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Brian May and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons honor late star with new single
It’s been a sad month for rock star deaths. Alongside Dolly Parton, ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard left us and now his bandmate Billy Gibbons has collaborated on a new single with Sir Brian May honouring the late Steve Cropper. The Blues Brothers band member died less than a year ago, but alongside The Midnight Hour, he recorded the album Watching The Tide prior to his death. The Queen guitarist was already working with Steve on a track, but after he died, it evolved into the soulful ballad My Angels Are Calling. Sporting a cowboy hat, Brian is on his own-penned vocals from Steve’s point of view, alongside Billy with a guitar solo towards the end.
TL;DR
- Sir Brian May and Billy Gibbons have released a new single, "My Angels Are Calling," to honor the late Steve Cropper.
- May performs vocals from Cropper's perspective, reflecting on his life and imagining heaven as a place like sitting on the dock of the bay.
- Gibbons contributes a guitar solo to the soulful ballad.
- The song is featured on Cropper's posthumous album, "Watching The Tide," which also includes contributions from Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood.