Zz top member dies cracked#

Zz top member dies cracked#

“Even though Dusty was like a Texas blues superhero, on par with Elvis to us, when I saw him backstage or wherever we were, he always made time to come over, cracked a joke and put everyone at ease. “As sweet and down-to-earth as Dusty was, meeting someone who created the majority of your childhood soundtrack was the rush of a lifetime,” Dayton says. Jesse Dayton, a singer, songwriter and filmmaker from Beaumont, wrote that he was ' devastated.' He was 19-years-old when he met Hill at a Houston nightclub. His contribution to rock and roll will go down in the history books.' 'He was a super nice guy who appreciated good music.

'I will miss him,' Harrington-Squyres said. He was temporarily replaced by Elwood Francis, the band's longtime guitar tech.ĭrummer Leesa Harrington-Squyres, who plays with Led Zeppelin tribute act Lez Zeppelin and doom metal band Sabbath Warlock, met Hill in the '90s when she played with Houston native Carolyn Wonderland. On July 23, the band posted on its website that Hill was 'on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue' while on tour. THE MAKING OF AN ICONIC TEXAS BAND: ZZ Top's first album turns 50. He is forever a Texas legend whose fingerprints and influence are all over the music that comes out of Texas.' I've still to this day never been to a concert as loud as that one. 'Even for a fleeting moment, you knew they were the kings of cool,' Villarreal, who was 20 at the time, recalls. Villareal and his best friend were able to meet the band backstage. 2, 2003 concert at Compaq Center, the last before the venue became Lakewood Church. Longtime fan John Villarreal vividly recalls the band's Nov. Greg Abbott called Hill 'a great friend and a remarkable Texan.' Rapper Bun B thanked Hill and ZZ Top 'for all the frat music and for helping make being a Texan cool' on social media. Hill, who was born in Dallas, turned 72 in May.Ĭondolences came in quickly from fellow musicians, including rock band Junkyard, Blue Mother Tupelo and Gary P. We will forever be connected to that 'Blues Shuffle in C.” You will be missed greatly, amigo,' read a post from Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons. 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 are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX. The surviving members made the announcement Wednesday on Facebook. (AP Photo/Keystone/Fabrice Coffrini) FABRICE COFFRINI/AP Show More Show Lessĭusty Hill, the bearded bassist for Texas trio ZZ Top, died in his sleep at his home in Houston. Gibbons, right, and bass player Dusty Hill of the Texas rock group ZZ Top perform on the last night of the 37th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, late Sunday, July 20, 2003. Houston Chronicle file photo Show More Show Less 3 of3 Lead singer and guitarist Billy F.

10, 2017.(Dave Rossman Photo) Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of3 Dusty Hill, left, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform their first concert at the Summit in Houston in 1975. Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs during their Tonnage Tour at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugarland Sunday Sept.