Billy Gibbons
Biography
Billy Gibbons is an American rock musician who founded ZZ Top and has served as its guitarist, lead singer and main songwriter. Born in Houston, he first played in the Moving Sidewalks, whose album Flash appeared in 1969 and who opened shows for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He formed ZZ Top in late 1969, and the group released ZZ Top's First Album in 1971. Alongside the band he has recorded solo, starting with Perfectamundo in 2015 and following it with The Big Bad Blues, named blues rock album of the year at the 2019 Blues Music Awards, and Hardware in 2021. Rolling Stone ranked him the 32nd greatest guitarist in 2001. On television he had a recurring part on Bones and voiced himself on King of the Hill, and he co-wrote the 2005 book Rock + Roll Gearhead.
76years old
Turns 77 on December 16in 36 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as BFG, Reverend Willie G, William Frederick Gibbons and Billy F. Gibbons
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 15 years2008 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in BluesIMDb rating 7.6
- 2019ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from TexasIMDb rating 7.5
- 2013Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'IMDb rating 7.6
- 2008ReligulousIMDb rating 7.6
Genres
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Worked with
Billy Gibbons made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Larry Charles
All films by Sam Dunn
Bob SmeatonDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Bob Smeaton
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| MOJO Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.