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Arziel Hill (born September 30, 1935, Naples, Texas; died April 27, 1984,
Dallas, Texas), known popularly as Z. Z. Hill, was an African-American
blues singer, in the Soul blues tradition, known for his 1970s and 1980s
recordings for Malaco. His Down Home Blues (1982) stayed on the charts for
nearly two years. The title track and songs, Someone Else Is Steppin In and
Open House have become R&B/Southern soul staples.
Hill began his singing career in the late 1950s as part of a gospel group
called The Spiritual Five, touring Texas. Around 1960, he started
collecting records by B.B. King, Freddie King, Sam Cooke, Bobby "Blue"
Bland and Wilson Pickett and began singing and writing songs influenced by
these styles.
In 1964, Hill moved to California and recorded You Were Wrong on his
brother's M.H. label. The single charted and Hill released several more
singles for Kent, but none of
Z.Z. Hill - Greatest Hits
Down Home
The Rhythm & The Blues
Turn Back the Hands of Time
I'm a Blues Man
In Memorium (1935-1984)
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