ZZ Top

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ZZ Top
ZZ Top performing at St. Augustine Amphitheatre in Florida on May 22, 2008, from left to right: Dusty Hill, Frank Beard (drumming), and Billy Gibbons
Background information
Origin	Houston, Texas, United States
Years active	1969–present
Labels	American RCA Warner Bros. London

Members	Billy Gibbons Frank Beard Elwood Francis

Past member(s)	Dusty Hill Lanier Greig Dan Mitchell Billy Ethridge
Website	zztop.com

ZZ Top is an American rock band from Houston, Texas.

Band members

Current members

Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar (1969–present)
Frank Beard – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1969–present)
Elwood Francis – bass, keyboards, vocals (2021–present)

Previous members

Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, vocals (1969–2021; died 2021)
Lanier Greig – organ, bass (1969; died 2013)
Dan Mitchell – drums (1969)
Billy Ethridge – bass (1969)

Discography

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)

Other websites

Official website