ZZ Top
Long-bearded rock trio
ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas in 1969, known for blues-influenced hard rock and the distinctive long beards worn by two of its three members.
The band achieved mainstream success in the 1980s with hits like "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs": My dad's been listening to ZZ Top since the seventies.
Rhythmic blues music
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- slide guitarStringed instrument with gliding bar
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
distortion · power chord · Texas blues · honky-tonk · roadhouse · La Grange · gritty · electric
Group of three
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- concertLive musical performance
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
stage · drums · bassist · vocals · hits · fans · tickets · headliner
Texas's largest city
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
oil · longhorn · border · prairie · mesquite · Texan · Southern rock
Modified car for racing
- sunglassesTinted eye protection
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- music videoVisual companion to songs
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
synthesizer · sequencer · keytar · flashy · style
Beard, mustache, stubble
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
flowing · recognizable · image · visual identity · stage presence
boogie
Rhythmic blues music
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- slide guitarStringed instrument with gliding bar
- riffRepeated musical phrase
groove · distortion · power chord · Texas blues · honky-tonk · roadhouse · La Grange · gritty · electric · jam
trio
Group of three
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- concertLive musical performance
- albumUnified collection of recordings
tour · stage · drums · bassist · vocals · hits · fans · tickets · headliner · festival
Houston
Texas's largest city
Tex-Mex · oil · longhorn · border · prairie · mesquite · Texan · Southern rock
hot rod
Modified car for racing
- sunglassesTinted eye protection
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- music videoVisual companion to songs
facial hair
Beard, mustache, stubble
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
trademark · flowing · recognizable · image · visual identity · stage presence
- Hard RockAC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Van Halen
- Triosstring trio, piano trio, vocal trio, jazz trio, guitar trio
- 70s RockLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, The Who
- Rock BandsLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Doors
- Blues RockEric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fleetwood Mac, The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck
- Texas MusicWillie Nelson, Buddy Holly, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Strait, Selena
ZZ Topclean-shaven
Having no beard
The Beatles · Kraftwerk · The Beach Boys · Devo · boy bands
ZZ TopABBA
Swedish disco-era pop group
Bee Gees · disco · synth-pop · bubblegum pop · The Carpenters
ZZ TopThe Beatles
Legendary British rock group
British Invasion · New York punk · The Ramones · West Coast sound · Britpop