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 ...

Any fan of the mostly bearded blues band knows that the only ZZ Top member without a beard is named Frank Beard. But some fans and casual listeners may not realize that the group’s lyrics are equally ...

ZZ Top took their place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 on the strength of a career that evolved from the gut-bucket blues-rocking swagger of "La Grange" and "Tush" to the synthesized polish ...

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 ...