9.5K views · 564 reactions | Z. Z. Hill​ is one of the most prolific names in Blues music. His album "Down Home Blues" stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for a record amount of time and he performed some of the most popular songs in the genre. Here's a fan favorite track from his album I'm A Blues Man called "Shade Tree Mechanic". #MalacoRecords #MalacoBlues #MalacoHistory | Malaco Music Group | Facebook

Z.Z. Hill - Still Away | Malaco Music Group

Arzell J. "Z. Z." Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984) was an American blues singer best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul album chart for nearly two years. The track "Down Home Blues" has been called the best-known blues song of the 1980s. According to the Texas State Historical Association, Hill "devised a combination of blues and contemporary soul styling and helped to restore