RIP ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill

[Uncle Rob]

Died today at the age of 72. Thanks for the music.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Great band. RIP

 

[Double Gator Dad]

So sorry to hear this.
I know these guys are getting up there in age but it’s still hard to accept.

Although they moved towards the pop charts in the 80’s, this little band from Texas knocked me, and many others, over when they first hit the scene in the early 70’s with a truly unique sound that still stands out today.

 

[NVGator]

RIP Dusty. You were a damn good bassist

 

[G. Gordon Gator]

So sorry to hear this.
I know these guys are getting up there in age but it’s still hard to accept.

Although they moved towards the pop charts in the 80’s, this little band from Texas knocked me, and many others, over when they first hit the scene in the early 70’s with a truly unique sound that still stands out today.

I became familiar with them from their 80's hits, but in the early 90's picked up a 3-CD set of their early stuff, called simply, "The Sixpack." If it was possible to wear CDs out, I would've worn down all three of those discs to nothing. Nowadays all my old CDs have been uploaded and my music is safely tucked away on a 256GB Micro SD card in my phone, but the old Sixpack is still one of my go-to favorites for all kinds of moods. Great music, great style, great band. RIP Dusty Hill.

 

[deuce]

Rip but ........... Sports Forum?

 

[URGatorBait]

Rip but ........... Sports Forum?

He played bassball

 

[van Go(gh) Gator(s)]

Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist, dead at 72

 

[CGgater]

He played bassball

RIP Dusty! Jesus left Chicago, hopefully you caught the same bus.

 

[secgator]

Growing up here in Pcola I remember vividly when they were just getting started in early 70's and used to play fairly regularly in some of the clubs here in the area...whether on the beach or in town. As they got bigger, I used to listen to New Orleans radio stations and can still hear to this day, the ads when ZZ Top, that little ole band from Texas was to play at The Warehouse in NO. I assume it was basically a music hall for lack of better term. They were THE main draw in that place for years. When they came out with Rio Grande Mud album, it shot them into national prominence....then Tres Hombres album(with La Grange) and it was the stratosphere and only got bigger.

A friend of mine was friends with Billy Gibbons and every time ZZTop came to play in Pensacola or Mobile, my friend Doug ALWAYS got us backstage before, during, and especially after the concert. Great guys to hang with, and I was lucky enough to get that chance about 6-7 times over the next 10 years or so. I miss those days a bunch.

This vid is from the R&R Hall of Fame show in 2012 with Dusty, Gibbons, Bonamassa, and Derek Trucks playing a Freddie King number as King was being inducted. Dusty isn't the main draw as this was a hot guitar number, but he always played a mean solid bass, and overlooked by a lot of people Dusty had a strong voice. He wasn't featured much on vocals but when he was, he always came through strong.

For you Dusty, RIP...his parts begin around 1:00 mark or so.(The entire numbers is good--not just Dusty Hills)

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Not much bass but lots of legs. Damn I forgot how cheesy 80's music videos could be.

 

[van Go(gh) Gator(s)]

Growing up here in Pcola I remember vividly when they were just getting started in early 70's and used to play fairly regularly in some of the clubs here in the area...whether on the beach or in town. As they got bigger, I used to listen to New Orleans radio stations and can still hear to this day, the ads when ZZ Top, that little ole band from Texas was to play at The Warehouse in NO. I assume it was basically a music hall for lack of better term. They were THE main draw in that place for years. When they came out with Rio Grande Mud album, it shot them into national prominence....then Tres Hombres album(with La Grange) and it was the stratosphere and only got bigger.

A friend of mine was friends with Billy Gibbons and every time ZZTop came to play in Pensacola or Mobile, my friend Doug ALWAYS got us backstage before, during, and especially after the concert. Great guys to hang with, and I was lucky enough to get that chance about 6-7 times over the next 10 years or so. I miss those days a bunch.

This vid is from the R&R Hall of Fame show in 2012 with Dusty, Gibbons, Bonamassa, and Derek Trucks playing a Freddie King number as King was being inducted. Dusty isn't the main draw as this was a hot guitar number, but he always played a mean solid bass, and overlooked by a lot of people Dusty had a strong voice. He wasn't featured much on vocals but when he was, he always came through strong.

For you Dusty, RIP...his parts begin around 1:00 mark or so.(The entire numbers is good--not just Dusty Hills)

Deguello was my favorite album by them followed by Fandango.