ZZ Top, a Texas-based rock band known for its blues-driven guitar work, got its name by combining the names of two of the group’s blues heroes: B.B. King and Z.Z. Hill. In a 2017 interview with Dan Rather, singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons said that the band members originally considered calling themselves Z.Z. King, but Gibbons thought that name would be too confusing. They decided on ZZ Top because they liked the buzzy onomatopoeia of “ZZ” and because “king is at the top.”
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