![]() As the bassist, Hill was the anchor of ZZ Top’s successful blues-rock sound, and he also sang lead vocals on “Tush,” the band’s the only single from their “Fandango!” record and one of their trademark songs. The two moved to Houston in 1969 and joined forces with Gibbons in ZZ Top. ZZ Top Chords & Tabs Rating Type A Fool For Your Stockings 4 bass A Fool For Your Stockings (ver 2) 12 bass A Fool For Your Stockings (ver 3) bass Apologies To Pearly bass Arrested For Driving. ![]() Per Dusty’s request the show must go on!”īefore forming ZZ Top, Hill performed in a plethora Dallas-area blues and rock bands, which is how he met Beard. “They await a speedy recovery and have him back pronto. “The members of ZZ Top, Billy and Frank, would like to share that Dusty, their fearless bass player, is on a short detour back to Texas to address a hip issue,” the band said in a statement at the time. ZZ Top guitar tech Elwood Francis filled in for Hill at the appearance. Hill was absent at the show, as he reportedly was getting medical treatment a leg injury. Gibbons and Beard performed as recently as last week at the Village Commons in New Lenox, Illinois. “We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top.’ We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’ You will be missed greatly, amigo.” “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston,” they said in a collective statement. Gibbons and Beard honored the bassist and shared their heartbreak in the post. ZZ Top members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard announced Hill’s passing via a statement Wednesday (July 28). Hill was a founding member of the blues-rock trio and active with the band for more than five decades. One Foot in the Blues is a compilation album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).The album contains a selection of the bands songs which fall into the blues genre. Longtime ZZ Top bass player and singer Dusty Hill passed away Tuesday night (July 27) at the age of 72. ZZ Top – Story by Scarlett Hunter, photo by Ross Halfinĭusty Hill of ZZ Top passed away in his sleep at his home in Houston
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