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Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill [1] [2] (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang backing and lead vocals and played keyboards. Hill was born in Dallas, Texas. As a child, he began performing music with his brother, Rocky Hill.
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.
Dusty Hill, the ZZ top bassist and co-founder, has died. He was 72.The surviving members of the rock band, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard, shared the sad news on their Facebook on Tuesday. Hill ...
Hill apparently never smoked marijuana again after the incident. [3] In July 2021, Hill dropped out of a concert due to a hip injury, and Francis was asked to fill in. A few days later, Hill died at the age of 72. Before his death, Hill asked the other band members to hire Francis as his replacement. [4]
Dusty Hill, who passed away on July 28, was born Joe Michael Hill in Dallas on May 19, 1949. He and his older brother Rocky were raised by their mother, Myrl, who moved the family to Memphis when ...
Dusty Hill: 1949–2021 [41] Bassist and vocalist with rock group ZZ Top. Their tour was cancelled when he was diagnosed in 2000. After he received treatment and went into remission, the band resumed touring in 2002. [42] Etta James: 1938–2012 Singer, called "Little Peaches", who was best known for her song "At Last". [43] Naomi Judd: 1946–2022
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 ...
Hill was a member of the 1960s acid rock and blues group American Blues with his brother Dusty and drummer Frank Beard.Before the formation of ZZ Top, Rocky left the trio and subsequently played in blues bands for John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins (for whom he played bass), [2] Freddie King, and Jimmy Reed.