ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
07-28-21, 02:43 PM
#1
DVD Talk Legend
Thread Starter
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
Had to cancel a show because of hip issues and then dies in his sleep 2 days later.
Wouldn't shock me if he OD'd while self-medicating for his hip or any other issue.
So many musicians have died in the last few years. I guess it'll be like this for a while.
Had to cancel a show because of hip issues and then dies in his sleep 2 days later.
Wouldn't shock me if he OD'd while self-medicating for his hip or any other issue.
So many musicians have died in the last few years. I guess it'll be like this for a while.
07-28-21, 02:50 PM
#3
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
RIP Dusty. They had an extensive tour going now, wonder if they will cancel? I know they played at least one date without Dusty last week but this is a very sad turn for the Lil band from TX. 
anyone that is a fan of the band should also really check out the Netflix documentary on these guys. It's an entertaining watch for sure and I certainly came away a bigger fan of the band than I was.
anyone that is a fan of the band should also really check out the Netflix documentary on these guys. It's an entertaining watch for sure and I certainly came away a bigger fan of the band than I was.
Last edited by jpcamb; 07-28-21 at 03:22 PM.
07-28-21, 03:32 PM
#4
DVD Talk Reviewer/Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Formerly known as L. Ron zyzzle - On a cloud of Judgement
Posts: 14,477
Received 1,832 Likes
on
1,228 Posts
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
The documentary is great. RIP Dusty.
07-28-21, 03:50 PM
#5
DVD Talk Godfather
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Gateway Cities/Harbor Region
Posts: 63,288
Received 1,808 Likes
on
1,129 Posts
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
Rip
07-28-21, 03:57 PM
#6
DVD Talk Hero
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
RIP
I saw them a handful of times out here. The last one was a few years ago at Pomona Fairgrounds. Also saw them at the OC Fairgrounds a couple of times.
I saw them a handful of times out here. The last one was a few years ago at Pomona Fairgrounds. Also saw them at the OC Fairgrounds a couple of times.
07-28-21, 04:02 PM
#7
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
Just got back from running errands in the car, and I just knew something like this happened when nothing but ZZ Top was playing on the classic rock channels (including deep 70s cuts that I don't ever hear on the radio).
Growing up in the 80s on MTV, I wasn't aware of the band until Eliminator. But I got into classic rock in my later teens and realized how deep the band's discography was.
Growing up in the 80s on MTV, I wasn't aware of the band until Eliminator. But I got into classic rock in my later teens and realized how deep the band's discography was.
07-28-21, 04:08 PM
#8
DVD Talk Legend
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: True North Strong & Free
Posts: 23,218
Received 2,203 Likes
on
1,506 Posts
07-28-21, 04:47 PM
#9
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
All of the greats from the 1960's and 70's are up there in their late 70s early 80s. It is just going to keep happening more often.
07-28-21, 05:02 PM
#10
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
set the sound to 11.
07-28-21, 05:25 PM
#11
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
A real shame. Everything up to and including Eliminator is just fantastic. I enjoy their last several albums as well and Dusty is a big part of that. Awesome band
07-29-21, 03:14 AM
#12
DVD Talk Hero
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
When I was a kid, they were all over MTV. And they really stood out among all of the coiffed and clean-shaven 80s acts of the time.
I actually had a similar experience with Van Halen, in that I didn't know they existed until 1984, and "Jump" was being played everywhere constantly. I remember then blowing up huge at my gradeschool, and kids were drawing the "VH" logo on everything. Never heard of them before that.
Back to ZZ Top, they were one of those bands that I was never really into (never bought an album), but I still respected.
07-29-21, 07:11 AM
#13
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
I was a teen when Legs first hit MTV and it quickly became my favorite video. Once I got past the girl in the video, I started watching and listening to the band itself. Incredible performers. Rest in peace Dusty Hill, you were one of the best.
07-29-21, 09:44 AM
#14
Moderator
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
Was saddened to hear this. One of the best bassists around but was often overshadowed by Billy's guitar. He'll be missed. RIP
07-29-21, 09:51 AM
#15
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
Arguably one of the best trios of all time, Surely up there with Rush, Zep, Cream, and Hendrix.
The following 2 users liked this post by jpcamb:
DaveWadding (07-29-21),
Kurt D (07-29-21)
07-29-21, 10:05 AM
#16
DVD Talk Legend
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
I always liked their hits, but never really dug into their albums until about 10 years ago. There are a lot of great songs that went completely missed for a long time. Unfortunately, I kept putting off seeing them live for various reasons. Crazy about the timeline between the hip issue and then death.
07-29-21, 12:03 PM
#17
DVD Talk Legend
07-29-21, 01:32 PM
#18
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
The following users liked this post:
Kurt D (07-31-21)
07-30-21, 01:25 AM
#20
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
not to detour the thread too much but I always thought the only reason JPJ was left out of the Page/Plant stuff was because they wanted to reunite Zeppelin without having to call it Zeppelin. I always thought it was sort of cowardly and a big fuck you to Jones.
07-30-21, 11:06 AM
#22
DVD Talk Legend
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
It’s funny, I for sure know ZZ Top as an iconic band, and know what the guys in the group look like, but I don’t know many of their songs. Off the top of my head the only one I know is Doubleback simply due to it being in Back to the Future Part III. Regardless RIP.
07-30-21, 11:10 AM
#23
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
word on the interweb is that they will at least complete this tour with a new bass player, not sure if they plan to keep Elwood their guitar tech, or replace him with someone more accomplished as he was apparently not really playing the correct notes for most of the show.- how the hell can he not know LaGrange?? I can see where they have a shit ton of shows coming up why they might do this and it seems Dusty told them to carry on without him but I don't know if I'd want to see them without Dusty...
https://loudwire.com/zz-top-continue...ty-hill-death/
https://loudwire.com/zz-top-continue...ty-hill-death/
07-31-21, 03:37 PM
#24
DVD Talk Hero
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
Elwood is going to keep playing:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...134832884.html
ZZ Top Play First Concert Since Bassist Dusty Hill’s Death
ZZ Top played their first concert since the death of bassist Dusty Hill on Friday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
While guitarist Billy Gibbons didn’t speak at length about his late bandmate, he acknowledged the bassist a few times during the show, as well as Hill’s desire for the band to continue on without him.
“We’re gonna have a good time in here tonight,” Gibbons told the audience following the opener “Got Me Under Pressure.” “Got a new guy up here, as you know. Dusty gave me the directive. My friend, your pal, Elwood Francis is gonna hold it down behind me.”
Later in the show, Gibbons noted (via UCR), “How about that Elwood, tearing up that bottom there for Dusty.” Gibbons also joked that Francis was in the midst of growing a beard to fit his new role.
Francis had served as Hill’s substitute in recent weeks after Hill left the ZZ Top in order to deal with a hip issue. On July 28th, the band announced that Hill died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas at the age of 72. No cause of death was been revealed.
ZZ Top were scheduled to perform July 28th, but opted to postpone that gig “to get our wits together,” Gibbons told Variety in an interview after Hill’s death.
“I think everybody was relieved that we had a little bit of time to regroup and think things through. But at the same time, everybody was ready, standing on point. And they said, ‘Come on. You heard Dusty’s directive as he was bowing out to go off the deck. He turned and pointed and he said, ‘Come on. The show must go on.’”
Gibbons continued, “So here we are. [Friday] night, we’ll kind of pick up sticks and carry it on. I may grab his stage hat and throw it over his microphone, and I’ll sing one for the Dust.”
While guitarist Billy Gibbons didn’t speak at length about his late bandmate, he acknowledged the bassist a few times during the show, as well as Hill’s desire for the band to continue on without him.
“We’re gonna have a good time in here tonight,” Gibbons told the audience following the opener “Got Me Under Pressure.” “Got a new guy up here, as you know. Dusty gave me the directive. My friend, your pal, Elwood Francis is gonna hold it down behind me.”
Later in the show, Gibbons noted (via UCR), “How about that Elwood, tearing up that bottom there for Dusty.” Gibbons also joked that Francis was in the midst of growing a beard to fit his new role.
Francis had served as Hill’s substitute in recent weeks after Hill left the ZZ Top in order to deal with a hip issue. On July 28th, the band announced that Hill died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas at the age of 72. No cause of death was been revealed.
ZZ Top were scheduled to perform July 28th, but opted to postpone that gig “to get our wits together,” Gibbons told Variety in an interview after Hill’s death.
“I think everybody was relieved that we had a little bit of time to regroup and think things through. But at the same time, everybody was ready, standing on point. And they said, ‘Come on. You heard Dusty’s directive as he was bowing out to go off the deck. He turned and pointed and he said, ‘Come on. The show must go on.’”
Gibbons continued, “So here we are. [Friday] night, we’ll kind of pick up sticks and carry it on. I may grab his stage hat and throw it over his microphone, and I’ll sing one for the Dust.”
08-02-21, 04:48 PM
#25
Re: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
"Nice to meet ya!"
