Dusty Hill is a popular American musician, author of musical works, the second vocalist of the ZZ Top band. In addition, he was listed as a member of The Warlocks and American Blues.
Dusty Hill childhood and youth
The musician's date of birth is May 19, 1949. He was born in the Dallas area. His mother instilled good musical taste in him. She sang cool and listened to the top works of that time. The immortal works of Elvis Presley and Little Richard often sounded in the Hill house.
In addition to the fact that Dusty loved music, he was interested in sports. Most of all, he was attracted to basketball. He was even on the local basketball team.
Hill was distinguished by good physical fitness, but when the Vietnam War broke out, he got a certificate of poor health. First, he did not want to fight. And secondly, he feared for his own life.
The creative path of Dusty Hill
Dusty began his career with his brother and musician Frank Beard. After some time, a relative left the team, because he had other views on creativity. After some time, the duo joined the popular band ZZ Top.
Hill's first appearance on stage took place in the 70s. Interestingly, at that time he did not even have his own guitar. He was rescued by a friend who lent the artist his own musical instrument.
A year later, the musicians presented a full-length LP. We are talking about the compilation ZZ Top's First Album. The tracks featured not only bass guitar, but also Dusty's gorgeous vocals. The record was warmly received not only by fans, but also by music critics.
Presentation of the record Eliminator
In 1983, the group's best-selling album was released. Longplay Eliminator gave the musicians, and in particular Dusty, world fame. The artist was at the top of the musical Olympus.
It should be noted that from the very moment the band was founded, the musicians developed a style for which millions of music lovers fell in love with them. The artists actively used Texas slang, seasoned the text with selective black humor and jokes with sexual overtones. Chip Dusty - has become a beard.
The guys "made" cool tracks that were saturated with the best manifestation of blues-rock with elements of hard rock, boogie-woogie and country. In 2004, the musicians were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Dusty Hill: details of personal life
He did not like to talk about his personal life. It is known that he was in official relations. From one of his lovers he had a daughter. He protected his relatives from prying eyes, because he knew about all the disadvantages of popularity.
By the way, no one has seen him without a beard since the moment he joined the ZZ Top group. In the mid-80s of the last century, the artist even received an offer from Procter & Gamble - Gillette. So, he was offered an impressive fee for the fact that he shaves off his beard. Despite the impressive amount, the musician refused.
Health problems
In the new century, the artist felt unwell. Turning to the clinic for help, the doctors diagnosed him with hepatitis C. For some time, Dusty was forced to give up performing on stage. After a long treatment, he returned to the fans and healed in his usual rhythm.
Alas, the problems didn't end there. So, in 2007, the musician told reporters that he had a tumor in his ear. After laboratory tests, it became known that it was a benign tumor. Doctors performed an operation, removing education. They assured that the life of the artist is not in danger.
Death of Dusty Hill
He passed away on July 28, 2021. The death of the artist was reported by his bandmates. Dusty passed away in his sleep. The cause of Hill's death was not made public, but later it turned out that he had injured his hip a week before this tragic event.
“We are saddened by the news that our comrade has died in his sleep at his home in Houston. We, along with the legion of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your unchanging charm and good disposition, ”commented colleagues.
Later it turned out that the ZZ Top team would not cease to exist after the death of the bass player. Radio host SiriusXM announced this on Twitter.
