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    • Dec 16, 1949
    ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons is born in Houston, Texas. In 2009, he contributes a spoken vocal signature to the Brooks & Dunn country hit "Honky Tonk Stomp"
    Mar 23, 2002
    ZZ Top bass player Dusty Hill marries Charleen "Chuck" McCrory at Tony's Ballroom in Houston, Texas, just a month before the release of "Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute To ZZ Top." Bandmate Frank Beard is his best man, and Billy Gibbons also attends
    Jun 12, 2002
    Marty Stuart holds his first Late Night Jam, playing "Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine" with T. Graham Brown and Kentucky HeadHunter Richard Young. The Ryman Auditorium bill also features Joe Nichols, Billy Gibbons, Ray Benson, Pam Tillis, Montgomery Gentry and Connie Smith
    Feb 10, 2005
    Gretchen Wilson duets on "Picture" and "Beast Of Burden" as a guest at Kid Rock's House of Blues show in Los Angeles. Also performing: Dickey Betts, Uncle Kracker, Billy Gibbons and three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, including Gary Rossington
    Apr 30, 2005
    Jessica Simpson makes an unannounced appearance at a Willie Nelson concert at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre to lead the crowd in a rendition of "Happy Birthday" for the headliner. Also appearing on the night: John McEuen and Billy Gibbons
    Oct 13, 2006
    Billy Joe Shaver marries Wanda Lynn Canady for the second time in Las Vegas with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons conducting the ceremony. Shaver later breaks a vertebra wrestling with a friend
    Jun 9, 2007
    A Rock Stars' Cars & Guitars exhibit opens at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Elvis Presley's 1971 De Tomaso Pantera is on display, along with vehicles associated with John Lennon, Billy Gibbons, Jon Bon Jovi and The Beach Boys
    Aug 3, 2009
    Arista releases the Brooks & Dunn single "Honky Tonk Stomp," featuring Billy Gibbons, to radio
    Jun 29, 2011
    "Never Be You" songwriter Tom Petty and his group, The Heartbreakers, rank #24 among Gibson.com's Top 50 American Rock Bands of All-Time. Nearby: The Grateful Dead, #21; The White Stripes, #22; Kiss, #26; The Red Hot Chili Peppers, #28; and ZZ Top, #30
    Nov 23, 2011
    Ry Cooder ranks #31 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Also in the 30s: Billy Gibbons, #32; John Lee Hooker, #35; Mick Taylor, #37; The Edge, #38; and Steve Cropper, #39
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