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ZZ Top’s Late-Night TV Debut | Music News
ZZ Top finally rocked late-night TV in 1986, delivering a wild, horn-laden spectacle on The Tonight Show—a first for the Texas blues rock legends. Instead of playing new tunes, they unleashed iconic hits like “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Tush,” backed by the NBC Orchestra and fronted by Doc Severinsen sporting a fake beard and shades. Johnny Carson even joined in, donning a ZZ Top hat and beard, clearly loving the chaos. Their manager, Bill Ham, had famously kept them off TV to preserve their live concert mystique—a strategy that helped them survive the pre-MTV era. Though rare live footage…
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