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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas

It was a grand challenge, but Robin Hood could relateto the music that we were delivering

It was a grand challenge, but Robin Hood could relate
to the music that we were delivering

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It was a grand challenge,
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but Robin Hood could relate to the music that we were delivering.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:57
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 he had state-of-the-art equipment, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
And he had state-of-the-art equipment,
And he was hell-bent on getting a good capture. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
And he was hell-bent on getting a good capture.
I kept telling Billy: "Billy, I did a little trick on a record. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
I kept telling Billy: "Billy, I did a little trick on a...
Double the guitar, but sort of screw up the tuning on the strings a little bit - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:23
Double the guitar, but sort of screw up the tuning on the st...
I turned to Bill Ham and I said: - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
I turned to Bill Ham and I said:
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...