Who's Billy Gibbons?
Billy Gibbons, Cool long Bearded legendary Guitarist of past to present time. He is also an actor, Guitarist, Musician, songwriter, lead vocalist of the American rock band zz top.
From Birth to Before Career:
Real birth name of Billy Gibbons is "William Frederick Gibbons". He born on 16th December, 1949 (or 4th March 1950) at Houston, Texas, America(U.S.). Both birthdates have been given in the past. He had grown up at Houston.Billy formed his own first band (the Saints) when he was only 14 years old. Participating in on The Ed Sullivan Show where he discovered Elvis Presley, he impressed with rock and roll. He was keen at rock and roll bands and blues through local radio station. He was widely inspired by Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and local Texas rock bands. Gibbon's team changed their band name to the moving sidewalks, launching album (Flash) in 1968. They make vol.2 version within a year, which receive attention to established local bands to Jimi Hendrix.
Billy Gibbons and Moving Sidewalks:
The Moving Sidewalks is psychedelic group created by Gibbons. It recorded some singles and one album, Flash. He was introduced by his fine skills to Jimi Hendrix. His band came to prominence opening for "The Jimi Hendrix Experience". "99th Floor" song penned by Gibbons gave huge influence on fellow Texans and pioneering psychedelic band "The 13th Floor Elevators".Billy Gibbons Formed ZZ TOP band in 1969:
Gibbons made boogie/ blues-rock band ZZ TOP when "the Moving Sidewalks" folded in 1969. He brought bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard. That musical triangle built mass following within short period with their fine musical skills.Billy Gibbons' ZZ TOP Albums:
Their first album named "ZZ Top's First Album" released on London Records in 1971.Click to know More about this album -ZZTOP First Album 1971.This is the list of their studio album releases.
| Albums Name | Released Year |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Songs written by Billy Gibbons:
Billy Gibbons is a famous creative song writer. He wrote about two dozens of songs for their band. The complete list of songs written are included here alphabetically.
- Arrested for Driving While Blind
- Breakaway (ZZ Top song)
- Cheap Sunglasses
- Doubleback (song)
- El Diablo (song)
- Fearless Boogie
- Francine (song)
- Gimme All Your Lovin'
- Got Me Under Pressure
- I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
- It's Only Love (ZZ Top song)
- La Grange (song)
- Legs (song)
- Leila (song)
- Master of Sparks
- My Head's in Mississippi
- Pearl Necklace (song)
- Pincushion (song)
- Rough Boy
- Sharp Dressed Man
- She's Just Killing Me
- Sleeping Bag (song)
- Stages (song)
- Tube Snake Boogie
- Tush (ZZ Top song)
- TV Dinners (song)
- Velcro Fly
- What's Up with That(ZZ Top song)
Personal Life - Girlfriend and Marriage of Billy F. Gibbons:
Gibbons married his long-time girlfriend Gilligan Stillwater on December 14, 2005.
Billy Gibbons on Social Media Followings:
"Illawarra Mercury Australia: ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons is on tour but says it's too ..." - Check it out here: https://t.co/rzONHNxRim pic.twitter.com/dNtmNnaHgG— Billy F Gibbons (@BillyFGibbons) January 5, 2018
References and Sources for collecting information about Billi F. Gibbons
Billi Gibbons - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_GibbonsBio -Billy Gibbons of ZZ TOP https://www.billygibbons.com/bio/
Wikipedia -Songs written by Billy Gibbons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Billy_Gibbons