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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]
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.
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.
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 ...
The post Three Men and a Good Time, Baby: Our 1991 ZZ Top Cover Story appeared first on SPIN. ... In light of Dusty Hill's passing, we're republishing it here. Overheard speaking in the nasal ...
Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band the Zombies, which toured in the US without authorization from the original band members, and also was part of the Outlaws with later ZZ Top member Dusty Hill. [1] Other bands Beard and Hill played with early in their careers included the Cellar Dwellers, the ...
Tres Hombres is the third studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released on July 26, 1973, by London Records. It was the band's first collaboration with engineer Terry Manning. The album would be ZZ Top's commercial breakthrough in the United States charts. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 1974.