Show threadTomDec 1, 2024

It gets even weirder: One of the fake Zombies' rhythm sections goes on to form ZZ Top. Dusty Hill's only stated acknowledgement of the fake Zombies incident: "it was the 60s, man."

Here's the original article that spawned the Fake Zombies podcast: https://www.buzzfeed.com/danielralston/the-true-story-of-the-fake-zombies-the-strangest-con-in-rock

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The True Story Of The Fake Zombies, The Strangest Con In Rock History

In 1969, the Zombies had a huge hit single, despite having broken up two years earlier. To meet the unexpected demand, one promoter did the only sensible thing: hire four kids from Texas to tour America pretending to be a defunct British psych-rock band.

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