Dusty Hill

Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill performing live in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Michael Hill
Also known as	"Duster", "The Dust"
Born	May 19, 1949 (1949-05-19)
Origin	Dallas, Texas, USA
Genres	Hard rock, blues-rock, rock, blues
Occupations	bassist, singer, songwriter, entertainer
Instruments	Bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, guitar, saxophone, bass clarinet
Years active	1969–present
Labels	Rhino/WEA, RCA, Warner Bros., London
Associated acts	ZZ Top, Willy & the Wolves, The Warlocks, The Cellar Dwellers, American Blues
Notable instruments
Vintage Fender Telecaster Bass, Fender Precision, Dean Z Bass

Joseph Michael "Dusty" Hill (born May 19, 1949) is the bassist and vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.

History

Hill was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School.

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 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 to form ZZ Top in 1969.

Dusty Hill's on-screen appearances include "Back To The Future Part III", "Mother Goose's Rockin' 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.

Musical equipment

Main article: ZZ Top equipment

Discography

American Blues albums

Main article: American Blues

• American Blues
• American Blues 'Is Here' (1968)
• Do Their Thing (1969)

ZZ Top albums

Main article: ZZ Top discography

• ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
• Rio Grande Mud (1972)
• Tres Hombres (1973)
• Fandango! (1975)
• Tejas (1977)
• Degüello (1979)
• El Loco (1981)
• Eliminator (1983)
• Afterburner (1985)
• Recycler (1990)
• Antenna (1994)
• Rhythmeen (1996)
• XXX (1999)
• Mescalero (2003)