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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 ...
ZZ Top [a] is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas. Formed 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 ...
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.
Beard performing with ZZ Top in 2014. 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]
ZZ Top were first known as a more traditional, heavy Texas blues/boogie band with classic rock radio hits like “La Grange,” “Tush,” and “Cheap Sunglasses,” but they enjoyed their most ...
Francis long worked as ZZ Top’s guitar technician. He is largely responsible for Hill quitting marijuana. At a hotel in Amsterdam, Hill was smoking the drug when Francis noticed a metal bar underneath one of the hotel windows. Francis jumped out of the window while holding onto the bar, something Hill could not see from his perspective ...
Joseph “Dusty” Hill, ZZ Top’s bassist for more than 50 years, has died, the group’s longtime rep confirmed. No cause of death was cited. The band’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard issued a ...
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