How cool is this. And what a deft touch Billy has. Sounds sweet in his hands. Purring!
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Billy Gibbons playing his blues guitar
Billy Gibbons – ZZ Top and Beyond
There are few things so undeniably Texas than ZZ Top, the long-running blues-rock band featuring two men with extremely long beards (guitarist/vocalist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill) and the ironically-named, relatively clean-shaven drummer Frank Beard. But if one were to select a driving force behind the band’s success, it would have to be Gibbons,… Continue reading Billy Gibbons – ZZ Top and Beyond
What is a 16 bar blues?
Let’s start with the easy bit, what is a 12 bar blues? From here it’s easier to show the difference with a 16 bar blues. Typically the 12 bar pattern is 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 4 1 1 If you are wondering what these numbers mean the simplest way to… Continue reading What is a 16 bar blues?
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) Blue Jean Blues
Hard to find a video that does this song justice – stunning blues song and stunning licks by a true blues man