La Grange - Muziek
La Grange by Zz Top
Zz Top
Biografie van de kunstenaar Zz Top
ZZ Top Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1969 In Houston Texas. For 51 Years It Was Composed Of Vocalist-Guitarist Billy Gibbons Drummer Frank Beard And Bassist-Vocalist Dusty Hill Until Hill's Death In 2021. ZZ Top Had Developed A Signature Sound Based On Gibbons' Blues Guitar Playing Style And Hill And Beard's Rhythm Section. They Are Popular For Their Live Performances Sly And Humorous Lyrics And The Matching Appearances Of Gibbons And Hill Who Wore Sunglasses Hats And Long Beards. ZZ Top Formed After Gibbons' Previous Band Moving Sidewalks Disbanded In 1969. Within A Year They Signed With London Records And Released ZZ Top's First Album In 1971. Subsequent Releases Such As Tres Hombres 1973 And Fandango! 1975 And The Singles "La Grange" And "Tush" Gained Extensive Radio Airplay. By The Mid-1970s ZZ Top Had Become Renowned In North America For Their Live Act Including The Worldwide Texas Tour 1976–1977 Which Was A Critical And Commercial Success. After A Hiatus ZZ Top Returned In 1979 With A New Musical Direction And Image With Gibbons And Hill Wearing Sunglasses And Matching Chest-Length Beards. With The Album El Loco 1981 They Began To Experiment With Synthesizers And Drum Machines. They Established A More Mainstream Sound And Rose To International Stardom With Eliminator 1983 And Afterburner 1985 Which Integrated Influences From New Wave Punk And Dance-Rock. The Popularity Of These Albums' Music Videos Including Those For "Gimme All Your Lovin'" "Sharp Dressed Man" And "Legs" Gave Them Mass Exposure On Television Channel MTV And Made Them Prominent Artists In 1980s Pop Culture. The Afterburner Tour Set Records For The Highest-Attended And Highest-Grossing Concert Tour Of 1986. After Gaining Additional Acclaim With The Release Of Their Tenth Album Recycler 1990 And Its Accompanying Tour The Group's Experimentation Continued With Mixed Success On The Albums Antenna 1994 Rhythmeen 1996 XXX 1999 And Mescalero 2003 . They Most Recently Released La Futura 2012 And Goin' 50 2019 A Compilation Album Commemorating The Band's 50th Anniversary. By The Time Of Hill's Death In 2021 ZZ Top Had Become The Longest-Running Band With An Unchanged Lineup In The History Of Popular Music. Per Hill's Wishes He Was Replaced By Their Longtime Guitar Tech Elwood Francis On Bass. ZZ Top Has Released 15 Studio Albums And Sold An Estimated 50 Million Records Worldwide. They Have Won Three MTV Video Music Awards And In 2004 The Members Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In 2015 Rolling Stone Ranked Gibbons The 32nd Greatest Guitarist Of All Time. The Band Members Have Supported Campaigns And Charities Including Childline St. Jude Children's Research Hospital And A Fundraiser For The Delta Blues Museum. Studio Albums
ZZ Top's First Album 1971 Rio Grande Mud 1972 Tres Hombres 1973 Fandango! 1975 Tejas 1976 Degüello 1979 El Loco 1981 Eliminator 1983 Afterburner 1985 Recycler 1990 Antenna 1994 Rhythmeen 1996 XXX 1999 Mescalero 2003 La Futura 2012
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This Song Is About The Infamous "Chicken Ranch" Bordello Located In La Grange TX. It Was Also Idealized In The Musical "Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" Starring Burt Reynolds Dolly Parton Jim Nabors And Dom DeLuise. The Chicken Ranch Actually Existed And If You're Ever Down This Way La Grange Is Located SSW Of Austin About Midway To Houston. In March 2005 Q Magazine Placed "La Grange" At Number 92 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. This Song Is About A Whorehouse. Many People In Texas Knew About It But When The Song Was Released It Drew So Much Attention To The Illegal Activities Going On There That They Had To Cease Operations.
"The Chicken Ranch " Or Miss Edna's Boarding House In La Grange Was Probably The Oldest Establishment In Texas Catering The The Oldest Profession. It Was Closed Down By A Zealous TV Reporter From Houston Who Couldn't Find Enough Vice And Corruption To Report On In Houston. He Challenged The Governor On The Issue Of Why It Continued To Operate In Fairly Plain Sight. The Governor Had No Choice But To Order The Sheriff To Close It. Miss Edna's Girls Had Weekly Visits From The Local Doctors So They Were "clean." The Girls Spent Their Money In La Grange And When A New Hospital Was Needed Miss Edna Gave The First And Largest Donation. The Reporter Is Still On The Air Crusading Against Such Hideous Crimes Such As Slime In The Ice Machines Of Restaurants. Most Of The Building Still Stands Only A Room Was Moved To Dallas For A Nightclub. A "Ten To Get In" Was The Price. It Is Doubtful That The Top Ever Patronized It If They Did It Was When They Were Young As There Was A Strict Dress Codes For Patrons. Thanks Gary - La Grange TX The Place In This Song Is The Subject Of The Movie The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas Staring Dolly Parton And Burt Reynolds. It Was Eventually Made Into An Off-Broadway Play. In A 1985 Interview With Spin Magazine ZZ Top Bass Player Dusty Hill Explained "Did You Ever See The Movie The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas? That's What It's About. I Went There When I Was 13. A Lot Of Boys In Texas When It's Time To Be A Guy Went There And Had It Done. Fathers Took Their Sons There. You Couldn't Cuss In There. You Couldn't Drink. It Had An Air Of Respectablility. Miss Edna Wouldn't Stand For No Bulls--T. That's The Woman That Ran The Place And You Know She Didn't Look Like Dolly Parton Either. I'll Tell You She Was A Mean-Looking Woman. But Oil Field Workers And Senators Would Both Be There. The Place Had Been Open For Over A Hundred Years And Then This A--Hole Decides He's Going To Do An Exposé And Close It. And He Stirred Up So Much S--T That It Had To Close. La Grange Is A Little Bitty Town And Little Towns In Texas Are Real Conservative. But They Fought Against It. They Didn't Want It Closed Because It Was Like A Landmark. It Was On A Little Ranch Outside Of Town The Chicken Ranch. Anyway We Wrote This Song And Put It Out And It Was Out Maybe Three Months Before They Closed It. It Pissed Me Off. It Was A Whorehouse But Anything That Lasts A Hundred Years There's Got To Be A Reason."
La Grange Is A Real Town In Texas. Coca-Cola Had A Bottling Plant There.
The Music Is Based On A John Lee Hooker Song Called "Boogie Chillen." Hooker Died In 2001 At Age 83.
In 1992 Bernard Besman Who Owned The Copyright To "Boogie Chillen " Claimed He Had Just Recently Heard The Song And Sued ZZ Top. After Years Of Litigation A Court Ruled That "Boogie Chillen" Was In The Public Domain And ZZ Top Was Not Liable. Similar Song Backing Can Be Heard In Canned Heat's Fried Hockey Boogie
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ZZ Top Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1969 In Houston Texas. For 51 Years It Was Composed Of Vocalist-Guitarist Billy Gibbons Drummer Frank Beard And Bassist-Vocalist Dusty Hill Until Hill's Death In 2021. ZZ Top Had Developed A Signature Sound Based On Gibbons' Blues Guitar Playing Style And Hill And Beard's Rhythm Section. They Are Popular For Their Live Performances Sly And Humorous Lyrics And The Matching Appearances Of Gibbons And Hill Who Wore Sunglasses Hats And Long Beards. ZZ Top Formed After Gibbons' Previous Band Moving Sidewalks Disbanded In 1969. Within A Year They Signed With London Records And Released ZZ Top's First Album In 1971. Subsequent Releases Such As Tres Hombres 1973 And Fandango! 1975 And The Singles "La Grange" And "Tush" Gained Extensive Radio Airplay. By The Mid-1970s ZZ Top Had Become Renowned In North America For Their Live Act Including The Worldwide Texas Tour 1976–1977 Which Was A Critical And Commercial Success. After A Hiatus ZZ Top Returned In 1979 With A New Musical Direction And Image With Gibbons And Hill Wearing Sunglasses And Matching Chest-Length Beards. With The Album El Loco 1981 They Began To Experiment With Synthesizers And Drum Machines. They Established A More Mainstream Sound And Rose To International Stardom With Eliminator 1983 And Afterburner 1985 Which Integrated Influences From New Wave Punk And Dance-Rock. The Popularity Of These Albums' Music Videos Including Those For "Gimme All Your Lovin'" "Sharp Dressed Man" And "Legs" Gave Them Mass Exposure On Television Channel MTV And Made Them Prominent Artists In 1980s Pop Culture. The Afterburner Tour Set Records For The Highest-Attended And Highest-Grossing Concert Tour Of 1986. After Gaining Additional Acclaim With The Release Of Their Tenth Album Recycler 1990 And Its Accompanying Tour The Group's Experimentation Continued With Mixed Success On The Albums Antenna 1994 Rhythmeen 1996 XXX 1999 And Mescalero 2003 . They Most Recently Released La Futura 2012 And Goin' 50 2019 A Compilation Album Commemorating The Band's 50th Anniversary. By The Time Of Hill's Death In 2021 ZZ Top Had Become The Longest-Running Band With An Unchanged Lineup In The History Of Popular Music. Per Hill's Wishes He Was Replaced By Their Longtime Guitar Tech Elwood Francis On Bass. ZZ Top Has Released 15 Studio Albums And Sold An Estimated 50 Million Records Worldwide. They Have Won Three MTV Video Music Awards And In 2004 The Members Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In 2015 Rolling Stone Ranked Gibbons The 32nd Greatest Guitarist Of All Time. The Band Members Have Supported Campaigns And Charities Including Childline St. Jude Children's Research Hospital And A Fundraiser For The Delta Blues Museum. Studio Albums
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This song is about the infamous "Chicken Ranch" bordello located in La Grange, TX. It was also idealized in the musical "Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" starring Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Jim Nabors and Dom DeLuise. The Chicken Ranch actually existed and if you're ever down this way, La Grange is located SSW of Austin about midway to Houston. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "La Grange" at number 92 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. This song is about a whorehouse. Many people in Texas knew about it, but when the song was released it drew so much attention to the illegal activities going on there that they had to cease operations.
"The Chicken Ranch," or Miss Edna's Boarding house in La Grange was probably the oldest establishment in Texas catering the the oldest profession. It was closed down by a zealous TV reporter from Houston, who couldn't find enough vice and corruption to report on in Houston. He challenged the governor on the issue of why it continued to operate in fairly plain sight. The governor had no choice but to order the sheriff to close it. Miss Edna's girls had weekly visits from the local doctors, so they were "clean." The girls spent their money in La Grange and when a new hospital was needed, Miss Edna gave the first and largest donation. The reporter is still on the air crusading against such hideous crimes such as slime in the ice machines of restaurants. Most of the building still stands, only a room was moved to Dallas for a nightclub. A "Ten to get in" was the price. It is doubtful that the Top ever patronized it, if they did it was when they were young, as there was a strict dress codes for patrons. (thanks, gary - La Grange, TX)
The place in this song is the subject of the movie The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, staring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. It was eventually made into an off-Broadway play. In a 1985 interview with Spin magazine, ZZ Top bass player Dusty Hill explained: "Did you ever see the movie, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas? That's what it's about. I went there when I was 13. A lot of boys in Texas, when it's time to be a guy, went there and had it done. Fathers took their sons there. You couldn't cuss in there. You couldn't drink. It had an air of respectablility. Miss Edna wouldn't stand for no bulls--t. That's the woman that ran the place, and you know she didn't look like Dolly Parton, either. I'll tell you, she was a mean-looking woman. But oil field workers and senators would both be there. The place had been open for over a hundred years, and then this a--hole decides he's going to do an exposé and close it. And he stirred up so much s--t that it had to close. La Grange is a little bitty town, and little towns in Texas are real conservative. But they fought against it. They didn't want it closed, because it was like a landmark. It was on a little ranch outside of town, the Chicken Ranch. Anyway, we wrote this song and put it out, and it was out maybe three months before they closed it. It pissed me off. It was a whorehouse, but anything that lasts a hundred years, there's got to be a reason."
La Grange is a real town in Texas. Coca-Cola had a bottling plant there.
The music is based on a John Lee Hooker song called "Boogie Chillen." Hooker died in 2001 at age 83.
In 1992, Bernard Besman, who owned the copyright to "Boogie Chillen," claimed he had just recently heard the song and sued ZZ Top. After years of litigation, a court ruled that "Boogie Chillen" was in the public domain and ZZ Top was not liable.
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