ZZ TOP - VH1 Storytellers Preview Available
June 22, 2009, 15 years ago
Watch ZZ TOP's VH1 Storytellers performance of 'Sharp Dressed Man' below (residents outside the US may not be able to view). Fans can watch the band's exclusive performance when VH1 Storytellers: ZZ Top premieres on Saturday, June 27 at 10:00 PM on VH1 and will air on VH1 Classic and Palladia, MTV Networks’ high-definition music channel on Saturday, July 4 at 9:00 PM.
The Texas trio answer questions from the audience, renew one couple’s wedding vows, and tell the stories behind such hits as 'La Grange' (about the real Best Little Whorehouse In Texas) and 'Sharp Dressed Man' (during the song's video shoot a homeless person started critiquing everything on the set and band and crew went on to follow his advice). Also in the hour, guitarist Billy F Gibbons talks about the band’s travails as opening act for JANIS JOPLIN and bassist Dusty Hill shows off his Walter Brennan imitation.
In addition to the hits noted above, the episode will feature the band revealing the inspiration and stories behind such classic hits as 'Just Got Paid', 'Jesus Just Left Chicago', 'Gimme All Your Lovin’' and 'Tush'.
VH1 Storytellers: ZZ Top is a production of VH1. Patrizia DiMaria produces with Lee Rolontz and Bill Flanagan serving as executive producers.
