is clean-shaven).

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