The Musicscope Minute

In 1991, Texas governor Ann Richards declared May 4th ZZ Top day. The band was formed in Houston by Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, and Billy Gibbons. Gibbons’s former band had toured with Jimi Hendrix and the two became friends, experimenting with effects pedals together. ZZ Top still tours playing all their hits like LaGrange, Cheap Sunglasses, Legs and Sharp Dressed Man. 

On May first, 1977, the Police released their first single, Fall Out, composed by drummer Stewart Copeland. The song is the only recording to feature original guitarist Harry Padovani, who contributes the song’s solos, while Stewart Copeland plays the main riff. By August, Padovani would be ousted from the group, replaced by Andy Summers. With this line up, the group would go on to become one of the best selling groups in history.