ZZ Top Make Their First Appearance on Live Television | Carson Tonight Show
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- ZZ Top perform "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Tush"
Original Airdate: 05/16/1986
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I remember an interview Billy did where he talked about this performance. He said that's exactly why they hadn't done live TV before. 🤣 He said his in-ear monitors were extremely low, him and Dusty could barely hear Frank. He said the only thing they COULD hear was that "Dog gone loud ass Trumpet"!! 😂 Anyone who has seen ZZ Top knows they are extremely tight. RIP Dusty!
Been there. You just keep playing hoping it sounds right and you keep up..
@@KP-ni8bh I once found myself jamming with some folks, one of whom was a Dunning Kruger harp player. He was convinced that we were psychically attuned because he "knew where you were going as you were going there", in an eight bar I-IV-V.
Seriously, guy was so bad, when an irate girlfriend smashed his guitar, I had mixed feelings.
Its overdrive guitar stuff brass is too soft doesnt gell , start of sharp dressed man was uncertain possibly due to monitor issues.
Most television performances are lip syncing and not even live.
LMFAO
Let's add some horns to Sharp Dressed Man, said no one ever.
Absolutely dreadful idea. Can’t believe the band went along with it.
Yeah, I love horns, just not here.
It’s like putting Jimi Hendrix and Frank Sinatra on the stage together!
Go and listen to LITERALLY any other rendition of it then.
needs more cowbells ......
Doc and the band should have sat this one out. Trainwreck...especially the 1st song. Who wants to hear Docs horn fight with the lead guitar...not me anyway.
it was a real corny horn part too. sounded forced.
They (house band)!were obviously a few bars behind for the first minute or so, tough to watch!
@@eric_in_florida suuuper cheesy, wasn't it
But the Tres Amigos, being the pros they are, didn't let it throw them off🎸😎
You ain’t kidding. 🥴
Billy keeps looking over like "are you guys playing the same song as us?"
😂
The horn players flubbed the intro and Billy just sang it again til they jumped in there LOL
I saw them a few years back, and Billy had to restart one song.... Frank missed it cuz he was lighting a smoke. 💨 Frank kinda seemed a tad annoyed
The world needs another Johnny Carson! He was wonderful. Love ZZ Top!
And one less Doc Sevrenson.
@@olewetdog6254 Doc was great and still is. He's still performing at 96.
Leno never came close! 😉
It def ruins the song
Amen to that! Today's crop of so-called late night "comedians" don't hold a candle to Johnny.
Props. National television for the first time. The horns stepping all over the groove.
They still found a way. Very Cool !
Playing the wrong third on the bridge section...eh
That horn arrangement was terrible
@@swillia420 Agree. I did not want those horns in there, but since they were, a better arrangement could have sounded good or at least interesting. Sounded like circus music.
It's like the local high school marching band won a contest to get to play with ZZ Top. 🤣
@@joshszarke9077 hehe no lie. What is with those arrangements? Horn players are a different breed anyway
Nothing like a horn section to bugger up a classic that never had a horn section. What a balls-up.
I can understand needing accompaniment, but that arrangement was out in left field.
@@gdavidelliottwasn't even in the same ballpark!
LOL Doc adding the brass parts makes it sound like a Batman fight scene
Bingo!
That's insane I was thinking that as well as I am a big 60s Batman fan!
the horns sound utterly ridiculous - like high school band level arrangement
@@davedarling6512 i thought exactly the same. Doesn’t work.
Hard to imagine this ... but the Tonite Show Band ruined this piece.
Thanks DOC FOR SCREWING IT UP .ZZ TOP ROCKS .👍💫💥👊👊👊.
Yeah. Horrible.and they missed the changes
Yeah, I thought it was only Paul Shaffer who f##ked up every da#n band on the Letterman show....
@@markv.5962 Yeah? let's see you do it.
@@KB-ke3fi are we in middle school? lets see you do it? grow up
@@KB-ke3fithe shot was not at ZZ Top, but doc and the band. They shoulda just watched.
Billy looking over his shoulder at Doc like "what the hell???", haha.
He should have took that horn and shoved it up Doc's....
You get ZZ Top to finally okay playing on tv and you do your best to out play them (and fail hard)
Back when it was worth staying up to watch late night TV.
Preach.
AMEN
I quit watching it when it all went left wing political.
Yeah, now they're all propagandists for the wokes. Biden can't even finish a sentence whilst reading from the teleprompter, but he gets a pass.
As a young teen I would stay up religiously to watch the Johnny Carson Show!
☆☆☆☆☆
😎
Seen these guys live once. Absolutely amazing! No tricks, no frills, it's all them. 100% live for real and they sound incredible. If you seen the little slip up with vocals at the start, you know your not listening some pre-recording CD. ZZ top man. Absolutely top notch.
No frills? All their gear nowadays is covered in white fur. 😂
Regardless, i get ya. I first saw em in ‘89, last saw em on the 50th anniversary tour. They are phenomenal live. RIP, Dusty.
We were fortunate enough to see them at Red Rocks on The Eliminator Tour. For that I am forever grateful.
You mean you "saw" these guys live once.
@@jameslatta6813 Grammar Police is here LMAO
@@jameslatta6813 Don't see many people with the last name Latta.
The beard at the end was the coolest!!!! R.I.P. Johnny and R.I.P. Dusty. Two of the absolute greatest at their crafts.
RIP also Kym Herrin, the ZZ Top girl in red, died young of cancer....
Glad that this popped up in the YT feed. ZZ Top are awesome and Carson was the absolute best talk-show host on US television.
Dusty had a wicked voice and seldom got to show it off. Billy's voice has more character and was the go to for most of their stuff. But man Dusty had some power in his pipes!
I thought Dusty sounded great in this performance. Just like the record.
I was about to post the same thing. Powerful voice!
Ooh ok ok
Goin down to Mexico!! 💪🏽😎🎸
Dusty was the lead singer in his brother’s band prior to ZZ Top......he can sing.....Dusty and Frank are a little lazy and didn’t offer and resistance to anyone who offered to do more of the work.....😂 true story. Once they got a wheel berry full of money they just wanted to relax and Billy had to do most of the work and song writing. Billy is a genius and a lot smarter than the other two.....Frank lives right outside of Pecan Grove Plantation in Richmond, Tx and I lived in that subdivision for years and saw Frank running up and down Pitts Rd on his golf cart. His wife was beautiful and they drove separate golf carts. My daughters went to school with his twin boys.....
72 years old and can't believe I've never come across this -
Incredible !!
Ditto….Let’s hear it for 1950 :-)
The thing about RUclips and the internet, it is the closest thing to a time machine we have. Holy smokes I was 17 in 1985. Time is scary fast. Peace.......
Drove from California to Alaska at 19 years of age in 1975 and listened to ZZ Top on an 8Track tape player. Absolutely fantastic!
NJ to New Mexico in 72.
Tres Hombres,
No doubt ! LOL
If you went by while I was in school, junior year, at Cottage Grove High School, you passed within two hundred yards of me. I had Fandango in my 8 track box in my van. Of course I may have been out at the lake instead.
What were the speakers like ?
@@Bluepillphil-d1w
Regular car speakers I got from a junkyard. They worked very well.
An original chemistry that will never be duplicated.
Yes, because horns and guitars don't go together!
@@phalangeish how about Chicago?
Very true, however since it was Dusty's wish to continue, instead of a musician from another band (disbanded or in need of work) they have an excellent bassist who has been with them for decades in a behind the scenes mostly.
@@kenharper7189 Nope.
Their chemistry started going in different directions after only a few years. And I love Chicago too! Original name was The Chicago Transit Authority or CTA.
I know most purists prefer the bluesier ‘70s ZZ Top, but their ‘80s synth era and the visual image they came up with was utterly brilliant and perfect for MTV.
They were on top of the world after Eliminator and Afterburner.
Agree 💯
They had some of the best videos on MTV, back when MTV played music 🎶 🎵
Wait.......MTV played music?
@@Soxruleyanksdrool
Ha ha, yeah, believe it or not. 🤣🤣
I enjoy both '70s ZZ Top and '80s Music Video ZZ Top.
“I ain’t look for much”…….what a great band they are!! Go ZZ Top’s!!! ❤❤❤❤❤. Omg….Johnny with that beard!! 🤣🤣
that was Doc too
Dude on the horn really must have liked hearing himself play.
That "dude" was the famous Doc Severinsen. Unfortunately, for this performance, he and his "Big Band-era" mates should have sat it out. "Sometimes a man has to know his limitations." ---Clint Eastwood
@@Marc-js8rx Famous? I guess. I've heard the name before, but I wouldn't have been able to pick him out of a lineup.
@@geekverve Yeah well you haven't sold 50 million albums either, did you?
@@KB-ke3fi Don't need to to know he was stepping on the music, here.
Never heard of him either, 50 million albums sold or not, his performance sucked.
Always a big sound with just a drummer a base player and lead guitar player.
What a catalog of music over the year’s.
I was in that audience. Totally random tivket selection and I hit the jackpot.
Liar
@@kingrama2727 I'm Johnny
@@Scoleshow cool I’m Frankie
I was in that audience too, my brother and I had no clue that we were going to see ZZ Top. Waited outside for a couple of hours and got in. This is the first time I’ve seen this since that day. Wow!
I remember watching this back in the 80's . Doc , and the boys blew it.
Literally.
ZZ Top didn’t but the band did.Why add stuff if it’s not on the record,
ZZTops first few albums are absolute treasures, dudes rock.
I went and saw them while still in H.S. in I think 76 but it might have been 75 or 77 🤷🏻♂️but yes indeed they were great and lots of fun . Nobody had that look back then in RnR . When Tush came out me and my boyhood friends where like WTF haha WTF is this .
The shot of Johnny at the very end is priceless! I got to see ZZ Top twice during the 80's. They're still one of my favorite bands.
Gonna see them this coming April!
@@raysosebee8841 you’re gonna have a great time!
@@1960HikerDude Oh ya! I've seen them only once before, but it was at the Houston rodeo, so it wasn't really a full concert. Gonna see them in Corpus Christi with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Black Stone Cherry. My 13 year old son's first concert. It's gonna be great!
Seen their Fandango and Afterburner tour. Fandango was the best.
Dang 1960! Glad to see you're still getting it done! Sure do miss your DO videos. Hope all is well.
I remember when this aired, my dad came to my room and told me "John's boy's(Frank) band is on Carson". Dad wasn't happy about the house band and kept saying"Doc needs to shut the hell up and listen". ZZTop was my first concert several years before that. My uncle lived next to John Beard out in East Tawakoni and when my parents took trips, they would usually take us out there. During one of my stays out there, my uncle took me and my cousin with him and John to a bar in Oak Cliff to see them. That's one of my favorite memories.
Is that bar still there?
i said the exact same thing... he may be a fan, but that was discourteous
I agree with your Dad. The performance was great, without the horn section jumping all over the band. Its clear they really don't know the material they are trying to accompany.
Definitely could have done without Doc and the band. ZZTop doesn’t need back up!
I just said the same as your Dad about Doc. WTH?
One of my favorite bands. Lots of sound with just 3 guys!
That was my first reaction when I saw them live in '76. Didn't know much about the band, didn't know that there were only 3 guys - and I could not believe the wall of sound coming from just 3 guys!
Love the Texas Trio since 1975. Privileged to have paid good money to see them four times and in 4 different decades! God Bless Our Republic and the Rockin Blues 🙏
I've always loved Johnny Carson and ZZ Top. This was a can't miss clip for me.
Brings back great memories Carson and ZZ TOP some of the best music ever made
Doc and Johnny with the beards...😂
Yeah, and the only one without a beard is the drummer whose last name is... Beard.
@@HomebrewStew No kidding? People have only been pointing this out for about 40 years.
@@johnbettmann1404 lol are you serious
@@johnbettmann1404 shut up
I noticed that beard thing years ago lol, kinda ironic isn’t it?
Billy, Frank and the always cool Dusty RIP ...
One of the greatest bands that has ever existed.
GOD BLESS'EM !
Got to see them live before Dusty passed. We were in a small hall, second row, center stage. We were so close we could see their playlists taped to the base of their mic stands. It amazed me how three guys could sound like a six-man band. Awesome night.
Dusty was a great vocalist as well as a musician !!
I saw them in a stadium and in a honky-tonk. Great show either way!
Let me see…1 race track, 1 stadium, 4 arenas, and best of all, one recording studio. Nicest guys n the world. They’ve deserved every bit of the success they’ve enjoyed.
A good friend called them “da three noisy boys from Texas!” 🔥
@jamesspalten5977 not sure why you say that. Dusty was both a great musician AND a vocalists!
Pretty brutal.
Definitely one of the performances of all time.
What!???
They finished strong tho, I thought Tush sounded pretty good
I don't get it, was Doc stealing the spotlight, or was that part of the disappearing trick?
100% this was one of the performances, haha
I grew up in Houston. Seeing ZZ Top at bars and private parties before they became famous was phenomenal
Same, but in nearby Austin.
I saw SRV dozens of times at small venues
ZZ as well
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@@johnthonig1692 I sat with Dusty at Houlihans and tipped a few
@@johnthonig1692
I used to work with them. As an engineer for LD Systems . In fact in 2000 they were practicing in our shop. (Dusty’s wife had just divorced him , and took the house in SanLeon where their practice studio was. They were actually really nice fun loving guys.
RIP Dusty you are missed …
I visited their ranch once.
I made sweetlove to frank beards mother in law ....in the back of a lincoln
I recorded this on VHS, when it first aired & watched it 1000 times. Haven't seen it in maybe 30 years, but remember everything about it. From Billy flubbing the beginning of Sharp Dressed Man, to Doc's wide-eyed expression when they disappear. I sing Tush in a band & because of this performance, I always add "No, no" after "not alone". Thanks for posting this. I'm gonna save it & watch it another 1000 times!
He didn't flub it, Doc with his trumpet threw him off ! Sounds stupid with the horn anyway, what's the point anyway ?
I could have done without the horns.
@@Vetriot6971 exactly. Doc’s band came in at the wrong time. They finally got synced up.
Nice post! My band also plays Tush as well as Beer Drinkers & Hellraisers, & La Grange....always fun to throw some ZZ Top into your setlist!!! Cheers!
You are in a band and you think Billy flubbed the beginning? Hmmm
WoW, that was Great!
I'm 71 and been a ZZ TOP FAN 4 YEARS!
GOD BLESS ❤.
Not lip synced. Not canned. Warts and all. Entirely enjoyable!
Plenty of warts. They didn't look happy at all.
ZZTO- simply the best. Sharp Dressed Man, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and Precious. ❤❤❤
The good Ol' AWA.
Doc Severnson and the Tonight Show band really know how to ruin a great rock song.
Just what I was thinking. Those f*n horns are awful.
They were awful here. But when Chuck Berry came on in 1987 and they backed him, they brought down the house. Worth checking out. The rhythm section killed it on Roll Over Beethoven and Johnny B Goode. Even Chuck mentioned to Johnny how good they were. Of course, they weren't forcing brass into the songs. Ed Shaughnessy was the drummer for Doc's band back in that day and he was a monster on drums. He's a drumming legend.
Yes, they should’ve gracefully bowled out. Horns does not fit this type of rock ‘n’ roll jazz influence music.
Saw them multiple times over the years. Loudest band I've ever heard on tour. My ears are still ringing. Deguello was my all time favorite ZZ Top album.
I saw ZZ on New Years Eve in Ft. Worth Texas back in the mid 1970s...........my ears rang for three days.......but made sense at the time............LOL
Never heard ZZ live. But Rush in an arena was absolutely deafening. At a shack, no problem. But I guess it's rock and roll.
I was introduced to ZZ Top when I heard their Deguello album, and it is GREAT. Love these guys and was greatly saddened when Dusty passed.
Ha. I saw them when I was 17 and all I remember is how loud it was
Saw the "Worldwide Texas Tour" (Fandango) tour with all the animals on stage. Left with a headache. Felt sorry for the animals.
The whole production was so good. ZZ Top were great, of course, and the Tonight show band , with Doc the beard, and then Johnny in the beard... Incredible. RIP Dusty.
@@johnharvey5381
Ya ,this post is a doofus ! The production by doc , SUCKED
First time on national tv and they rock the pink hats, pink pickups and pink cords. Innovators … Legends.
Definitely one of my favorite bands of all time. Saw them live many times, and watched this live when it happened!!
We got to see them on their Rio Grande Mud Tour with Disguised Marshall Amps - Not a large crowd 30-40 people so that we could meet them
I remember how huge Eliminator was when it came out in the 80's. Pretty cool Johnny and Doc even got into the act lol.
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I didn't realize how lucky I was to see ZZ Top at the Surf Ballroom when I was 16 in 2011. I grew up listening to these guys on my folk's stereo and now my kids will do the same.
Who else misses Doc and Johnny?👍
And Dusty.
I miss the '80s... ;-)
Doc is still around!
I watched a lot of Carson as a teen, and really loved what he brought every night. He was genius and I loved it: the monologues, Karnak, all of it.. Right now i think Steve Colbert is the closest I see to carrying on that legacy.
@@DaveL60 They could get rid of Jimmy Kimmel and his political activism, and the whole late-night scene would improve _dramatically_ IMHO! ;-)
PURE class all around
Beautiful set
Perfect spot
Carson was perfect OF COURSE
I will pray for America. Please pray for me. God Bless you.
God bless 🙏
God Bless you!
Lord have Mercy on America
and have Mercy on us all. 🙏ing4Utoo.
Amen✝️🕊️
@@user-br3ou2cs9o - Pray I find the wife of my youth and marry her NOW!
I miss real late night television. ZZ Top 😎
They are showing its reruns on one of the channels on TV however if they put him back on prime-time heed smoke all three Network
@@Frank-sr1dz totally agree! Thanks brother 😎
@@MrBinnskinny ✌️✌️✌️
Just good entertainment no politics
Me too. I now go to bed at 10!
I saw ZZ Top open for the Rolling Stones, after the Fabulous Thunderbirds.. in Houston in '82. THAT was a pretty good concert my friend. Now Billy Gibbons is a neighbor with me here in Vegas. He just helped open the 2nd Sand Dollar Saloon downtown at the Plaza Hotel. He is a real authentic guitar rock n roll hero to me. even at 71 RIP Dusty
*That's awesome. Do you ever see him around Vegas (or the surrounding areas)?* 👍🏼
Saw them just a few months before Dusty died
can I stay all night ? just a sleepover ! invite Billy to !
That was a cool tour . The stones were changing up their openers city to city to give the local band the exposure.
Yes! In fact ZZ Top was in the middle of touring Europe when the Stones asked them if they would like to open for them in Houston. They stopped everything and came home and did it!@@tolfan4438
Even after all of these years that was pretty damned awesome.
I guess people always come to these videos for fond remembrances so I will remain silent lol. But separately Johnny is the King and ZZTop rocks 🎸
Their first four albums (1971-75) are pure blues gold.
Absolutely
Always liked that stuff WAY more than their 80's hits.
@@FOH3663 Yeah, it felt more genuine and the songs back then were killer tracks!
I love these guys. Saw them when I was about 16yrs. In Vancouver BC. Been a fav since then.
I can't believe how REAL that beard looked on Johnny at the end! Whoever the makeup artist was that did that should have gotten an award. Doc, not so much though LOL!
The Tonight Show Band is Probably the Best Big Band Today But I wish they would have let ZZ Topp Jam Without the Brass Accompaniment!!
I saw them in Saginaw Michigan in a small venue & they gave it ALL!! When these guys go to work THEY WORK, No matter the Venue!!
Dusty Hill is Gone & ZZ Topp is no More, But They are FANTASTIC!!
Rest in Peace, Dusty!! Or in Great Amplitude, whichever Y'all Prefer!!
Thanks for the Memory!!
Doc was great. ZZ probably thought it'd be fun having horns. Not meant for release, but pretty cool for a show. It was Carson, after all.
@@paulwooton4390 Maybe so, Paul!!
@@paulwooton4390 I think doc screwed it up, but to be fair it might have been a lack of practice time to effectively realize the idea of collaboration, and knowing the house musicians were of such high quality that they could eventually figure something to fake, which happened in the last song with a simple no risk riff.
That wasn't a slip up on his part. That could have been anything, monitors, doc, who knows, and who cares. These guys are world-class musicians and they've been around to long to deserve this. They rock live and I've seen them at least ten times in Texas, Colorado, and California. Each time putting on a hell of a show. RIP sir!
Great little band from Texas!!!
I saw ZZ Top perform at the Cotton Bowl back in '81. They were a backup band for the Rolling Stones, and the The Fabulous Thunderbirds were a backup band for ZZ Top! Man, them were the days... ;-)
I was there as well
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I never saw the Stones. But saw ZZ top 3xs and Billy Gibbons solo once. One of the best shows I ever saw was Santana,ZZ top, Steve Miller. Great music times and memories.
Wow! I would have loved to see that!
I saw the same concert at the Astrodome!
I was at the Astrodome concert. Fun times!
Awesome, that was definitely live back then! My favorite band to this day and I'm in my late 60's
@@dindrmindr626 It was live,Carson was live back then , I saw Hendrix on Carson and his amplifier started giving him problems and they kept playing while they changed it out
@@dindrmindr626. Wrong.
@@dindrmindr626 He pointed at Carson for a second then resumed playing
@@dindrmindr626 Have you ever played an instrument, guitar or trumpet or been in a band, there are places in music where the lead or the bass or rythem are not playing or are taking a rest , Dusty Hill was a great bass player, and he was playing that bass , his brother was a great guitar player that played all over Texas, Rocky Hill
Top rocks 🎧
Pure down and out roadhouse.
81 rears old and still LOVE it.
1st concert. 1974 Natchitoches Louisiana. Was suppose to see them at the Northwestern Colosseum, but due to a power failure, the concert venue was changed to the fine arts theater. Me and my friend was at the handrail 6 feet away. The pearly gates was in play. It was a life changing experience. Billy, I hope you read this and remember, but if you don't, I can understand why. You have been around the world and been a inspiration to countless numbers of musicians.
I love how Johnny and Doc bought in to something they've never experienced. Excellent!
Carson wasn't above having acts on that were outside his tastes. he had Cyndi Lauper on 3 times.
Ya and the way that ass hat ruined the song with his horrible trumpet unwilling to recognize he had no business playing with the band. Complete legends
The horns ruined it!
@@spacejockey4746 - Yeah, Doc could've dialed it back a bit.
Never seen this. Awesome! Great exit and Johnny with the beard, priceless. What fun.
That's overcoming adversary, absolute legends.
Oh my sweet love took me to their concert for my birthday and God they were so good. Front and center of the stage. This even gives me chills. What a great band!
ZZ Top slayed. The fake beards on Doc and Jonny priceless. 😂
What a delight...Yes we're Texas Proud of ZZ
Was watching on TV, came to the laptop for the comments and wasn't disappointed : )
Damn these guys were good, 70s and 80s rock was the best! Miss good music.
In the summer of 2002, I worked at an outdoor concert venue where ZZTop were playing. I got to hang out with two of them backstage.
They were two of the most decent, down-to-earth people I'd ever met. I'm not a huge fan of their music but I am a fan of the men themselves.
Update: They will be playing at a concert venue in my city this week. I won't be attending, I lack funds.
I heard that from other people, they were great players but humble and laid back
That was painful to watch.
Yep met gibbons at a car show had my picture taken with him .stood behind him while hes autographing ❤
Texans...
@@fastinbulvis2223, stop doing hemorrhoid surgery in the mirror..
Problem solved..
ELIMINATOR IS ONE OF THE MOST GIGANTIC ALBUMS EVER. I really like how the show really tried to make this a huge moment with all of the theatre. very cool. not sure how i missed it when it happened.
still in 2024 this rocks. Billy looks awesome
Mr. Carson and the mighty ZZ Top....doesn't get much better than that
Super fun. ZZ Top with the house band. They sounded great. What a performance.
Nooo…the horns were offbeat and sounded bad
@@matslarsson3452 At times. But then, at times Frank, Dusty and Billy all sounded bad as well: this was live along with all the flubs one would expect from the first major TV appearance.
@@matslarsson3452 You can never enjoy these talk show performances on RUclips if you listen as a critic. These bands probably flew in for the Tonight Show. They probably were able to rehearse once with the band after a sound check. Given those circumstances, I was not expecting mid-world tour perfection.
@@matslarsson3452 Yeah, Doc Serverinson backing up ZZ Top seems weird.
@@CaesarDarias a good thing you didn't expect it because you sure as hell didn't get it.
Grew up listening to these guys, they never disappointed!
You and I grew up in the best of times!
Great old days of life span!! JOHNNY CARSON AND ZZ TOP 😂🎸🎶🎶🎶
One of my favorites!! Fool for your Stockins' and LaGrange are my personal favorites!!! RIP Dusty🙏❤
As much as I enjoy watching these shows, they give me a severe reality check that I'm a young spirit in an old body because I have had an incredibly blessed life. Translation: "Dang I'm old!!"
We hear ya! My check engine light came on about age 50 lol...but I feel 18 inside! Love me ZZ Top.
The world is going to hell in a bucket, so at least you enjoyed the ride and got your kicks in before the whole sh!thouse goes up in flames! 😂
It doesn't seem that long ago that I was just done with my sophomore year of college watching this. Now, I'm pushing sixty. It goes by so fast it's just ridiculous.
Great show. We miss you, Dusty...
Saw this band in the 70's, just after their Tres Hombres album came out. Totally awesome concert, my first ever. We smoked an whole oz of weed in the stands that night.
I was never blown away within the first minute of a concert like I was watching ZZ TOP.
Doesn't that just make you smile and be-bop the entire time? ZZ Top was indeed at the top!
One of the best bands to see live and Little Feat were always amazing
First time I saw ZZ Top was Nov 1, 1981, when they opened for The Rolling Stones here in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. The Fabulous Thunderbirds were also on the bill. I was a kid and couldn't hear a damn thing in school for the next 4 days, but I remember every moment of that concert. THANK YOU to this #JohnnyCarson channel for sharing this fantastic flashback of the boys at their height.
I was at that concert too! I was 23 at the time and working at Texas Instruments.
I was there as well.
Great times
I still have the ticket stub amongst the 250-300 I have accumulated.
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Pretty awesome seeing a band *actually* playing live on television
I`m not a big fan of horns in this but it`s a show and everyone is getting into it having fun. That is what a late night show should be.
I would rather have heard the band doing thier music without the house band's horns. ZZ Top was one of the all time best bands.
@@cubehire3653 They were having fun, that's all.
Just a jam session who wouldn't want to jam with these guys.
was it house horns? Drummer has cans on? I thought it was on pre-record hence the vocal slip at front? could be wrong of course.
My son rocked the trumpet better than Doc did there while in High school.
Freaking rock and roll at its best. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Never been a HUGE fan of ZZ, but this is one of the best live television performances I've seen. Yet, it's so simple. No flashy lights...auto tune, lyp-synching. Just rock and roll.
Listen to their first 2 albums...
They really weren’t even close to tight in this set.
Fandango 1975. Enough said!
The need to have the usual crappy house band as backing ruined the vibe. Plus the mix was otherwise crap. Apart from that, yeah. Even the Beastie Boys managed a better live set a few years after this in the same location. And they really are irritating.
The Beastie Boys are great that's why you can't knock them. It's not their fault they did it their way and zz top went along with this. Zz top is great and so is beasties it's just how the performances came out. They all did great with what they had.
One of the greatest rock bands ever! When Fandango came out I prestidigitated myself to the record store immediately! They are fantastic live - just straight up rock and roll, no frills, just great musicianship.
Seen them 6 times & every show was different but just as good as the one before. They kept up with what was new without leaving their roots
I remember watching this Carson episode on television!!! 😃 Such memories. 🥹
When they cut back to Johnny in the beard and the shades, I laughed out loud.....which is more than I can say about any late night shows on these days.
I did too!
Amen To THAT!!!
That was a good makeup job in just a few minutes
ZZ Top rocks, period.
The two amigos with pink hats and a fake beard on the trumpet?? Only ZZ TOP could pull this one off
R.I.P Dusty, Johnny & Ed.
Doc still going strong at 95
@@mcosu1 ... must b due to those good wind pipes he was blessed with
Seeing ZZ at the Shubert Theater 1973 in Philly was rock on steroids 👍👍 saw them 3-4 times with Uriah Heep and Queen in 73-74 east coast tours
Been following ZZ TOP since the late 70s, But Fellers, that was a farkin Train Wreck! I can still smell it! RIP DUSTY!!!
Johnny Carson ,ZZ Top , doesn't get any better thank you Johnny for the many years of entertainment
Let the boys play 🤘🔥🔥🎸