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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas

I got all the background I could, but I didn't feel I had a handle onthe fucking, goddamn...

I got all the background I could, but I didn't feel I had a handle on
the fucking, goddamn soul of the band, what it was that made them tick

Full Transcript

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I got all the background I could,
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but I didn't feel I had a handle on the fucking, goddamn soul of the band,
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what it was that made them tick.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:15
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
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The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.
And something started to come out of these guys. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
And something started to come out of these guys.
The rest of us in the United States of America, we have 50 states - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
The rest of us in the United States of America, we have 50 s...
No. What the guys were revealing to me was they grew up in a foreign country. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
No. What the guys were revealing to me was they grew up in a...
They grew up in a country with its own founding fathers - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
They grew up in a country with its own founding fathers
[Dusty] When I was a kid, you took Texas history before you took American history. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
[Dusty] When I was a kid, you took Texas history before you ...
The pride in Texas is a real thing and I take it with me everywhere I go. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
The pride in Texas is a real thing and I take it with me eve...
I mean, I know that my father's family came into Texas in 1836, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:14
I mean, I know that my father's family came into Texas ...
So, you know, we started bringing that to the fore. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
So, you know, we started bringing that to the fore.
Obviously we took it much further when we did the Worldwide Texas Tour - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:09
Obviously we took it much further when we did the Worldwide ...
[Ralph Fisher] I guess, uh, probably about '74, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
[Ralph Fisher] I guess, uh, probably about '74,
I was clowning a rodeo and he said: "My boss wants to meet you. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
I was clowning a rodeo and he said: "My boss wants to m...
And he's the manager of ZZ Top." I said: "ZZ who?" - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:08
And he's the manager of ZZ Top." I said: "ZZ ...
So, I met with Bill Ham in my dressing room - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:43
So, I met with Bill Ham in my dressing room
So, they put together a tour called the Worldwide Texas Tour. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
So, they put together a tour called the Worldwide Texas Tour...
And they put together a 75-foot wide stage in the shape of the state of Texas. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
And they put together a 75-foot wide stage in the shape of t...
They had four trucks painted with a continuous diorama of Texas landscapes, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
They had four trucks painted with a continuous diorama of Te...
At that point, Texas was considered unsophisticated - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:13
At that point, Texas was considered unsophisticated
Well, gradually it dawned on ZZ Top and Bill Ham. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
Well, gradually it dawned on ZZ Top and Bill Ham.
It was time for them to take Texas culture to the world. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
It was time for them to take Texas culture to the world.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, that 'little ol' band from Texas, ZZ Top! - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:09
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, that 'little ol'...