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The original line-up was formed in Houston and consisted of Gibbons, bassist/organist Lanier Greig, and drummer Dan Mitchell. The name of the band was Gibbons' idea. The band had a small apartment covered with concert posters and he noticed that many performers' names used initials.
Feb 16, 2013 · Lanier Greig, an immensely talented keyboardist, bassist, composer and arranger who was also a member of an early iteration of ZZ Top, died in his sleep last week at his home in...
Feb 17, 2013 · Keyboardist and bassist Lanier Greig, who was one of the original members of legendary rock band ZZ Top, died last week in Austin. He was 64. Greig's time in ZZ Top was short-lived. He exited the band not long after the group formed in Houston in 1969, and right before ZZ Top rose to stardom.
The long awaited release of Keyboardist Extraordinaire & original "ZZ Top" member Lanier Greig's composition "From Another Life" presented ...
Jun 5, 2019 · Wanting to continue his music career, Gibbons stayed together with drummer Dan Mitchel and hired Lanier Greig, a Hammond organ player. After coming up with the name in 1969, this was the...
Jan 15, 2021 · There had briefly been an earlier incarnation of ZZ Top, a trio with Gibbons, Lanier Greig on Hammond organ (replaced by bassist Billy Ethridge prior to Hill) and Dan Mitchell on drums. It made one single in 1969: “Salt Lick,” backed with “Miller’s Farm,” sufficiently grandiose, gothic and trendy for its time, possibly the ...
During their early years, ZZ Top briefly featured keyboardist and vocalist Lanier Greig as a member of the band. While his tenure with the band was short-lived, his contributions were instrumental in the formation of ZZ Top’s signature sound.
