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

Greaser · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

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

66 327 sd · Guru

Oh my. Sad to hear. I watched their documentary on Netflix a few months back. He seemed like a pretty good fella. He had a good run... but shouldve been longer.
(I saw them in Ottawa about in about 93. George Thorogood was backup.)

68vert · Guru

I know....so sad. Still dealing with loss of my guitar hero EVH from back in October.

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

68vert wrote:
I know....so sad. Still dealing with loss of my guitar hero EVH from back in October.

Yes sad, both Dusty and Eddie ... Tom Petty was another passing that was a great loss for me.

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

ZZ Top is one of my favorite bands. I was lucky to see them live here in PEI back in 2018. Gone too soon. RIP

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Very sad news.

Had tickets to see them May 2020... was postponed to May 2021 due to Covid, which was again postponed to May 2022. cry

gparis7 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

MC wrote:
Very sad news.
Had tickets to see them May 2020... was postponed to May 2021 due to Covid, which was again postponed to May 2022.

Me too. We held our tickets over to 2022.

Sad news indeed.

66 327 sd · Guru

Dusty appeared in a Deadwood episode... who knew?

bjburnout · Uber Guru

RIP Dusty - thanx for the memories....... smile

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jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

bjburnout wrote:
RIP Dusty - thanx for the memories.......

I saw that car in Louisville 2 summers ago along with another 14 thousand registered cars and rods.

timbuk · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

eliminator album kicked ass when released mtv era it was great my daughters first concert we wore fake beards rip

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

The first time I heard Eliminator I was in the hospital in 1984 recovering from having my appendix removed. My roommate had a CD walkman and the album. It was also the first time I heard a CD and was blown away. I bought every ZZ Top album and at one time had some rare imports including a vinyl single from Afterburner shaped like King Tuts head.

ABC123 · Uber Guru

gparis7 wrote:
MC wrote:
Very sad news.
Had tickets to see them May 2020... was postponed to May 2021 due to Covid, which was again postponed to May 2022.
Me too. We held our tickets over to 2022.
Sad news indeed.

The show must go on !

Billy Gibbons has confirmed that ZZ Top will continue touring.

"It's what Dusty wanted"

Long time guitar technician, Elwood Francis, has filled in before.

He is expected to join the band permanently.

Dave Rose · Addicted!

What a great band!I got to see them in Nashville in 2003 as part of Gm's celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Corvette-it was a great show!
Keep on Cruising!
Dave

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

ABC123 wrote:
gparis7 wrote:
MC wrote:
Very sad news.
Had tickets to see them May 2020... was postponed to May 2021 due to Covid, which was again postponed to May 2022.
Me too. We held our tickets over to 2022.
Sad news indeed.
The show must go on !
Billy Gibbons has confirmed that ZZ Top will continue touring.
"It's what Dusty wanted"
Long time guitar technician, Elwood Francis, has filled in before.
He is expected to join the band permanently.

Wow! There's some news I didn't expect!