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Gibbons also performed guitar with John Mayall & Friends' track "Put It Right Back" from the album Along for the Ride. Gibbons collaborated with Les Paul with his Les Paul & Friends American Made, World Played track " Bad Case of Loving You". Gibbons performed with Hank Williams III on the song "Trashville" from his album Lovesick, Broke and Driftin'. Gibbons appeared on Nickelback's album All the Right Reasons on the songs "Follow You Home", "Fight for All the Wrong Reasons" and " Rockstar".

King on the song "Tired of Your Jive", from the B.B. Gibbons was one of several artists to join B.B. The performance was heavily edited and cut short by MTV for broadcast. Gibbons was part of an ensemble chosen to play with the band, which included Lou Reed and Jim Jarmusch. Together with the Raconteurs Gibbons performed at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2007, Gibbons was featured in the documentary feature film The 1959 Burst alongside Les Paul guitar legends like Slash, Rick Nielsen and Eric Johnson Gibbons was selected to guest the follow-up album Era Vulgaris but was unable due to scheduling conflicts. Gibbons has claimed this was one of his favorite collaborations and "Precious and Grace" was later added back into ZZ Top's set lists. ZZ Top's "Precious and Grace" was recorded with lead vocals provided by Mark Lanegan as a bonus track for the album. Gibbons collaborated with the Queens of the Stone Age on the song " Burn the Witch" from the album Lullabies to Paralyze. He wrote, played guitar on and sang "Willin' for Satisfaction" from Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's 2005 solo album Two Sides of If. Gibbons played the first slide guitar lead on the song "Dead End Streets" on Al Jourgensen of Ministry's side project Revolting Cocks album Cocked and Loaded. Gibbons added guitar to the track "Dias Raros" from Diamante Eléctrico of Bogotá, Colombia. Gibbons at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, 2013 Other music-related appearances By 18, Gibbons formed an artfully designed band, conceptually inspired by friend and fellow musician, Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, naming the group the Moving Sidewalks, penning the hit single "99th Floor", and engaging in a friendship with Jimi Hendrix.

While attending Warner Brothers' art school in Hollywood, California, Gibbons engaged with his first bands including the Saints, Billy G & the Blueflames, and the Coachmen. In 1963, Gibbons received his first electric guitar following his 13th birthday, a sunburst Gibson Melody Maker, accompanied by a Fender Champ amplifier, and was influenced by guitarists such as Jimmy Reed. A percussionist at first, Gibbons was sent by his father to New York City to study with Tito Puente. At age seven, Gibbons's father took him to a BB King recording session. When Gibbons was five years old, his mother took him and his sister to see Elvis Presley.

His father was an entertainer, orchestra conductor, and concert pianist who worked alongside his second cousin, art director Cedric Gibbons, for Samuel Goldwyn at MGM Studios. Gibbons was born to Frederick Royal ("Freddie") and Lorraine (née Duffy) Gibbons in the Tanglewood neighborhood of Houston, Texas.