ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at 72
Dusty Hill, the bearded bassist with American blues-rock band ZZ Top, has died, according to the band's official website. He was 72.
(CNN)Dusty Hill, the bearded bassist with American blues-rock set ZZ Top, has died, according to the band's authoritative website. He was 72.
"We are saddened by the quality contiguous that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed distant successful his slumber astatine location successful Houston, TX," the statement, from surviving members Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons, said. "We, on with legions of ZZ Top fans astir the world, volition miss your steadfast presence, your bully quality and enduring committedness to providing that monumental bottommost to the 'Top'."
The set was formed successful 1969. Hill joined not agelong after, staying with ZZ Top for much than 5 decades, until his death. Hill performed alongside Beard and Gibbons and unneurotic they went connected to person a drawstring of hits and enactment retired 15 workplace albums. Among their astir celebrated hits are "La Grange," "Tush" and "Gimme All Your Lovin'."
Hill was calved successful Dallas, and aft trying to interruption into the euphony country there, helium yet moved to Houston, wherever helium met Gibbons.
Last week, the band's authoritative tract shared that Hill was being sidelined owed to a "hip issue."
The band's longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, stepped successful for Hill.
"Per Dusty's request, 'The amusement indispensable spell on!" the set had written successful a statement.
Although Gibbons was the pb vocalist for astir of the band's songs, Hill stepped up to sing "Tush," an aboriginal hit. The set was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame successful 2004.
You whitethorn person adjacent seen him connected surface successful assorted appearances specified arsenic "Back to the Future Part III" and connected "Deadwood."
"You volition beryllium missed greatly, amigo," Beard's and Gibbons's connection added.
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