Like a sharp dressed man, BILLY F GIBBONS ‘Livin’ It Up Down In Texas’

ZZ TOP founder and frontman BILLY F GIBBONS has announced the release of ‘Livin’ It Up Down In Texas,’ (Concord Records), a song previewed earlier this month in an episode of the Paramount+ series ‘Landman,’ which also features Billy Bob Thornton, and Mark Collie.

“It seemed really natural to team up with Billy Bob and Mark to write a song for Landman” he said. “’Livin’ It Up Down In Texas’ isn’t, per se, autobiographical, but does encapsulate the oil-stained Lone Star lifestyle as seen each week in the series.”

The song’s release coincides with the start of a tour by Gibbons and his band The BFG that includes Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chris ‘Whipper’, Layton, and Austin music stalwart, Mike ‘The Drifter’ Flanigin. (Full dates below).

Gibbons and Thornton have been friends for many years, the latter, an Academy Award and Golden Globes winner, was once the drummer for Tres Hombres, a ZZ Top tribute band, with Thornton later co-founding The Boxmasters in 2007. Collie has also pursued a career in music with numerous country chart recordings to his credit, as well as his having written songs for Aaron Tippin, Alabama, Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw, and also recorded with Thornton and The Boxmasters.

‘Livin’ It up Down In Texas’ was produced by Gibbons at Nashville’s Level14 Studios.
 
Billy F Gibbons/BFG LIVE:

Jan 25: Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City, Cathedral City, CA
Jan 26: Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Jan 28: Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, CO
Jan 31: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
Feb 1: Park West, Chicago, IL
Feb 2: House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
Feb 4: Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, Warrendale, PA
Feb 6: Kentucky Theatre, Lexington, KY
Feb 7: The Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, VA
Feb 8: Borgata Theater, Atlantic City, NJ
Feb 10: The Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 12: The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
Feb 13: The Cabot, Beverly, MA
Feb 14: Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT
Feb 15: Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
Feb 19: The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA
Feb 20: Paramount Bristol, Bristol, TN

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