![]() ![]() With over 315 Million Streams on Spotify, it remains an iconic fixture in rock 'n' roll today. The video had three MTV nominations in 1984 and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. With a music video running regularly on MTV, this classic rock song attracted a slew of new fans to ZZ Top in the mid 1980s. "Sharp Dressed Man," from the group's 1983 album, Eliminator, features a solo from Gibbons that appeared in the #43 slot of Guitar World's "50 Greatest Guitar Solos" list in 2009. Gibbons (along with Hill) defined the visual look of the group with his distinctive chest-length beard as much as he did with his distinctive voice and groovy, blues-based southern rock style. Hometown devotees, they've also been honored as "Official Heroes for the State of Texas" by the Texas House of Representatives and had May 4th declared "ZZ Top Day" by then-governor Ann Richards. ![]() With six #1 singles on the charts over the course of their 50+ years, ZZ Top has additionally racked up many honors, including their induction into Hollywood's RockWalk in 1994 and their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 10 years later. The rock band ZZ Top formed when Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Dusty Hill came together in Houston, TX in 1969. ![]() One sheet of Billy Gibbons' personal stationary with lyrics to the ZZ Top song "Sharped Dressed Man" handwritten over previously printed lyrics by Gibbons. Click To Request A Pre-Sale Condition Report ![]()
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