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13 Facts ZZ Top’s Rio Grande Mud

ZZ Top
Rio Grande Mud is the second studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released in 1972 by London label. The album title was inspired by the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border between Mexico and Texas.

Personnel
ZZ Top
Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
Dusty Hill – bass guitar, keyboards, lead vocals on “Francine” and “Chevrolet”
Frank Beard – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Pete Tickle – acoustic guitar on “Mushmouth Shoutin'”
Production
Bill Ham – production
Robin Brian – engineering