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Sharp Dressed Man by 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

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Sharp Dressed Man

“Sharp Dressed Man“ Is A Popular Song Performed By ZZ Top From Their Signature Album Eliminator Released In 1983. The Song Is Famous For Its Guitar Riff Recognizable Chorus And Music Video Which Received A Large Amount Of Airplay During The Early Years Of MTV. When Released As A Single Late In The Year It Became Their Most Successful Song So Far Reaching #2 On The Mainstream Rock Charts And #56 On Pop Singles. The Song Is Featured In The 2005 Video Game Guitar Hero As Well As A Brief Appearance On An Episode Of Beavis And Butt-Head Entitled "Radio Sweethearts " In Which It Can Be Heard On A Radio. It Also Appeared On An S&K Men's Suits Commercial. Debbie Harry Covered The Song On Her "Domination" Tour Of The UK In July 1991. At 2007's VH1 Rock Honors. Nickelback Covered The Song As A Tribute Billy Gibbons Had Earlier Made A Guest Appearance On Nickelback's Own Song "Rockstar" . This Song Has Also Been In An Episode Of Mountie O'reely Titled 'Mountie O'reely And The Fountain Of Youth' And Most Recently It Was Featured During A Scene In The 2007 Movie Evan Almighty. ZZ Top Played This Song At Halftime Of The 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl. The Guitar Solo Was Ranked Number 43 On Guitar World's "100 Best Guitar Solos". Former Professional Wrestler "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin Also Used This Song As His Theme Music.

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