June Softly

Monday, May 2, 2011

ZZ Top & the famous Billy F. Gibbons

Dusty Hill - bass, keyboards, vocals        Billy F. Gibbons - vocals, guitar

     ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style has come to incorporate elements of arena, Southern, and boogie rock. The band is from Houston, Texas, formed in 1969.

   They were signed to London Records in 1970 and by the mid-1970s, they were among the most popular touring acts in the United States and broke various concert attendance feats. After years of touring, the band went on a two-year break in 1977, which resulted in Gibbons and Hill growing chest-length beards.  After over 40 years of performing with the same members, the band continues to tour and record music.   ZZ Top has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, including 25 million albums in the US alon   Read More

Visit Official Billy F. Gibbons Website



"Legs" is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.



In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked "La Grange" at #74 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.



In 2009, "VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs" ranked "Tush" at #67.



ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (From "Live In Texas")



ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' (music video)



ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Music Video)



ZZ Top - Viva Las Vegas



ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag (Music Video)






















All Photography Work done by David Perry
























David Perry


David Perry was born in Denver, November 2nd, 1959 (go Broncs!).   After studying photography at Art Center College of Design, I opened my first photo studio in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, in 1986. By 1991, I had began documenting and romanticizing the emerging underground hot rod and pin-up culture in California.  My photographs have been exhibited, collected and published worldwide.

Books:
Hot Rod (Chronicle Books, 1997)
Bordertown (Chronicle Books, 1998)
Hot Rod Pin-ups (Motorbooks 2005)
Rock + Roll Gearhead the Guitars & Cars of Billy F Gibbons (Motorbooks 2005),
Hot Rod Kings (Motorbooks 2008)
Hot Rod Pin-ups II (Motorbooks 2008)

Collections:
New Erotic Photography (Taschen 2007)
Juxtapoz Car Culture (Gingko Press 2009)
Kustom Kamera (Korero Books 2010)

Films:
HOT ROD PIN-UPS (Gearhead Records 2008).
Clients include Apple, Polaris, Toyota, Custom Chrome, Corvette, Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, Hard Rock Casino, Rock and Roll hall of Fame, Auto Moto Wines and Comme des Garcons.



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