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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.
ZZ Top were first known as a more traditional, heavy Texas blues/boogie band with classic rock radio hits like “La Grange,” “Tush,” and “Cheap Sunglasses,” but they enjoyed their most ...
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]
ZZ Top [a] is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas. Formed 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 ...
ZZ Top is back on tour, with Elwood Francis replacing the late Dusty Hill + Mary Chapin Carpenter and Jerry Garcia, Beatles, Talking Heads tributes. 'Still on the run': ZZ Top returns to Cape Cod ...
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 ...
Lexington’s Elwood Francis making his hometown debut with legendary Texas group.
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.