RIP Dusty Hill of ZZ Top

[cycloner29]

Just posted this morning with "Sharped Dress Man" as an MTV favorite of mine.

RIP Dusty!!

ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72

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 …

variety.com

 

[JimmyChitwood]

Just posted this morning with "Sharped Dress Man" as MTV favorite of mine.

RIP Dusty!!

ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72

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 …

variety.com

Well, that sucks. He and the band just played a show last weekend. RIP

 

[Macloney]

I'm pretty sure that they were the longest running band with all original members.

Pretty cool dudes.

 

[Drew0311]

I was actually going to buy tickets to watch them play down at an ampitheatre in the Ozarks. Dang this sucks.

 

[20eyes]

Always loved this one. Before MTV they were just a bada$$ Texan power blues trio. And that was enough.

RIP Dusty!!!

 

[demoncore1031]

Nooooo!!!! This is horrible news to wake up to.

I have seen over a thousand bands in concert, but ZZ Top was probably the best of them all. Such a great band.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

 

[AttackOfTheClones]

I saw them three times years ago, way back in their prime--awesome shows

My friend and his spouse attended the Delaware(IA) County fair 10 days ago
~Hour to enter the parking lot; Hour to get out of the parking lot
~ huge lines at beer tent--2 women taking tickets/2-3 manning the beer
~ unorganized. Fair staff overwhelmed, ill-prepared for crowd.
~ Good show; Dusty Hill sat the whole time--took several minutes to help him off of the stage

Glad I didn't go

 

[cydsho]

RIP. I remember seeing them in concert thinking, man this might be the last time I would get to see them. That was in 1998 or so....... what a great career.

 

[Neptune78]

72 is way too young. RIP, Dusty.
Amazing how much sound came out of three guys. Concerts were great. First time saw them was in Omaha- 1977.

 

[CNECloneFan]

I just heard a report on Sirius this morning about him leaving the tour to go back to TX for treatment on his hip.

 

[Fishhead]

I have been to only a few concerts. Just not my thing. But I went to a zztop concert with a junior high friend. Cool story bro?

 

[michaelrr1]

Aw man. I had tickets to see them with Def Leppard last fall until the Covid canceled the show. Would have been my first time to see ZZ Top.

 

[cycloneML]

I never got the bug.

 

[CYdTracked]

Dang another music legend lost. Saw them at the Iowa State Fair in the late 90's right after they had to "tone down" their concerts and was heck of a show still. Probably my favorite ZZ Top song:

 

[intrepid27]

Always been a fan and saw them in Cedar Rapids 3 or 4 years ago. They put out an incredible amount of sound for 3 people. For any of you blues music fans out there, I'd suggest checking out some of their blues tunes. "Dust my Broom is one of my favs.

 

[Rural]

Seems like they were scheduled at some county fair in Eastern Iowa.

Wondering if it already took place.

 

[Al_4_State]

This is one of the most bad ass rock and roll songs of all time.

 

[BigTurk]

I read Stephen King's "Gunslinger" series and ZZ Top's Velcro Fly was prominent in one book (but it doesn't do much for me).

I was always a huge fan of "Cheap Sunglasses."