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Latin Roots: Billy Gibbons Adds A Cubano Twist To The Blues

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Latin Roots: Billy Gibbons Adds A Cubano Twist To The Blues

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Latin Roots: Billy Gibbons

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ZZ Top: Taking The Blues Back To The Future

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ZZ Top: Taking The Blues Back To The Future

Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill return to a classic sound on their first album in nine years, La Futura.

ZZ Top: Taking The Blues Back To The Future

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Gibbons And Hill Of ZZ Top Play Not My Job

Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons, two thirds of the blues rock trio ZZ Top, play a quiz about a famous miser, Hetty Green. Known as the "Witch of Wall Street," Green was incredibly wealthy by the time she died in 1916 -- but she was famous for never parting with a nickel if she could help it.

Gibbons And Hill Of ZZ Top Play Not My Job

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