ZZ TOP - Sharp Dressed Man (1985) TopPop

’Sharp Dressed Man’ is a song from ZZ Top’s album ’Eliminator. It is no. 887 in the Dutch Top 2000 of 2021. Dusty Hill, bassist and lead vocalist of American rock band ZZ Top, passed away on Wednesday July 28, 2021 at the age of 72, singer Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said in a statement on social media. Hill died in his sleep at his Houston home, but it’s unknown whether his death has anything to do with the hip problems he was struggling with. Because of those issues, Hill had to cancel the ZZ Top tour last week. On Facebook, the band members left behind write: “We - along with legions of ZZ Top fans worldwide - will miss your loyal presence, your good character and your unbridled commitment to give ZZ Top that monumental foundation. We will be connected forever with that Blues Shuffle in C.“ Rest in peace, Dusty! Hill, Gibbons and Beard formed the band in 1969. The bassist was known not only for his musical talent, but also for his distinctive appearance. Like singer Gibbons, for example, he had a long beard and wore sunglasses and hats on stage. With ZZ Top, Hill made fifteen studio albums. The group was still performing. The band is best known for the hits Gimme All Your Lovin’, and ‘Sharp Dressed Man’.“Sharp Dressed Man“ is a song from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The song reached no. 9 in the Billboard Hot 100 and reached no. 9 in the Dutch Top 40 on 16 March 1985. This performance was produced by TROS Pop Formule and first broadcast on February 20, 1985. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 20 February 1985 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.