ZZ Top & The King Of Rock

In the early 1970s, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard indirectly crossed paths with the venerable Elvis Presley during the wee hours of the morning in Memphis, Tenn. Much to their surprise, the longtime admirers of the late “King of Rock and Roll,” encountered Presley at a Memphis street corner following a late-night session.

"We were leaving the studio about 3 o'clock in the morning,” Gibbons told Toronto Star’s Peter Howell back in 1992. “We drove up to the corner, the light was red and, while we were waiting, a big black Lincoln pulled up next to us,” he recalled. "We looked over and it was this moment of disbelief,” Gibbons said. “It really was him. And he took a big draw on something he was smoking – he kind of threw his head back and said, 'Hey, howya doin'?'”

What happened next left Gibbons and Beard speechless.
"Then, Elvis just floored it through the red light, because he owned Memphis, of course,” said Gibbons, adding, “The King stopped for no one."

Given the allure of Presley and the countless tales of his life during and after his death, it’s no wonder Dusty Hill kept a framed portrait of the King on display in his memorabilia room.

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