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Gibbons at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, 2013 Solo career

Although all three members were born in 1949, Gibbons was the youngest member of the band. After honing their trademark blues-rock style, they released ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in 1971. Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969, and quickly settled on bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank 'Rube' Beard, both members of the band American Blues. By 18, Gibbons formed an artfully designed band, conceptually inspired by friend and fellow musician, Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, naming the group the Moving Sidewalks, penning the hit single '99th Floor', and engaging in a friendship with Jimi Hendrix. While attending Warner Brothers' art school in Hollywood, California, Gibbons engaged with his first bands including the Saints, Billy G & the Blueflames, and the Coachmen. In 1962, Gibbons received his first electric guitar following his 13th birthday, a sunburst Gibson Melody Maker, accompanied by a Fender Champ amplifier, and was influenced by guitarists such as Jimmy Reed. A percussionist at first, Gibbons was sent by his father to New York City to study with Tito Puente. At age seven, Gibbons's father took him to a BB King recording session. When Gibbons was five years old, his mother took him and his sister to see Elvis Presley. His father was an entertainer, orchestra conductor, and concert pianist who worked alongside his second cousin, art director Cedric Gibbons, for Samuel Goldwyn at MGM Studios. Gibbons was born to Frederick Royal ('Freddie') and Lorraine (née Duffy) Gibbons in the Tanglewood neighborhood of Houston, Texas. In 2001, Rolling Stone named him the 32nd greatest guitarist of all time. Gibbons has made appearances with other artists and acted on television shows, most notably in Bones. He has also maintained a solo career in recent years, starting with his first album Perfectamundo (2015). Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released ZZ Top's First Album in early 1971. He began his career in Moving Sidewalks, who recorded Flash (1969) and opened four dates for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American rock musician, best known as the guitarist and primary vocalist of ZZ Top.

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