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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas

So, The 13th Floor Elevatorswere having an impact on the whole Texas music scene

[surreal bubbling] [Billy] So, The 13th Floor Elevators
were having an impact on the whole Texas music scene

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[Billy] So, The 13th Floor Elevators were having an impact
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on the whole Texas music scene.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:30
Uploaded
Jun 10, 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.
And as our way of acknowledging the impact, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
And as our way of acknowledging the impact,
Elevators go up, we should be the Moving Sidewalks - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
Elevators go up, we should be the Moving Sidewalks
♪ I woke up this morning ♪ - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:12
♪ I woke up this morning ♪
We got signed. We toured with Eric Burdon and the Animals, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
We got signed. We toured with Eric Burdon and the Animals,
And we even landed some dates with Jim Morrison and the Doors. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
And we even landed some dates with Jim Morrison and the Door...
And there was this promoter at the time, who said: - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:09
And there was this promoter at the time, who said:
He's got this band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience." - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:24
He's got this band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience."
We played "Foxy Lady" and we were going into the intro to "Purple Haze" - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
We played "Foxy Lady" and we were going into the i...
And we came offstage and he said: - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
And we came offstage and he said:
[Billy] This was 1968 - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:12
[Billy] This was 1968
So, having learned the power of the trio - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
So, having learned the power of the trio
So, then we decided to rename it. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
So, then we decided to rename it.
[music: "Salt Lick"] - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
[music: "Salt Lick"]
And we'd noticed there was this recurrence of a B.B. King, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
And we'd noticed there was this recurrence of a B.B. Ki...
And we said: "Yeah, let's take the Z.Z. from this end - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
And we said: "Yeah, let's take the Z.Z. from this ...
I said: "No, the King is at the top." - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
I said: "No, the King is at the top."
Shortly after, we cut a single, but we needed a manager. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
Shortly after, we cut a single, but we needed a manager.
I remember playing a show and Bill Ham showed up backstage - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
I remember playing a show and Bill Ham showed up backstage
He said: "This is my buddie Bill Ham." - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
He said: "This is my buddie Bill Ham."
Would you guys have an interest in considering talking about management?" - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:12
Would you guys have an interest in considering talking about...