Who is replacing Dusty in ZZ Top on tour?

Who is replacing Dusty in ZZ Top on tour?

Enter ZZ Top’s longtime guitar-tech Elwood Francis, who has filled in for Hill and allowed Gibbons and Beard to continue playing live and honor their late bandmate. “Elwood’s delivery is one which can be called ‘very smooth’ having remained in step with us for more than three decades now,” says Gibbons.

Who is filling in for Dusty in ZZ Top?

ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons says his band of 53 years feels “somewhat new” a year after the death of cofounding bassist Dusty Hill. Per Dusty’s wishes, Top continued touring last summer with longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis in his stead.

Did Dusty Hill have a funeral?

Phil Robertson is revealing what he said while delivering the eulogy at the funeral of ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, who died last month at the age of 72.

How much money did Dusty Hill have?

Dusty Hill was an American musician who had a net worth of $60 million at the time of his death in 2021. Hill was best known for being the bassist, keyboardist, and co-vocalist of the rock group ZZ Top alongside Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard.

Will ZZ Top continue without Dusty?

One day after the Hill passed away at the age of 72, the band assured fans that the music will continue. “As Dusty said upon his departure, ‘Let the show go on! ‘ And… with respect, we’ll do well to get beyond this and honor his wishes,” reports Variety.

Why was ZZ Top Cancelled?

The concert for their “A Celebration of ZZ Top” tour should’ve taken place at the Ford Center. But according to local news outlet “Evansville Courier & Press,” they canceled the show because of a “health issue within the band.”