INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Musician Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performs onstage during Day 1 of the 2023 Stagecoach Festival on April 28, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) will present ZZ Top’s  Billy F Gibbons, with the coveted Troubadour Award next month.

The award is in recognition of a songwriter who has made a profound impact on the creative community as their craft continues to set the pace for generations to follow.

As the chief songwriter for ZZ Top, Gibbons’ credits include hits such as “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs,” “Cheap Sunglasses,” and “La Grange.

Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ZZ Top formed in 1969, recorded 15 albums and have sold more than 50 million records.

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