
^ "British single certifications – ZZ Top – La Grange".
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^ "ZZ Top Setlist at Fayette County Fairgrounds, La Grange, TX, USA". ^ Laney, Karen 'Gilly' (November 3, 2011). "CMT Awards: ZZ Top, Jason Derulo, Florida Georgia Line go all in". "Catalog box sets sum up Beatles, Dylan, Eagles, Ramones". ^ Gundersen, Edna (December 21, 2013). Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard) Reception Ĭash Box called it a "hard driving delight certain to satisfy those fans of heavy blues." Charts Chart (1974) The single's B-side, "Just Got Paid", is from the band's second album Rio Grande Mud. Rolling Stone called the song, ".a standard for guitarists to show off their chops." 74 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. In March 2005, Q placed "La Grange" at 92nd of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The line "a-how-how-how-how" is quoted from John Lee Hooker's song " Boom Boom". Background Ī failed lawsuit by the copyright holder of "Boogie Chillen'" resulted in the court ruling that the rhythm was in the public domain. The initial groove of the song is based on a traditional boogie blues rhythm used by John Lee Hooker in " Boogie Chillen'". In March 2020 the song re-entered the Billboard charts following the release of the documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas. The first time ZZ Top played the song in La Grange, Texas was during the Fayette County Fair on September 5, 2015. The brothel is also the subject of the Broadway play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The song refers to a brothel on the outskirts of La Grange, Texas (later called the " Chicken Ranch"). 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1974. One of ZZ Top's most successful songs, it was released as a single in 1973 and received extensive radio play, rising to No. " La Grange" is a song by the American rock group ZZ Top, from their 1973 album Tres Hombres.