Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons was born on December 16, 1949 in Houston, Texas. When you consider the fact that his dad was a maestro, it is not surprising he went on to be a rock star of this proportion. His folks supported his interest in music and even took him to an Elvis concert, with BB King there as well. He got to be friends with Jimi Hendrix before he died. Knowing this, it is still amazing that Gibbons helped the formation of ZZ Top when he was only 20 years old. Surely, you know songs like “Gimme Your Lovin” and “Tush”! If you ask us, there is no way that you can claim to be a true ZZ Top fan if you have never bopped your head to his amazing guitar playing in “La Grange”.
Billy Gibbons
David Gilmour
Born on March 6, 1946 in Cambridge, England, David Gilmour was actually not the original guitarist for Pink Floyd. That would be Syd Barrett, although he did eventually become the lead guitarist and front man. He started to play the guitar after borrowing the instrument from a neighbor and never returning it! He loved adding effects when he plays, which you can see when you listen to “Dark Side of the Moon”. He is most popular for songs such as “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Comfortably Numb”. Now worth more than $122 million, he once got sent to the ho hospital for malnutrition.
David Gilmour
