Dusty Hill, ZZ Top's bearded bassist, has died at his Houston home at 72, the Texas blues-rock trio announced.
” became smash hits on MTV and radio, turning ZZ Top into the rare ‘70s rock band that thrived in the 1980s. The subsequent “Afterburner” and “Recycler” albums kept the trio at the top of the charts.
The group became so iconic that their cameo in 1990’s “Back to the Future Part III” served as a punchline of sorts, with Hill and Gibbons spinning their stringed instruments just like they did on their big MTV hits. Given their cultural omnipresence, it was little wonder RCA Records decided to sign the group to a $35 million deal in 1994.
RCA’s bet didn’t quite pay off. “Antenna,” their 1994 debut for the label, was the only RCA record ZZ Top released to be certified either gold or platinum by the RIAA, with their other three RCA albums in the next decade appealing primarily to devoted fans. Still, ZZ Top was part of the firmament of pop culture. Dusty Hill was recognizable enough to play himself on a 1998 episode of “The Drew Carey Show.
Upon Hill’s death, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted, “Today we lost a great friend and a remarkable Texan.” Hill is survived by his wife Charleen “Chuck” McCrory and his daughter Charity from a previous marriage.
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