Birth name Joseph Michael Hill Role Bassist Name Dusty Hill | Origin Dallas, Texas, USA | |
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Born May 19, 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-05-19 ) Genres Hard rock, blues rock, rock Occupation(s) bassist, singer-songwriter Instruments Bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, guitar, saxophone, bass clarinet Spouse Charleen McCrory (m. 2002) Music groups ZZ Top (Since 1969), American Blues Similar People Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Rocky Hill, Lanier Greig, Robert Zemeckis | ||
Also known as "Duster", "The Dust" | ||
Rig rundown zz top s billy gibbons and dusty hill 2015
Joseph Michael "Dusty" Hill (born May 19, 1949) is the bassist, keyboardist, and co-vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.
Contents
- Rig rundown zz top s billy gibbons and dusty hill 2015
- Dusty hill on his fender custom shop signature precision bass
- History
- American Blues albums
- References
Dusty hill on his fender custom shop signature precision bass
History
Hill was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas) where he played the cello.
Along with his brother Rocky Hill and future fellow ZZ Top member Frank Beard, Dusty Hill played in local Dallas bands the Warlocks, the Cellar Dwellers, and American Blues. From 1966 to 1968, American Blues played the Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston circuit. In 1969, Hill was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies with Beard.
In 1968, the band decided to leave the Dallas–Fort Worth area and relocate to Houston. At this time, however, guitarist Rocky Hill wanted to focus on "straight blues", while Dusty wanted the band to rock more. Rocky left the band and Dusty and Beard moved to Houston, joining guitarist/vocalist Billy Gibbons of Houston psychedelic-rockers Moving Sidewalks in the recently formed ZZ Top just after they released their first single in 1969.
Dusty Hill's on-screen appearances include Back to the Future Part III, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, WWE Raw and Deadwood, and as himself in the 11th-season episode of King of the Hill, "Hank Gets Dusted", in which Hank Hill is said to be Dusty's cousin. He also made an appearance on The Drew Carey Show as himself auditioning for a spot in Drew's band, but is rejected because of his attachment to his trademark beard which he refers to as a 'Texas Goatee'.