ZZ Top play Robert Johnsons Stop Breaking Down Blues live at BBC Television Centre, London on Tuesday 6th June 1996. Billy Gibbons on guitar, Dusty Hill on bass and Frank Beard on drums. Harmonica by James Harman. HD.

19 thoughts on “ZZ Top – Stop Breaking Down Blues

  1. An excellent example on why , in music, less is more (at least most of the times).

  2. What’s better than a great Robert Johnson song? Billy Gibbons playing a great Robert Johnson song. Only thing better would be Mr. Johnson doing I’m Bad I’m Nationwide.

  3. You are completely correct – the fake ‘Tokai’ badge was put on the headstock to cover up the Gibson logo after a ridiculous complaint of ‘product placement’ by the BBC floor manager who was having a bad day.

  4. The guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Type R. Gibson built just 50 of them, but it has recently been ‘reissued’,

  5. The guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Type R. Gibson built just 50 of them, but it has recently been ‘reissued’,

  6. everything here is just killer! the groove the tone of the guitar the voice of billy high pitched
    johnson is supposed to have sold his soul to the devil but billy is possessed here!
    ho by the way if someone can tell me what brand of les paul that is? it is a replica

  7. If he’s running true to form they’re probably cheap, whatever the brand! 😀 (Disclaimer: I haven’t got a clue actually!)

  8. this is my favourite guitar solo of the day! I love this band!

  9. Billy looks like he’s really enjoying himself here in the UK on BBC! What a wonderful trio of backing singers. Like the one nearest the drummer. She’s lovely..

  10. Thanks for uploading. Much better quality than the other Tube versions.

    What a fantastic first solo

  11. great quality and monstrous performance-as zz top used to show

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