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Thats wild! Never knew this.

The fact that a band called the ZOMBIES actually died and came back to life is incredible

Thanks to The Zombies!Zz Top are a blessing to music!

I love this station I always giggle at the end when they reveal what these people went on to do because I lived through all of this

That is some pretty amazing research.

Very cool knowledge

On 12 January 1965 the band made their first in-person appearance on US television on the first episode of NBC's and played "She's Not There" and their new single "Tell Her No" to a screaming, hysterical audience full of teenage girls.

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I love it! Hence the ZZ?

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This actually was done before the zombies by Phil Spector with girl singer groups. They would have a different girl group on the East Coast and a different group on the West Coast named the same but released separate records. I’m not quite sure what he was trying to do but I think he did it was several groups.

NO WAY!!! I never knew this interesting bit of information and that is just WILD! 🙀

Frank Beard and Dusty Hill were in the band American Blues and Bully Gibbons was in The Moving Sidewalks. Members from Moving sidewalks got drafted and Billy started a new group ZZ Top with Dan Mitchell and Lanier Greig. After recording salt lick they replaced Greig with Billy Etheridge and Mitchell was replaced with Frank Beard, Etheridge refused to sign a contract and quit. He was then replaced with Dusty Hill

Thats a good piece of trivia right there. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊

I know the Zombies well but I didn't know the ZZ Top part. I still have Odessey and Oracle on vinyl (have had it since the 70's). Enjoyed your expose with Supasly75.

Never let a band splitting up get in the way of making money.

I’ll sub . Caught ZZTOP at SPAC and Billy smokes “cigars” the whole show .

Just saw the Zombies with The Beach Boys a few years ago. They were awesome!!!

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Holy cow. Who knew? Really interesting information. Thanks

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Awesome story

love your tidbits.

Zombies suddenly seems like an incredibly appropriate name for such an operation.

Phillip Phillips sings that song so good.

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Never knew that one! Sweet!

great story! Thank you!

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Was thinking more along the lines of "the pretenders."

This is just crazy cool stuff .

Great info!!

The record companies didn't make the fake Zombies. That was some opportunists over in the USA. There was also a a fake Fleetwood Mac after Peter Green left the first version.

Well I'll be damned I didn't know that 🤩

My friend busted them in Texarkana. He knew. I got to meet the real ones in 2004.

WELL,now you know 🎶

That was interesting & entertaining. Thank you.

Man , that was a long walk.

The original Zombies came to the US about 6 years ago. I saw them in DC

I did not know that after listening to rock and roll since the Beatles…that was a great story and I did actually buy the 45 in a store on Long Island long since gone

Awesome!

Wow!!!! Good stuff!

This was genius marketing!

Someone should compile a list of all the fake bands that record companies fielded to push record sales. Another one was Fleetwood Mac. Also non-existent bands like The Archies.

Wow I am a fan of both and never heard that story 👍

Record companies 👹👹👹

A side note Frank Beard drummer for ZZ Top is the only member to not have a beard.

That's MISTER Reverend Billy Gibbons to us mere mortals.

Good Story. TY.

History lessons that I care about

Learned something.

So, the two Zombies from the second Zombies band started a band with a guy named Hill, so naturally that equals ZZ Top because ZZ Hill doesn’t have the same ring to it. Now you know.

Where do you find these intriguing musical nuggets?

Thank you.

If true... Whoa 😮

WOW!!!

They weren't the only ones

I love “ Time of the Season!” I thought they were a real band !! lol !! I think they were on American Bandstand ??!! They must have been lip syncing ! Wow !! How interesting !! Just like Milli Vanilli !

Nice history

Richard Hell

i did not know that.

Thats 😎 cool

Great story bro! I love the Zombies, whichever one they were. What about the real ones in u.k.? Did any of them go on to any other Brit bands?

Holy crap

That iz a fun ztory.

Excellent info so interesting! They would never get away with that these days. 😊Haha

Cool

Amazing...😮😂

MF Doom did this too lol

The Zombie's are stll touring and sound great. Nothing fake about the Zombie's the real Zombie's that is.

And oddly Frank Beard didn't sport a beard like the other 2 guys

Thanks for that info. Now I know why I have always felt ZZTop is the MOST OVERRATED BAND of ALL TIME

oh wow

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Interesting

Same deal with the Beatles.

Ha! That’s hilarious

W😱W!

Always thought ZZ Top sucked. Not shocked that they started out as frauds.

Zero Zombie Top

And now you know the rest of the story.

And by the way, who were the real f****** zombies?!!!!?

Multi fake groups touring isn't uncommon

ZZ ZOMBIES

And they were horrible! The end

So Frank Beard was a beard.

I like your clips, but ive found myself skipping some of them when you seem to jump around with no logical connection for too long. this one was perfect. Just my 2 cents. keep up the good work