ZZ Top rolled into Dubuque yesterday and played a fantastic show at the Five Flags Center - but one little detail separated this show from the rest along their tour. The newest member of the group, Elwood Francis, celebrated his birthday Tuesday. Not only did he get a cool little Facebook...
Elwood Francis, longtime guitar tech for Billy Gibbons, has been playing with the band since Hill's death. Some of the band's biggest commercial success came in the 1980s with songs like "Gimme All Your Lovin" and "Legs" along with "Sharp Dressed Man." To date, ZZ Top has released 1...
Elwood Francis, longtime guitar tech for Billy Gibbons, has been playing with the band since Hill's death. Some of the band's biggest commercial success came in the 1980s with songs like "Gimme All Your Lovin" and "Legs" along with "Sharp Dressed Man." To date, ZZ Top has released 1...
Both groups have soldiered on in the face of tragedy in recent years. ZZ Top bassist and vocalistDusty Hilldiedin 2021 and was succeeded by the band's longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis. Skynyrd, meanwhile,said goodbyeto their last original member, guitaristGary Rossington, in 2023. Skynyrd ...
Formed in Houston, Texas back in 1969,ZZ Topconsisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. Elwood Francis, longtime guitar tech for Billy Gibbons, has been playing with the band since Hill's death. ...
just hand his bass to Elwood Francis, his longtime guitar tech. When Hill passed away, the band was in the middle of a tour and, hardly skipping a beat, added Elwood to the lineup. Thus, Hill’s final request was honored and Gibbons explained that Hill had wanted them to continue perf...
Yep, it is indeed that "little 'ol band from Texas",ZZ Top. Formed in 1969 by the aforementioned Billy Gibbons; ZZ Top had the same lineup until thedeath of bassist Dusty Hill in 2021. The band plays on now with long time friend and crew memberElwood Francisin Dusty's place. ...
with bassist Elwood Francis following the2021 deathofDusty Hill. The BFGs were launched in 2015 with the release ofPerfectamundo. Gibbons' next two albums, 2018'sThe Big Bad Bluesand 2021'sHardware, were both issued as solo projects. ZZ Top's most recent studio LP remains 2012'sLa Futura....
said ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons in the release announcing the band's State Fair appearance. Sign up for the 97X Newsletter We'll all be thinking about, bassist and original memberDusty Hillwho died last summer at age 72. Elwood Francis, who already worked with the band as a guitar te...
The tour name is a reference to the band's upcoming album and their Tres Hombres Whisky. Member Dusty Hill, who died last year, was replaced by the band's longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis. Follow: Joey Guerra Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers...