Happy 76th birthday to ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons!

Billy was born outside of Houston, Texas. Music was a part of his life right from the start.  His father was an orchestra leader and concert pianist.

When he was five, his mom took him to see Elvis Presley. Two years later, his dad took him to see BB King. Can you imagine the influence those two shows had on him?

In the late 60’s he formed the band Moving Sidewalks.  In 1969, he formed ZZ Top by snagging two guys from the band American Blues (Dusty Hill and Frank Beard).  They played together for a couple of years and they mastered their “sound,” a sort of bluesy Rock before recording their first album in 1971.

In 2015, he set off on a solo career with the album “Perfectamundo.” He followed that in 2018 with “The Big Bad Blues.” In 2021 he released his third album, “Hardware.”. He has also collaborated with artists like BB King, Jeff Beck, Brooks and Dunn, Kid Rock, and Sammy Hagar.

For Tune Tuesday, I could have picked from so many great ZZ Top songs.  However, with Christmas right around the corner, how about a Christmas song from him?

Dig this.  Here is Jingle Bell Blues.  I just stumbled on it and I thought it was cool!!

Happy birthday, Billy!