Dusty Hill, ZZ Top's Bassist dead at 72

[titsonritz]

Always enjoyed ZZ Top growing up. Was thinking about going to see them next month when they came to Oregon.

https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/28/zz-top-bassist-dusty-hill-dead-dies/

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[chukar]

Dang, that sucks...

 

[ma96782]

R.I.P.

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

Aloha, Mark

 

[Alexx1401]

Sad indeed. I watched that deal NetFlix did on them a couple times. Last time I went to a concert it was these guys back in the 70's. Damn, what a run they had.

 

[RicInOR]

Crank it up

ZZ Top

ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For 51 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues style and Hill and...

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[SpudBob]

Saw "that little o'l band from Texas" a few times back in the 70's. They allways played their hearts out! Hank Hills in mourning! RIP Dusty!!!

 

[titsonritz]

Saw "that little o'l band from Texas" a few times back in the 70's. They allways played their hearts out! Hank Hills in mourning! RIP Dusty!!!

He also had roles in "Deadwood" and "Back to the Future III".

 

[CountryGent]

Lost one of the greats. RIP Dusty.

 

[BrentN]

Dang. RIP Dusty.

 

[coop44]

Dusty Hill passed in his sleep.The ZZ Top guitarist was the epitome of cool to me. He was 72.

ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in his sleep at 72

HOUSTON (AP) — ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, the long-bearded bassist for the million-selling...

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[Aero Denezol]

ZZ Top was scheduled to play one of the casinos here next month, show was sold out. Spirit Mountain or Chinook Winds, can't remember which.

 

[RicInOR]

Prior to Hill's death, "the Gibbons/Hill/Beard trio [lineup of ZZ Top] has been in place since 1970. That's enough to make ZZ Top the longest-running group with an unchanged line-up in the entire history of popular music."

 

[titsonritz]

ZZ Top was scheduled to play one of the casinos here next month, show was sold out. Spirit Mountain or Chinook Winds, can't remember which.

Spirit Mountain

Never know, the show may still go on, he wasn't going to be they anyway, he was recovering from a hip injury. Elwood Francis was taking his place on tour.