Dusty Hill's Personal ZZ Top 2004 RnR Hall of Fame Award Highlights Rare ZZ Awards For Sale-UPDATEDMusicGoldmine.com recently acquired a stellar collection of ZZ Top awards, all presented to and personally owned by late ZZ Top bassist, co-lead vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill. Hill founded the group with bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard in 1968 and played an integral part in the group's recordings and live performances for over 50 years until his passing in 2021. Hill was a prolific collector of his own and other memorabilia. The 2019 Banger...
What Makes A RIAA Award More Valuable (Or Less)?People ask us all the time which awards have the most value to collectors, and what attributes make them most valuable. It first needs to be said, to mince a popular cliché, that value is in the eye of the beholder or, in this case, collector. And despite our main article photo depicting rising stacks of gold, collectors cannot depend on any collectible increasing in value. With that disclaimer out of the way, we'll take a stab at some advice given what we have seen in our own extensive n...
This Week In Music History Jan 29-Feb 11The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 30: Happy birthday to Phil Collins, born today in 1951! The renowned British musician gained fame as the drummer and later lead vocalist for the progressive rock band Genesis. His solo career soared with iconic hits such as "In the Air Tonight" and "Against All Odds," cementing his status as a music legend. Beyond his musical endeavors, Collins has v...
Vintage Vinyl Is HotIs it about the occasional crackle and pop that lends a nostalgic note to your day? Maybe the liner notes and photos you can actually see? How you can hold it in your hand? Whether it's nostalgia for the records they used to listen to in their youth or the sound and feel, vinyl is big with music buyers and continues to get bigger. The burgeoning return of vinyl record sales has been well-documented in recent years. The RIAA reported in their 2021 year end recap that vinyl record sales g...
This Week In Music History Dec 19-Jan 1The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 26: Happy birthday to Lars Ulrich of Metallica, born today in 1963! In 1981, he met James Hetfield and the two formed Metallica. They are the two sole remaining original members. Ulrich along with his bandmates was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Photo courtesy: Raph_PH [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] DEC 31: Happy 8...
This Week In Music History Oct 24-Nov 6The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 26: Happy birthday to Natalie Merchant, born today in 1963! Best known as the original lead singer of the indie-pop band 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant left in 1993 to pursue a solo career. Photo courtesy: Justin Higuchi [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] NOV 3: Happy Birthday to Adam Ant, born today in 1954! Stuart Leslie Goddard's first band wa...
This Week In Music History Nov 21-Dec 4The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 21: Today in 1987, Tiffany was knocked out of the #1 spot by Billy Idol - why is this noteworthy? Well, Tiffany had been at #1 with the Tommy James hit "I Think We're Alone Now" and Billy took over the top spot with a Tommy James hit "Mony Mony". A great piece of trivia! NOV 30: Sad day today, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has passed away at...
American Idol Artist RIAA Awards Chronicle The TV Show's ImpactTalent-spotting television show American Idol, produced by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment, has been beamed into the homes of U.S. television viewers for 20 years now. It has been so successful that it has also spawned versions in no less than 70 countries. It has also made -- or broken -- careers for many young (and a few older) artists. Success on the show launched a major career for first season winner Kelly Clarkson, who is a two-time Grammy award winner with hits including “A Momen...
This Week In Music History Dec 5-18The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 13: Today in 1967, The Monkees were at #1 with "Daydream Believer". It stayed up top for four weeks and was their last #1 in the U.S. RIP Davy, Michael, and Peter. DEC 18: Happy birthday to Elliot Easton of The Cars, born today in 1953! The lead guitarist is also one of the iconic band's founding members. After the band broke up in 1988, Easton went on ...
Awards Just In From A&R Exec Who Signed Mötley Crüe, GNR (updated)Tom Zutaut arrived as a record label A&R (Artists & Repertoire) man in an unlikely way. Given an entry-level job at Elektra Records at the beginning of the 80s, he felt that the label's current artist roster was weak and that they needed to sign new artists. He first suggested Joan Jett. No, they said. Jett would soon hit it big in her post-Runaways life with a smash cover of The Arrows "I Love Rock 'n' Roll." After that he pegged The Human League as future hitmak...
This Week In Music History Oct 10-23The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 12: Today in 1974, the group Blondie performed for the first time as Blondie at CBGB's in NYC! Originally, they were billed as Angel and the Snake before renaming themselves Blondie - supposedly derived from the catcalls of truck drivers directed at Debbie Harry of "Hey, Blondie!" OCT 15: Today in 1988, UB40 was at #1 with "Red Red Wine". The so...
This Week In History Nov 7-20The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 15: Today in 1981, Olivia Newton-John was at the top of the charts with "Physical". The song would stay at #1 for 10 weeks - making it ONJ's biggest U.S. hit! How about that video?!!! NOV 18: Happy 60th birthday to Kirk Hammett of Metallica, born today in 1962!The guitarist has been with Metallica since 1983 and can often be found at the top of multiple...
Dusty Hill's Personal ZZ Top 2004 RnR Hall of Fame Award Highlights Rare ZZ Awards For Sale-UPDATED
MusicGoldmine.com recently acquired a stellar collection of ZZ Top awards, all presented to and personally owned by late ZZ Top bassist, co-lead vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill. Hill founded the group with bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard in 1968 and played an integral part in the group's recordings and live performances for over 50 years until his passing in 2021. Hill was a prolific collector of his own and other memorabilia. The 2019 Banger...
What Makes A RIAA Award More Valuable (Or Less)?
People ask us all the time which awards have the most value to collectors, and what attributes make them most valuable. It first needs to be said, to mince a popular cliché, that value is in the eye of the beholder or, in this case, collector. And despite our main article photo depicting rising stacks of gold, collectors cannot depend on any collectible increasing in value. With that disclaimer out of the way, we'll take a stab at some advice given what we have seen in our own extensive n...
This Week In Music History Jan 29-Feb 11
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 30: Happy birthday to Phil Collins, born today in 1951! The renowned British musician gained fame as the drummer and later lead vocalist for the progressive rock band Genesis. His solo career soared with iconic hits such as "In the Air Tonight" and "Against All Odds," cementing his status as a music legend. Beyond his musical endeavors, Collins has v...
Vintage Vinyl Is Hot
Is it about the occasional crackle and pop that lends a nostalgic note to your day? Maybe the liner notes and photos you can actually see? How you can hold it in your hand? Whether it's nostalgia for the records they used to listen to in their youth or the sound and feel, vinyl is big with music buyers and continues to get bigger. The burgeoning return of vinyl record sales has been well-documented in recent years. The RIAA reported in their 2021 year end recap that vinyl record sales g...
This Week In Music History Dec 19-Jan 1
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 26: Happy birthday to Lars Ulrich of Metallica, born today in 1963! In 1981, he met James Hetfield and the two formed Metallica. They are the two sole remaining original members. Ulrich along with his bandmates was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Photo courtesy: Raph_PH [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] DEC 31: Happy 8...
This Week In Music History Oct 24-Nov 6
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 26: Happy birthday to Natalie Merchant, born today in 1963! Best known as the original lead singer of the indie-pop band 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant left in 1993 to pursue a solo career. Photo courtesy: Justin Higuchi [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] NOV 3: Happy Birthday to Adam Ant, born today in 1954! Stuart Leslie Goddard's first band wa...
This Week In Music History Nov 21-Dec 4
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 21: Today in 1987, Tiffany was knocked out of the #1 spot by Billy Idol - why is this noteworthy? Well, Tiffany had been at #1 with the Tommy James hit "I Think We're Alone Now" and Billy took over the top spot with a Tommy James hit "Mony Mony". A great piece of trivia! NOV 30: Sad day today, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has passed away at...
American Idol Artist RIAA Awards Chronicle The TV Show's Impact
Talent-spotting television show American Idol, produced by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment, has been beamed into the homes of U.S. television viewers for 20 years now. It has been so successful that it has also spawned versions in no less than 70 countries. It has also made -- or broken -- careers for many young (and a few older) artists. Success on the show launched a major career for first season winner Kelly Clarkson, who is a two-time Grammy award winner with hits including “A Momen...
This Week In Music History Dec 5-18
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 13: Today in 1967, The Monkees were at #1 with "Daydream Believer". It stayed up top for four weeks and was their last #1 in the U.S. RIP Davy, Michael, and Peter. DEC 18: Happy birthday to Elliot Easton of The Cars, born today in 1953! The lead guitarist is also one of the iconic band's founding members. After the band broke up in 1988, Easton went on ...
Awards Just In From A&R Exec Who Signed Mötley Crüe, GNR (updated)
Tom Zutaut arrived as a record label A&R (Artists & Repertoire) man in an unlikely way. Given an entry-level job at Elektra Records at the beginning of the 80s, he felt that the label's current artist roster was weak and that they needed to sign new artists. He first suggested Joan Jett. No, they said. Jett would soon hit it big in her post-Runaways life with a smash cover of The Arrows "I Love Rock 'n' Roll." After that he pegged The Human League as future hitmak...
This Week In Music History Oct 10-23
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 12: Today in 1974, the group Blondie performed for the first time as Blondie at CBGB's in NYC! Originally, they were billed as Angel and the Snake before renaming themselves Blondie - supposedly derived from the catcalls of truck drivers directed at Debbie Harry of "Hey, Blondie!" OCT 15: Today in 1988, UB40 was at #1 with "Red Red Wine". The so...
This Week In History Nov 7-20
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 15: Today in 1981, Olivia Newton-John was at the top of the charts with "Physical". The song would stay at #1 for 10 weeks - making it ONJ's biggest U.S. hit! How about that video?!!! NOV 18: Happy 60th birthday to Kirk Hammett of Metallica, born today in 1962!The guitarist has been with Metallica since 1983 and can often be found at the top of multiple...
