Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. When fans see ZZ Top on stage, they’ll most likely hear the classic ...

If there is one place ZZ Top feels the most at home, it's the stage. The band has been touring more or less nonstop since 1969, though they've also somehow managed to find time to record 15 studio ...

ZZ Top’s just-released 5-LP vinyl box set From the Top: 1971-1976 (Rhino Hi-Fi) sheds new light on the genesis of the most Dallas of all ZZ songs: “Tush.” The band’s only hit sung solely by ...

When MTV started to take off in the early 1980s, if someone had taken a poll on which prominent 70’s rock bands would thrive on the platform, ZZ Top probably wouldn’t have ranked very high. As it ...

Billy Gibbons is leaving his bearded friends from Houston behind for a minute. The ZZ Top frontman just announced he’s striking out on a solo tour with his BFG Band from December 2025 through February ...

ZZ Top has added some dates to its 2025 “Elevation” tour, including a show in Alabama. The classic rock band — known for catchy singles such as “Tush,” “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Tube Snake Boogie,” “Legs” ...

When you spot a guitarist masked by shades, chest-length whiskers and hipster attire laying down lines of blues and boogie with touches of border radio panache and electronic mischief, you know who ...