That show marked the end of one of the single most enduring lineups in the history of rock & roll. They played a 15-song set centered largely around their hits, including “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide,” “Sharp Dressed Man,” “La Grange,” “Tush,” and “Legs.” Here is fan-shot video of “Gimme All Your Lovin.'” It’s quite likely that Hill was in pain that night, but with his face hidden behind his signature sunglasses and long beard, it’s impossible to tell. The band’s last gig with Hill took place on July 18th at Louisville, Kentucky’s Iroquois Amphitheater. Elwood Francis, their trusted guitar tech of the past two decades, into play with his slide guitar, bass guitar and harmonica playing in full swing.” “With that directive, ZZ Top has put the services of Mr. “Per Dusty’s request the show must go on!” the band said at the time. Hill had been enduring shoulder and hip issues for the past few years, and he departed the ongoing ZZ Top tour after just a couple of gigs to heal back at home. “Met him just once,” Billy Corgan wrote, “and he couldn’t have been more kind or supportive.” I don’t know what to say but ‘Thank you’ and ‘Rest however you damn well choose!'” “Always a gentleman from the days of us opening for them through the recent days of them opening for us. “What an icon,” Paul Stanley wrote on Twitter. The tragic news of Dusty Hill’s death is still reverberating around the rock community.
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