Slash, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Myles Kennedy have covered Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Simple Man’ with Warren Haynes’ band Gov’t Mule at Haynes’ 2023 Christmas Jam.
Slash and Kennedy’s set consisted entirely of classic rock covers, including Bad Company’s ‘Feel Like Making Love’, Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’, and AC/DC’s ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’. Elsewhere in the concert, Billy Gibbons played a set of ZZ Top songs, including ‘Jesus Just Left Chicago’, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ and ‘La Grange’.
With a career spanning several decades, Billy has penned an array of timeless hits that have left an inedible mark on the music industry,” BMI’s VP of Creative Nashville, Clay Bradley says in a statement. “His ability to craft lyrics that resonate with audiences across generations is a testament to his songwriting prowess and he is the epitome of what the BMI Troubadour Award represents.”
The Troubadour Award is given to songwriters who have made indelible impacts on the music world and remain a source of inspiration for subsequent generations of musicians. Gibbons’ songwriting contributions to ZZ Top – songs like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs,” “Cheap Sunglasses” and “La Grange” – check those boxes and then some. Past Troubadour Award recipients include John Hiatt, John Prine, Robert Earl Keen, and Lucinda Williams.
(source: Americansongwriter)
