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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas

"Bill, you've been promising these guys you gonna get them some ribsfrom the Country...

I turned to Bill Ham and I said: "Bill, you've been promising these guys you gonna get them some ribs
from the Country Tavern." I went over and I winked at Billy
and Billy picked it up

Full Transcript

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I turned to Bill Ham and I said:
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"Bill, you've been promising these guys
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you gonna get them some ribs from the Country Tavern."
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I went over and I winked at Billy and Billy picked it up.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:41
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.
He says: "Yeah, my man, I can't play me no blues till I get me some barbecue." - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
He says: "Yeah, my man, I can't play me no blues t...
It's over across the county line. So, when Bill Ham left, I said: - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:21
It's over across the county line. So, when Bill Ham lef...
And he doubled it, panned that 45 degrees, voila! - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
And he doubled it, panned that 45 degrees, voila!
So, that was the sound, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:16
So, that was the sound,
See what you think about this." - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
See what you think about this."
Boy, Bill listened to that and he said: "Yeah, that's it! - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
Boy, Bill listened to that and he said: "Yeah, that...
That's the sound I want." - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
That's the sound I want."
♪ My friends, they all told me, yeah ♪ - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
♪ My friends, they all told me, yeah ♪
♪ Uh ♪ - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
♪ Uh ♪
♪ Got to have brown sugar ♪ - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:14
♪ Got to have brown sugar ♪
It's blues, in a traditional sense, you know? - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
It's blues, in a traditional sense, you know?
It starts here, but it ends somewhere completely different, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
It starts here, but it ends somewhere completely different,
♪ Something make me feel good ♪ - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:37
♪ Something make me feel good ♪
I mean, yeah, we loved this stuff, but we also loved rock 'n' roll. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
I mean, yeah, we loved this stuff, but we also loved rock &#...
And, so, we never said we were a blues band. We've never said that. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
And, so, we never said we were a blues band. We've neve...
They took the licks from the blues and then they played 'em rock 'n' roll. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
They took the licks from the blues and then they played ...
They played them with the big amps and the loud drums. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
They played them with the big amps and the loud drums.
It was the combination of the blues licks, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
It was the combination of the blues licks,
So yeah ZZ Top plays the blues but they don't sing the blues - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
So yeah ZZ Top plays the blues but they don't sing the...
[music: "Brown Sugar"] - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
[music: "Brown Sugar"]