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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas

When the curtains opened and they looked at Billy and Dusty,and they had the cowboy hats...

When the curtains opened and they looked at Billy and Dusty,
and they had the cowboy hats on, there was just a veil of horror fell
over this entire, you know, arena

Full Transcript

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When the curtains opened
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and they looked at Billy and Dusty, and they had the cowboy hats on,
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there was just a veil of horror fell over this entire, you know, arena.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:35
Uploaded
Jun 12, 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.
It was like: "Oh, fuck. Country band." - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
It was like: "Oh, fuck. Country band."
♪ If you see me walking down the line With my favorite honky tonk in mind ♪ - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:23
♪ If you see me walking down the line With my favorite honky...
He put on, like, a hat and... and some coveralls - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:12
He put on, like, a hat and... and some coveralls
I looked over the side, and I see Jagger looking at us, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:08
I looked over the side, and I see Jagger looking at us,
And it was so much fun. I can't tell you. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
And it was so much fun. I can't tell you.
We got an encore each show... an encore! - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
We got an encore each show... an encore!
I mean, I was just on cloud 29. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
I mean, I was just on cloud 29.
[Billy] Those three performances were just electric. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
[Billy] Those three performances were just electric.
We did our job, same bluesy thing that got us together in the first place. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
We did our job, same bluesy thing that got us together in th...
And this wave of enjoyment permeated through that whole arena. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
And this wave of enjoyment permeated through that whole aren...
[song finale plays] - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
[song finale plays]
[Dusty] Next day, I was sitting at the airport, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
[Dusty] Next day, I was sitting at the airport,
They didn't mention us, I mean, absolutely nothing. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
They didn't mention us, I mean, absolutely nothing.
Almost worse than saying you're crappy, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
Almost worse than saying you're crappy,
As far as the journalists and the press in general was concerned, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
As far as the journalists and the press in general was conce...
First of all, Texas was an oddball place and here is this oddball band - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
First of all, Texas was an oddball place and here is this od...
And there was a great amount of confusion. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
And there was a great amount of confusion.
We were functioning far outside the pale - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:09
We were functioning far outside the pale
That was back to that thing of, you got to go to California. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
That was back to that thing of, you got to go to California.
I think we were just provincials over there, you know? - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
I think we were just provincials over there, you know?