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Dusty Hill
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American bassist (1949-2021)
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Dusty Hill, born Joseph Michael Hill on 19 May 1949 in Dallas, Texas, USA, was an American singer, composer and musician who played guitar and bass guitar and sang. He was a member of ZZ Top, working in electric blues, blues rock, hard rock and Southern rock, and recorded under Rhino Entertainment Company.
Hill's career ran from 1966 to 2021, and his field of work included rock music. He died on 27 July 2021 in Houston.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Successful Inventor's Hand Guide
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Film & TV
Acting · Dallas, Texas, USA
Joseph Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang lead and backing vocals and played keyboards.
Known for
- Runaway Radio — Self2024
- ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas — Self2019
- ZZ Top: Live at Stagecoach Festival — Self2015
- ZZ Top: Live At Montreux 2013 — Self2014
- ZZ Top: Live at Bonnaroo 2013 — Self2013
- ZZ Top: Live in Germany 1980 — Self2010
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 — Self2010
- ZZ Top: Double Down Live — Self2009
- ZZ Top: VH1 Storytellers — Self2009
- ZZ Top: Live From Texas — Self2008
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1949
- Active to
- 2021
Member of
- ZZ Top1969–2021
- American Blues
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43
- Total plays
- 219
Dusty Hill is an American bassist / vocalist who has played with American Blues but is better known for his playing in ZZ Top. Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top. He also sang lead and backing vocals, and played keyboards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ZZ Top in 2004. Hill played with the band for over 50 years; after his death <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dusty+
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Key facts
- Born
- Joe Michael Hill , ( 1949-05-19 ) May 19, 1949, Dallas , Texas , U.S.
- Died
- July 28, 2021 (aged 72) , Houston , Texas, U.S.
- Genres
- Hard rock blues rock
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Bass guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1957–2021
- Labels
- Rhino WEA RCA Warner Bros. London
- Formerly of
- ZZ Top American Blues
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Record label
- Rhino Entertainment Company
- Image
- Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performing in San Antonio, Texas 2015.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1949-05-19
- Commons category
- Dusty Hill
- name in native language
- Dusty Hill
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-07-27
- birth name
- Joseph Michael Hill
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang backing and lead vocals and played keyboards.
Hill was born in Dallas, Texas. As a child, he began performing music with his brother, Rocky Hill. In 1968, he and the drummer Frank Beard joined the guitarist Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top; they went on to release albums including the bestselling Eliminator (1983). Hill favored simple compositions and a "big", distorted sound. Critics described his basslines as a critical part of ZZ Top's sound, complementing Gibbons' guitar showmanship.
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