American Blues were a 1960's Texas based garage band who played a psychedelic style of blues rock music influenced by the 13th Floor Elevators. They are most famous for including two future members (Dusty Hill and Frank Beard [1] of the band ZZ Top in their ranks. They performed in Dallas at clubs such as "The Walrus" on Mockingbird Lane as late as 1968. Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... The 13th Floor Elevators were a rock music group founded in Austin, Texas in late 1965. ... Dusty Hill (born Joe Hill on May 19, 1949) in Dallas, Texas, is bassist and vocalist with Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock group ZZ Top. ... ZZ Top on the cover of the March 1991 issue of the Guitar World magazine. ... Dallas redirects here. ...