ZZ Top launched their Sharp-Dressed Simple Man co-headlining tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd on Friday evening at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Texas legends delivered a ...

Fans who saw ZZ Top during their recent tour stop in Huntsville, Ala. witnessed an unusual sight, as bassist Elwood Francis briefly performed using an oversized 17-string bass. The mammoth instrument ...

Having to replace Beard for right now, ZZ Top revealed the band called on John Douglas. “Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis, presently on the Elevation tour ...

They might have found fame over 50 years ago, but fans of ZZ Top are still discussing the iconic Texan rock band and how they chose their memorable name. The group, which was formed in Houston in 1969 ...

UPDATE (Nov. 16, 2022): ZZ Top's Elwood Francis has now explained why he used the 17-string bass and shared who inspired him to do so. ZZ Top were playing the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall at the Von ...

The legendary southern rockers return to the Alamo City for two shows in 2026, bringing hits like "La Grange," "Sharp Dressed Man" and others.

ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis has now explained why he whipped out a massive 17-string bass guitar onstage with the long-running classic rock band last week. Francis, formerly a stage technician for ...

Known for hit songs like “Legs”, “Sharp Dressed Man”, and “Tush”, ZZ Top not only sold over 50 million albums over the last 56 years, but the band also landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is stepping away from the band’s Elevation tour to undergo a procedure related to his health. Beard “has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend to a health ...

If ever anyone in rock 'n' roll deserved to be called greybeards, it's ZZ Top, the self-described "same three guys playing the same three chords," who are marking 50 years together. "I'm dumbfounded!" ...

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 ...