ZZ Top Will Perform Live at Calvert Marine Museum

Home , Cheap Sunglasses, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard (musician), Rough Boy

Posted by TBN On 04/24/2008

On Tuesday, June 17, Cumberland and Erly, LLC, and Prince Frederick Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge present the Calvert Marine Museum’s 2008 benefit concert series with legendary classic rock trio ZZ TOP, performing live on the museum’s outdoor pavilion stage.

Gates open at 6:00 p.m; showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $55.00 for premium seats and $45.00 for reserved seats; service charges are additional. Calvert Marine Museum members can begin ordering tickets beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, either online at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com, or through phone charge at 1-800-787-9454. Members can find their access password in the concert mailer sent by the museum. Remaining tickets will be available to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13. There are no refunds or exchanges. Food and drinks will be available, and coolers are not allowed.

Formed in Houston in 1969, the group members are Billy Gibbons ( guitar, lead vocals, harmonica), Dusty Hill (bass, vocals), and Frank Beard (drums, percussion).

They hold the distinction of being among the few rock bands still composed of its original recording members for nearly 40 years.

ZZ Top reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era, but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the hard rock idiom, while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."

Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's appearance: Gibbons and Hill are almost always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar if not matching clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards. (Ironically, in spite of his own surname, Beard almost always sports just a mustache.) They have a mirage of hits including Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Rough Boy, and Gimme All Your Lovin.

Waterside 2008 sponsors are Cumberland & Erly, LLC, Prince Frederick Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge, Bozick Distributors, All American Harley-Davidson, Quality Built Homes, G&H Jewelers, The McNelis Group, DM Group, 98 Star FM, Mom’s in the Kitchen Catering, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Oyster Bay at Solomons Island, Bay Weekly, Calvert Independent, Quick Connections, Comcast, Roy Rogers-Solomons, The Harbours at Solomons, and the Holiday Inn Select-Solomons.

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