Billy Gibbons

ZZ Top superfans are directed to a new eBay item: Handmade hats similar to the one Billy Gibbons wears are on sale now. They're a little pricey at $375 but, hey, everybody loves a sharp-dressed man, right? Known as a nudu, or Bamileke beanie, it's been a staple of Gibbons' wardrobe for several years now -- ever since he gave his Stetson 10-gallon to the leader of the Bamileke tribe in Cameroon dur

Most of us, of course, know the long-bearded Billy Gibbons for his work with ZZ Top, but before that, he was a member of the '60s psychedelic outfit the Moving Sidewalks. Now, the guitar great has revealed plans to reunite with that band for a one-off show in support of the career retrospective, 'Moving Sidewalks: The Complete Collection.'

Music has undergone many format changes over the years, but rarely does on old form ever come back to prominence. That’s exactly what has happened in recent years, however, with a new generation of music lovers latching onto vinyl records and the warm sound they provide. For ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons, that fascination never left.

Billy Gibbons doesn’t have to think hard about his best Christmas presents of all time. In an interview with Men’s Journal, the ZZ Top guitarist remembered one that changed his life. It was in 1962, and the young (likely clean-shaven) Gibbons was just 13-years-old.

ZZ Top’s new album is now finished, being mixed, and will be released in the fall of 2011. Billy Gibbons tells Mojo magazine, “It sounds and feels like Tres Hombres, with a few elements of the Eliminator period thrown in. A pretty wide range, from basic blues to slightly more fancy stuff...

The Texas Commission on the Arts has revealed that ZZ Top guitarist and rock legend Billy Gibbons has been named the Texas State Musician for 2012 by the Texas State Legislature. The honor includes a one-year term. Singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett is the Texas State Musician for 2011, according to a press release. The legislature also named poet laureates, two-dimensional artists and three-dimensiona