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ZZ Top [a] is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. It consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard, and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill for 51 years until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section. They are known for their live ...
Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969, and quickly settled on bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank "Rube" Beard, both members of the band American Blues. After honing their trademark blues-rock style, they released ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in 1971. Although all three members were born in 1949, Gibbons was the youngest member ...
Before his death, Hill asked the other band members to hire Francis as his replacement. [4] Francis played his first show as an official member of ZZ Top on July 30, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [5] In 2024, Francis said that it still feels "weird" taking Hill's place in the band, and does not consider himself a member of the band. [5] [6]
Dusty Hill, the bassist for legendary Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top, has died at the age of 72. The surviving members shared the news in a post on their Facebook page on Wednesday. "We are saddened ...
ZZ Top remained screen stars over the years with a performance at the 1997 Super Bowl XXXI halftime show alongside James Brown and the Blues Brothers, a performance on the American Idol Season 7 ...
In 2000, Hill was diagnosed with hepatitis C and ZZ Top canceled their European tour. [19] [20] Hill resumed work in 2002. [19] Hill was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ZZ Top in 2004. [21] In 2014, Hill fell on his tour bus and injured his hip, requiring surgery. Part of the tour was canceled.
Lexington’s Elwood Francis making his hometown debut with legendary Texas group.
M*A*S*H television series cast members c. 1974. Back row: Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, and Gary Burghoff. Front row: Loretta Swit, Alan Alda, and McLean Stevenson This is a list of characters from the M*A*S*H franchise created by Richard Hooker, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (1968) and its sequels M*A*S*H Goes to Maine ...