ZZ High legend Billy F Gibbons is about to obtain BMI’s Troubadour Award.
The 73-year-old blues rock legend can be bestowed with the celebrated prize at a non-public ceremony on September 18 at BMI’s Nashville HQ.
BMI’s VP of Inventive Nashville Clay Bradley stated: “With a profession spanning a number of many years, Billy has penned an array of timeless hits which have left an inedible mark on the music trade.
“His potential to craft lyrics that resonate with audiences throughout generations is a testomony to his songwriting prowess and he’s the epitome of what the BMI Troubadour Award represents.”
The ‘La Grange’ hitmaker has bought greater than 50 million albums with ZZ High and has additionally had a profitable solo profession.
Billy has carried out and collaborated with everybody from B.B. King and Jeff Beck to Nickelback and Queens of the Stone Age.
For ZZ High, the guitarist and songwriter penned the likes of ‘Sharp Dressed Man’, ‘Legs’ and ‘Low cost Sun shades’.
The honour comes two years after ZZ High misplaced their beloved bassist Dusty Hill.
The musician died aged 72 in July 2021, simply weeks after he was compelled to tug out of quite a lot of reveals throughout the US after struggling an harm to his hip.
Bandmates Billy and Frank Beard confirmed the information in a press release which learn: “We’re saddened by the information at this time that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has handed away in his sleep at dwelling in Houston, TX.
“We, together with legions of ZZ High followers around the globe, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring dedication to offering that monumental backside to the ‘High’.
“We’ll perpetually be related to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C’. You’ll be missed tremendously, amigo.”
Dusty was a founding member of the rock band and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame as a member of the group in 2004.
