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Billy Gibbons

Houston, United States • b. 1949-12-16

Billy Gibbons is credited on 2,461 releases across 451 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,461

Pressings credited

451

Albums

7

Decades active

918

In collections

Biography

William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American rock musician who is the guitarist, primary songwriter and vocalist, and a founding member of ZZ Top. He began his career in Moving Sidewalks, who recorded Flash (1969) and opened four dates for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released ZZ Top's First Album in early 1971. He has also maintained a solo career in recent years, starting with his first album Perfectamundo (2015). Gibbons has made appearances with other artists and acted on television shows, most notably in a recurring role as Angela's rock star father on Bones. In 2001, Rolling Stone named him the 32nd greatest guitarist of all time.

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2,461 releases · 451 albums · active 1967–2026

  • Performance · 9,103
  • Other credits · 521
  • Production · 56

Studios: The Warehouse, New Orleans · Lone Wolf Productions · Ardent Studios · Robin Hood Studios

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