ZZ Top’s guitarist Billy Gibbons has just released his own, jazzy version of the classic “Jingle Bells” Christmas tune in a new single he calls “Jingle Bell Blues.”
While already available on streaming, the track is also available to order as a vinyl 7” single with a twist–a large hole in the center of the record meant for a jukebox.
“Around Christmas, it always seems that there are five to ten holiday selections listed in the lower right corner of a typical jukebox in a typical juke joint, the song titles and artist names printed on wreath-bedecked title strips,” Gibbons explains of the intention behind the unique feature. “Our hope is for ‘Jingle Bell Blues’ to be one of those records.”
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