ZZ Top bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill, who played with the blues-rock trio for more than 50 years, died Tuesday night at the age of 72. Surviving ZZ Top members, singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard, confirmed Hill’s death and paid tribute to the bassist in a ...
ZZ Topbassist and vocalistDusty Hill, who played with the blues-rock trio for more than 50 years, died Tuesday night at the age of 72. Surviving ZZ Top members, singer and guitaristBilly Gibbonsand drummerFrank Beard, confirmed Hill’s death and paid tribute to the bassist in a brief stat...
ZZ Topbassist Dusty Hill, who played with the Texas blues-rock trio for over 50 years, died Tuesday at age 72. His rep confirmed the musician’s death, but said a cause of death was currently unknown. “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away...
ZZ Top, “That Lil’ Ol’ Band from Texas,” has had a long and lucrative career, recording more than 26 hit albums and releasing several singles over the last fifty-five years. Formed in Houston in 1969 by lead guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons, the original members were Dusty Hill o...
” Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington passed away on March 5. Rossington was the last original member of the band that was still touring. He was 71 years old. Rossington had a significant presence and creative influence with the band up until his death, making select appearances on ...
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. ...
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. ...
notably performing at the inauguration of U.S. Pres.George W. Bushin 2001 and releasing the live album and DVDLive from Texasin 2008 andLive: Greatest Hits from Around the Worldin 2016. After the death of Hill in 2021, Elwood Francis became the band’s bassist. ZZ Top was inducted into...
ago. In his final moments J'onn broadcast a telepathic message to fellow heroes Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Gypsy and Black Canary, prompting them to say his name and, hours after his death had been discovered, simultaneously record part of his life story in their sleep. ...
The band's first album since the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson also serves as a tribute to him (as well as to many of the other members Skynyrd had lost over the years). Unfortunately, the songs are among the most pandering of their career, barely going beneath the surface of...