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Nov 14, 2022 · Elwood Francis joined ZZ Top following the death of the band’s longtime bassist, Dusty Hill. As frontman Billy Gibbons explained last year, Francis’s recruitment was the “direct directive from Mr. Dusty Hill”.
- Sam Roche
Sep 13, 2022 · Elwood Francis onstage with ZZ Top at the Reno Ballroom In Reno, NV (Image credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) The sudden passing of Dusty Hill lends a poignancy to ZZ Top’s latest album, Raw. As Gibbons and Beard write in the album’s sleeve-notes: “These stripped down and very raw tracks of abstract blues were the last recordings with ...
Jul 25, 2022 · ZZ Top 's Billy Gibbons said the Texas trio feels "somewhat new as a band" with the addition of longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis, who took over for bassist Dusty Hill following his death last ...
Nov 10, 2022 · Now, even though ZZ Top have famously used some rather colorful guitars over the course of their lengthy career, fans at the band's recent (November 5) gig at the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall in Huntsville, Alabama were probably a bit taken aback by what they saw when Francis first stepped onstage with the group.
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Mar 25, 2024 · Lexington’s Elwood Francis, left, has joined Frank Beard (drums) and Billy F. Gibbons as ZZ Top, who will play Rupp Arena on March 28. Francis joined ZZ Top officially after bassist Dusty Hill died.
- Walter Tunis
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Jul 28, 2022 · 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. A year removed from the initial shock of Hill's death, Gibbons says the band is appreciating what it ...
Jun 19, 2022 · ZZ Top has plans to put out new music with the band’s longtime guitar technician Elwood Francis filling in for the late Dusty Hill, who passed away in 2021, guitarist Billy F. Gibbons announced ...
