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ZZ Top [a] is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For 51 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, 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 ...
For decades — five and change, to be exact — ZZ Top was the self-proclaimed “Little Ol’ Band from Texas,” a trio of Lone Star blues and boogie misfits with an M.O. that Billy F. Gibbons ...
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 ...
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.
Dusty Hill, bassist and secondary lead vocalist for legendary Southern blues-rock trio ZZ Top, has died, according to a post on the band’s official Facebook page by his bandmates of the past 52 ...
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Francis worked as guitar tech for ZZ Top before, at Dusty Hill's request, being hired to be their bass player in 2021, following Hill's death. He is largely responsible for Dusty Hill quitting marijuana. At a hotel in Amsterdam, Dusty was smoking the drug, when Francis noticed a metal bar underneath one of the hotel windows. Francis jumped out ...
Around 1968, the band (the two Hill brothers and Beard) decided to leave the Dallas–Fort Worth area, relocating to Houston. At this time, however, guitarist Rocky Hill wanted to focus on "straight blues", while his brother Dusty wanted the band to rock more. Rocky left the band, and the remaining two members joined the recently formed ZZ Top. [1]