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Jul 30, 2021 · Elwood Francis, the band’s long-tenured guitar tech, will be replacing Hill in the iconic group. For 30 years he’s worked with the band, and remained clean-shaven only until recently. “When the...
Mar 11, 2024 · Elwood Francis (born on 23 August 1970s) is an American guitar technician with a remarkable career spanning over three decades. He is famous for his work as a guitar tech for legendary bands such as Billy Gibbons, Black Crowes, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, and many other renowned rock acts.
Sep 13, 2022 · By David Sinclair. ( Classic Rock ) published 13 September 2022. The death last year of bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill looked like it might be the end of ZZ Top, but with Elwood Francis now filling his shoes Billy Gibbons reveals why it’s business as usual.
Nov 10, 2022 · News. Watch ZZ Top's Elwood Francis use a 17-string bass guitar onstage for Got Me Under Pressure. By Jackson Maxwell. published 10 November 2022. The monstrous instrument has a Fender logo on its headstock, though for some reason we can't seem to recall seeing it in the company's product lineup... (Image credit: ace11115/YouTube)
Nov 14, 2022 · News. The 17-string bass Elwood Francis played during a ZZ Top show was a cheap Chinese knockoff of Jared Dines' 18-string Ormsby. By Sam Roche. published 14 November 2022. Dines called out the “ripoff” guitar on Instagram, to which Francis responded: “The joke’s on me ‘cause I have to play that bootleg POS!”.
Per Hill's wishes, he was replaced by their longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, on bass. ZZ Top has released 15 studio albums and sold an estimated 50 million records worldwide. They have won three MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2004, the members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Aug 2, 2021 · Video: ZZ Top perform for the first time after Dusty Hill's death with long-serving tech Elwood Francis on bass. By Jonathan Horsley. last updated 2 August 2021. The footage from Tuscaloosa, Alabama finds the Texan institution honouring Hill's wishes as the show rolls on.
Nov 11, 2022 · ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis has now explained why he whipped out a massive 17-string bass guitar onstage with the long-running classic rock band last week. Francis, formerly a stage...
Jul 31, 2021 · The band's 20-plus year guitar tech Elwood Francis, sitting in on bass since Hill fell ill earlier this month, sported ZZ Top-appropriate wild white hair, head to chest, and like guitarist and...
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