Miss him very much .. he has inspired my 6 year old son to listen to real music . I would of loved too sit and talk with dusty he just looked like a really neat guy . God bless and Godspeed Dusty
I lived in a town called Seabrook which was about 25 minutes from Dusty hills House in San Leon. Anyway me and a dude were in our work truck and we stopped at a store. We saw a nice Mercedes pull up and out comes Dusty Hill and he's pumping his gas. We pulled up at the back of his car and asked was he Dusty and he said ya. After about 15 seconds he asked so what are you guys up to and that conversation lasted like 10 minutes. We took off he went into the store. About 5 minutes later he zoomed passed us and honked his horn and waved. The dude was so down to earth that the conversation we had seemed like I'd known him for yrs. I mean he was just cool and nice and don't have to talk for 10 minutes. God bless you Dusty for being a special human
My late hubby was a fan of ZZ. He loved their music, loved their look and seen them a lot when he was younger. Long live the awesome and greatest of ZZ’s music. Prayers Love and Peace
Born in 1970,I grew up with ZZ TOP. Played them through High School graduated in '88 .I'm 51 ,now . I was SADDENED to hear of Dusty Hill's passing . Always wanted to SEE them in Concert . I see Billy Gibbons hasn't SLOWED down . ZZTOP4LIFE ❣️. Here in Virginia, USA 🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲
I just went and seen them last night in Harrigton Delaware, a bucket list checked off. I wished Hill was still there, but I was very impressed with Elwood, though he seemed a little scared at first, last night he and Gibbons were just like Hill and Gibbons were, and his playing is extremely good. ZZ Top are Americana to my opinion. Every song they play makes me think of Texas blues, because to me thats what they are, and every song I hear brings back a big part of life I have lived, freinds I knew, some past on, and a whole mess of good memories before aches and pains, grey hair, pot bellies, and when I used potions of my past. They were there in my good and bad times, being a hero and a villain, they helped me grow up, and Ill always be forever thankful for them......
They are hands down one of my all time favorites. No matter how bad my day has been I can throw on La Grange and all the suck just melts away. I wish I could have shared a message like that with all of then. I would snag my parents CDs and jam out when they came on the radio. I am happy to say my children enjoy them too.
I had the pleasure of meeting Dusty Hill ! As my brother played with Dusty's brother Rocky Hill n so we had after show passes n I said to Dusty in his dressing room, I'll trade you my Texas hat pin I had on my vest for his autograph n Dusty said ok n he put the hat pin on his vest. RIP Dusty was a really nice guy.
God bless, and thank you! Loved you guys for ever! I am 58 now, hard riding harley m. F. 40 years in construction! I still have my 63 Panhead that I bought in 1983 and I was born in 1963 so that paying that means the world of you, sweet fishtail pipes big ass ape hangers rigid frame from 1948, straight Outta easy Rider, which is what I wanted since I was eight years old, thank you ZZ top
Cool Ray I’ve got a 1964 Corvette stingray that I bought in 1983 and I’ve been listening to ZZ Top also since then. Nobody’s better than ZZ. I also have wanted an old Vette since I was about 8 or 9? Things like these make an impression.
First saw Dusty at The Cellar in Ft Worth with his brother Rocky. Just the 2 of them. No band. Rocky on guitar & Dusty on bass. Playing, singing, & telling jokes. I was with "The Other Group". Me, Frank Beard, James Adams, Jerry & David Pool. Still in high school. Frank quit our band to join "The Cellar Dwellers". That was where he got to know the Hill brothers. Later joined them in "The American Blues". They travelled back & forth between the 2 Cellar clubs in Ft. Worth & Houston. Where they met Billy Gibbons and the rest is history.
That is so cool ... the boys rocked edmonton canada tonite with Elwood getting more confident with each show ... of course we miss dusty but I'm glad zz top are still ripping it up !
Dusty was a terrific human being and fantastic musician. I worked a few duo gigs with him back in the day, and they were always fun. He was fun, and he refused to be down or negative. I always enjoyed being around him...a very special being.
I Love❤❤❤ this band and especially their first 6 albums more than words can possibly say. My personal first introduction and Biggest! influence to blues/rock, listening to their first 3 albums on my older brothers 8-tracks, in the early 70's at around 11 years old, and being awestruck / captivated and gobsmacked - overwhelmed with wonder; Also my first concert at the Met Center for the Amazing World Wide TX Tour in 1976. It is now 2022, 5 decades later., I am 60 years old, and I am still listening.
You left out one of the coolest facts about ZZ Top. You mentioned that they had been together as a band for a long time, but what you didn't include was that according to the Guinness book of world records. ZZ Top was the band who had been together the longest while keeping all the original members. No other band has even come close
worth mentioning that they were the band with the longest ever unchanged line-up, but as far as "original line-up" goes, the first ZZ Top single (Salt Lick and Miller's Farm) was recorded with Billy Gibbons and two other dudes. Anyway, ZZ Top forever!
@@asteroideb54 Vous êtes les bienvenus. J'ai juste pensé que cela valait la peine d'être mentionné, vu depuis combien de temps le groupe était ensemble. 😁
Elwood is doing a great job filling those shoes. I saw them a few years ago with Dusty, and they were amazing. Then I was hoping to see them again. Saw them in Orlando at the hard rock live with Elwood. It was an amazing show, especially in such a intimate venue.
I never knew he was ill but his music here on earth is finish , he’s Now Jamming with the Good Lord Jesus who Himself enjoyed festivals , music & wine so I quite Sure Dusty is Jamming day , night & over time Now that Jesus Left Chicago to grab him For Himself, Keep Rock ‘ N Rolling Dusty !!!!!
Billy and Dusty - real nice guys met them when I was in Radio in Houston, hung out and down to earth guys. will never forget when they invited me up on stage to play with them, at The Galanent Knight - a club that is no longer around, but the late 80s was fun and so were Billy and Dusty. God bless you Dusty RIP
That's so cool the continue. I hate when a band dies when a member dies. The other members don't need to just grieve forever, Billy and Frank need to still live even with Dusty gone.
I admire people who know what they want to do at an early age and carry through on that desire. I met a Navy cook who said he wanted to be a cook from childhood and the Navy gave him the training and a job.
ZZ was my first live concert.1986. In Evansville IN. They just blew me away. They sounded better live than on the radio. I have so much love for these guys.
I never got to see them but I did have the pleasure of meeting Dusty and getting to talk him for a few minutes, and was super awesome, and I've loved ZZ TOP ever since I was a kid.
RIP, Dusty. For many years, you & ZZ were almost the Warehouse's (New Orleans) house-band. Also, we have enjoyed you all for 50 years, & have seen you frequently over that half century. You are missed, & you are loved. God, bless your family. Richard
Thank you Dusty for your music. thank you for giving to our Boys in Olive Drab, and thank you Dusty for waving to me that time! you were part of the 5 best tings in life. you will be remembered and loved for ever!
“Mostly” accurate, but Dusty was very protective of some of the truths in his life. And often created realities to share with people. Dusty was a great friend and wonderful neighbor.
I first heard ZZ Top in 1970, their very first album with "Shaking Your Tree, Bedroom Thing, and Brown Sugar". To me it's the best ZZ Top my ears have ever bled from.
@@douggauzy6258 When I was in High school, I brought their first album to Literature class, on a day that we were working in groups to study some classic poem! My teacher allowed me to play the album softly as we worked! When Just got Back from Baby's came on, she ran over to the record player to see if the song was written or sang by BB King! She kept asking, are you SURE that is not BB King? I assured her that it was not BB king, but that Billy G is a BIG fan of BB King and ALL of the classic blues masters! She loved the song and asked me to play it again! great memories!
@@stevieray1507 that’s an awesome story . You know some songs just catch you when you hear them . ZzTop did that ! Just like the song Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings !👍
I always liked ZZ top, never really loved them, but my brother who didn't even like them went to go see a show at Poplar Creek in South Barrington, Illinois back in the early 90s. He said that, that was the best show he's ever seen in his entire life and he went with me to see Paul McCartney's final show after a world tour at soldier Field in Chicago and seeing many many Dead shows and many other concerts but to this day he says ZZ top what's the best show ever saw and he never regrets going even though he never meant to!!!! ☮️♥️
They are a part of my life since music is so special to me. I like most types of music, but I always knew within a note or two it was Dusty, Billy and Frank. Awesome hard driving unique sound that never let me down, or left me down. RIP Dusty.
I still sport a ZZ Top key chain from the 1980’s that hangs off the cigarette lighter of my 1964 Tuxedo Black Corvette Stingray coup. Rest In Peace Dusty, ZZ Top is legendary there’s no Rock music in history that’s even similar.
I bought a new zz top key chain at a later show ...10 years after $15? But it's 1/4 the size now ... they downsized me ! ( they just played edmonton canada tonite with Elwood! ) everyone's doing well ! Rock on ds
More and more, the rockers of the "rock generation" are passing on to the hereafter. They leave behind their great offerings to us all. See and hear you on the other side Dusty Hill.
I'm proud to say that the house I grew up in and the house Billy Gibbons grew up in are no more than a mile apart. He was a little ahead of me in school, but T. H. Rogers Junior High and Robert E. Lee High School were also a mile or so from my house. The first ZZ album for me was Tres Hombres. I was a huge fan from that point on and they remain one of my favorites to this day. Needless to say, it was very sad to hear that Dusty had passed on.
I saw ZZ Top earlier this year and the whole band is amazing, Elwood is great but the most amazing is Frank Beard, that is guy is 70 years old and did not slow down, he played the whole one and half hours.
Dîtes vous qu'il brille comme un Diamant dans la Voie Lactée de toutes ces performances musicales qu'il a partagé avec son Groupe lorsqu'il était sur la Planète Bleue........Il est sûrement très heureux là-haut et continue de communiquer à sa manière avec les menbres de son groupe & tous ses fans....amis.....famille.......Nous sommes tous amenés à partir un jour ou une nuit........car nous ne sommes que des êtres humains éphèmères..........PEACE and Music LOVE
i have a 10 cd box set of zz.....never get tired of any of the cds.....dusty did some really cool stuff with homeless veterans.... all three seem to be such normal guys.....i was into different stuff during the 60s 70s 80s so did not get into them then but when i saw them on mtv in the 90s they grabbed me and i love their sound, style, aura.....listening to el loco now....great stuff...
I watched them enter the Jackson Coliseum in three separate limos doing the Deguello tour in '79, so the three separate tour bus story came soon after that tour. R I P Dusty!
Thank you thank you thank you! I got to see these guys in 1967 in a place called the Stardust ballroom in Corpus Christi Texas. Admission was a dollar and I could reach out and touch Billy Gibbons Boop I was so close to the stage which came up to my waist
ZZ TOPS best, unknown, blues song: ROUGH BOY. Saw them on first tour for their first album. Got three encores. We wanted MORE! A bass player myself. Started in the late sixties. Still thumpin'.
they alway seemed like regular guys you could talk to or get really lucky and jam with. i glad to know that Dusty wanted to prove that by having a " regular" job. thanks for the video
Saw them several times over the years. Does anyone else remember their 'World Wide Texas Tour'? They had a revolving stage with cactus and animals like a coyote and a longhorn steer. Before Jimmy Hendrix passed he said in Guitar Player magazine that Givens was one of his favorites and he had learned a lot from his playing.👍☮️
@@henryshockem9242 I have to use talk to text because of a eye injury. I'm a combat vet and nearly lost my sight in combat. I'm extremely sorry that a typo from the talk to text app caused you so much discomfort. I'll try to do better in the future.👍☮️
@@sonnypate6808 Oh c'mon now. You don't have to play the victim. It's not that big of a deal, I thought it was funny. What your doing now is passive/aggressive guilt manipulation. Just stop it before you embarrass your self. I am also a vet. ok? But I'm not gonna throw it out there over a silly "typo" on youtube. If you really are a wounded vet, I would sorta expect you to be a little tougher than that. It seems that your hyper-sensitive over it. Maybe go to the VA and get a good shrink. I did, and it worked wonders for me. Discomfort? Hardley. Maybe just go listen to some music or meditate and I'm sure you will feel better.
Much respect and props to these guys for skillfully and successfully navigating the treacheries of Fame, Fortune and the Music Business for 50-plus years, amazing. RIP to Dusty Hill, he left us way too soon.
ZZ fan since Tres Hombres. All in thereafter. Saw them for Tejas, Cow Palace. The loudest clearest bass ever (first, LZ,,,,about a dozen Winterland gigs and more). Rest In Peace, Dusty Hill.
Fuck I didn't know Dusty had passed until right now. Oh man. So glad I saw you in Cork City about 8 years ago. May you rest in peace you true rocker and thanks for all the music and songs.