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In the News (Sat 22 Nov 08)

  
  DUSTY WEDDING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dusty Hill vows never to leave the building; ZZ Top's Dusty Hill serenades his new bride Charleen "Chuck" McCrory with a heartfelt rendition of Elvis Presley's "Can't help falling in Love" directly following their wedding ceremony Saturday, March 23, 2002 in Houston.
The wedding of ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill to longtime companion, filmmaker / actress Charleen "Chuck" McCrory on Saturday, March 23rd was highlighted by a number of surprises that delighted the couple's family and friends.
Hill by grabbing the microphone and serenading her with a very convincing version of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love" that brought tears to the eyes of bride and guests alike.
www.zztop.com /wedding/dustywed.htm   (385 words)

  
 www.zztop.nu - Dusty Hill
Bassist Dusty Hill was born Joe Michael Hill on May 19, 1949 in Texas.
Dusty and his brother, Rocky, formed their first band called The Warlocks, eventually recording and releasing two singles before moving on to form yet another band, The American Blues.
In May of 2000, Dusty suffered from fatigue and was diagnosed as having Hepatitis C. A ZZ Top world tour was cancelled so Dusty could recieve medical treatment for the disease.
web.telia.com /~u15521543/bio/dusty.html   (390 words)

  
 ZZ Top - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses, trenchcoats and their trademark waist-length beards.
Hill; Z-shaped barn-door braces Gibbons once saw at a farm; and/or Billy Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board.
In December 1984, Dusty Hill accidentally set off a derringer he kept in his boot and shot himself in the stomach.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ZZ_Top   (1029 words)

  
 Dusty Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dusty Hill (born Joe Hill on May 19, 1949) in Dallas, Texas, is bassist and vocalist with Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock group ZZ Top.
Hill is noted for his solid, unadorned bass playing and "leather-lung" vocal stylings and his love of Elvis Presley.
Unbeknown to the other, both Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons had grown the chest-length beards that quickly became a part of their "wildman" image.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dusty_Hill   (559 words)

  
 Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dusty drove down the hill, still not realizing the fire was only a couple hundred yards down from his property.
Dusty grabbed a couple of links of hose and headed up along the north fire break, Elvin went on and took over a chainsaw, cutting snags along the south side, where the brush was the thickest.
Dusty connected his section of hoses, and went to sweeping the needles and leaves back into the fire, thus widening the break.
users.sedona.net /dustytrails/fire/Report.html   (1252 words)

  
 Winestate Newsletter
Dusty Hill have already picked their Semillon and Verdelho earlier in the week, and still have the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to be picked in the next ten days.
Dusty Hill Wines was created by the Prendergast family, on the receding shores of Lake Barambah near Murgon in the South Burnett region of Queensland.
Dusty Hill produces its own Extra Virgin olive oil from estate grown olives, and Molly's café is well known for gorgeous platters of food made in the estate kitchens with produce that is grown on the estate in the gardens and orchards.
www.winestate.com.au /newsletter/mailout/Newsletter310104.htm   (1459 words)

  
 Winestate Magazine - Tasting notes, reviews and articles from Australia's national wine magazine
Dusty Hill is preparing to make the most of the cooler weather with a Mid Winters Night Banquet on Saturday 26th June.
Dusty Hill is looking forward to catching up with many of the friends of the vineyard at the banquet.
Dusty Hill is able to suggest other accommodation in the South Burnett Region.
www.winestate.com.au /events/events.asp?eventno=122   (643 words)

  
 Hepatitis Magazine | Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hill and Gibbons had grown the chest-length beards that became one of the band’s trademarks.
Dusty’s dance with hepatitis C (HCV) began innocently enough with a trip to the dentist.
Dusty realized, "that people are more than I am alone, and they can help me when I have a real hard time with it becauseĀ…it’s depressing.
www.hepatitismag.com /special/print.asp?HepStoryID=35   (2119 words)

  
 Wine on the Web - News, Dusty Hills   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dusty Hill Wines picked and crushed the first full-bodied Shiraz grapes in Queensland, and possibly Australia, for the 2004 vintage on January 24.
The Shiraz grapes came in at 13.7 Baume and it is the earliest that the Prendergast family has started vintage at their vineyard in the South Burnett.
Dusty Hill Wines are available by calling (07) 4168 4700 or available on the secure website
www.wineontheweb.com /news/Dusty_Hills/dusty_hills.html   (281 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : ZZ Top Talk Bush   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
According to bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill, the band was asked to perform at a celebration for all of the people involved in running Bush's campaign.
Hill didn't know if Bush had any particular favorites from the ZZ Top catalogue, and claimed that their song list hadn't yet been solidified.
In other ZZ Top news, Hill claims that the band is currently in the preliminary stages of preparing their next album, the follow-up to 1999's XXX.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5932822/zz_top_talk_bush   (336 words)

  
 Dusty Hill Profile - Rock & Roll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dusty gravitated to the bass while still in short pants and, inspired by Elvis Presley, learned to play a mean, deep lick.
In his late teens, Dusty and his brother Rocky Hill are in a band called the Warlocks and they cut a couple of singles and even sell a few dozen.
Dusty is the only member of ZZ Top to be from outside Houston, Texas as he is from Dallas.
maxpages.com /zztop/Dusty_Profile - !http://www.maxpages.com/zztop/Dusty_Profile   (362 words)

  
 Dusty Hill Biography
One of the biggest early influences on young Dusty was his own mother, who was a talented singer, and fan of Elvis, Little Richard and Lightnin' Hopkins.
Dusty first met Stevie when SRV was about nine, so Dusty used to refer to him as "Little Stevie".
Dusty remembers ZZ Top being in London at the same time as Stevie (once he became famous).
www.kieran.keegan.btinternet.co.uk /ZZTop/DustyHill/dusty_hill_biography.htm   (1407 words)

  
 South Burnett Wine - Dusty Hill Wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dusty Hill Estate was created by the Prendergast family, upon the receding shores of Lake Barambah below the small village of Moffatdale.
Dusty Hill is fast becoming known as a destination for wine lovers, tourists and local residents.
Dusty Hill is open seven days a week, 10 am to 4pm for wine tasting, sales, many annual events - futher information at www.dustyhill.com.au
www.southburnettwine.com.au /dustyhill.htm   (118 words)

  
 Review-Atlas : Local   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hill is recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.
In addition, the series will highlight the key role that Hill's mother, a nurse herself, has played as part of his recovery process.
VanHyfte stated, "It was an honor and a privilege to have spent time with Dusty Hill, a member of Battery F, 202nd Air Defense Artillery based in Galva, Illinois.
www.reviewatlas.com /articles/2005/05/03/news/local/news3.txt   (249 words)

  
 About us at Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill Estate was created by the Prendergast family, upon the receding shores of Lake Barambah below the small village of Moffatdale near Murgon in the South Burnett region of Queensland.
Our vines were planted on an unamed piece of land on the side of a dusty hill.
We are located 2.5 hours to the north of Brisbane or 2 hours from the Sunshine Coast, we’re fast becoming known as a destination for wine lovers, tourists and local residents who are developing a taste for our wines and hospitality.
www.dustyhill.com.au   (178 words)

  
 ZZ Top - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The band members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar, of Moving Sidewalks), Dusty Hill (guitar, of The American Blues) and Frank Beard (drums, of The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, and The American Blues).
As well as a distinctive guitar sound and hard-driving, innuendo-laced lyrics, the band is probably best known for its distinctive look.
Their biggest hit was the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red roadster called The Eliminator and a mysterious trio of beautiful women who travel around helping various people in the videos.
encyclopedia.learnthis.info /z/zz/zz_top.html   (491 words)

  
 Bassist & Bass Techniques
Dusty laughs as he remembers this state of affairs.
None of us were horn players, and we honked and squeaked, and made all sorts of cattle sounds, you know, we would draw all the wild animals over to where we were because they'd hear these sounds...
Given that the Top toured all this time with those songs where Dusty had to accu-rately recreate the bass groove, had it been difficult for him to get attuned to that feel considering that he is a bassist very much of the 'learn your craft on the road' old school?
www.geocities.com /bill77429/dusty_hl.htm   (1881 words)

  
 ZZ Top   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dusty Hill is divorced with a college-age daughter.
Frank Beard is married and has two twin boys and a daughter who reportedly goes to college in Houston and will be part of the University class of 2001.
Hill and Beard had been members of a Dallas band called American Blues.
www.famoustexans.com /zztop.htm   (1141 words)

  
 Sul Ross State vs McMurry (Oct 23, 2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
M 1-10 M33 Cory Hill rush for 8 yards to the MCM41 (Andre Moore;Gilbert Almanza).
M 1-10 M19 Cory Hill rush for 5 yards to the MCM24 (Phillip Givens;Dusty Hill).
S 2-8 M16 Dusty Hill rush for 5 yards to the MCM11 (Dorian Gentry;Blake Timmons).
www.mcm.edu /sports/football/srsu1023.htm   (3955 words)

  
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As teenagers living in Dallas, Texas, brothers Dusty (guitar) and Rocky (bass) Hill played in a series of local bands, including The Starliners and The Deadbeaters.
Their efforts attracted little notice until they formed The Warlocks, who managed to release a pair of unsuccessful local singles (see separate entry).
Written by the Hills, material such as the lead-off "You Were So Close To Me", "Captain Fire" and "Just Plain Jane" found the band attempting to capitalize on San Francisco-styled psychedelics.
www.geocities.com /rdten3/AMERICANblues.htm   (493 words)

  
 ZZ Top - rock and roll music at the RockSite
This sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas consists of Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and Frank Beard (drums).
Mitchell was then replaced by Frank Beard while Dusty Hill subsequently joined in place of Ethridge.
One of rock's maverick attractions, Gibbons, Hill and Beard have retained their eccentric, colorful image, dark glasses and Stetson hats, complete with an almost casual musical dexterity that has won over hardened cynics and carping critics.
www.rocksite.info /r-zztop.htm   (1115 words)

  
 Jon Passi | Five Strangers
The venerable wood and stone building was well weathered, seemingly resting its own old bones as it squatting atop the cobbled hill on the outskirts of town.
The smiling innkeeper and his wife bid them all adieu one by one, at the arched wooden doorway, as the men trudged down the dusty hill in search of their own Gods.
After several days of travel by train and bus, Ram arrived, tired and hungry, at the dusty town where the new ashram was to be located.
www.edgenews.com /issues/2002/01/passi.html   (2966 words)

  
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Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons let the crowd sing to the music as they play.
Frank Beard, Dusty Hill amnd Billy Gibbons play "Pin Cushion" for faithful fans as they all sing to the great old song.
Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons play some great oldies at Feather Falls Casino June 3, 2005 to a sold out crowd.
www2.chicoer.com /gallery?section=ZZ_Top   (99 words)

  
 Austin College vs Sul Ross (Oct 30, 2004)
S 1-10 A18 Dusty Hill rush for 3 yards to the AC15 (DeMarcus Harris).
S 2-10 A14 Dusty Hill rush for 5 yards to the AC9 (Clay Payne).
S 2-6 A37 Dusty Hill rush for 4 yards to the AC33 (Dustin Logston;Aaron Matthews).
artemis.austincollege.edu /admin/sports/results/Recaps/GAME08fB.HTM   (4413 words)

  
 Billy, Frank, and Dusty Head for the Border
As it was in the beginning, the ZZ TOP of 2003 boasts its original personnel line up — Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.
The completion of a new ZZ TOP album is cause for unbridled jubilance among the band's considerable fan base around the world, and this latest effort, to be released by RCA Records on April 15th, is no exception.
ZZ TOP's traditional recipe for rock, underpinned by a canon of songs that are innovative, sometimes enigmatic and often humorous, propelled by Billy's blues based guitar virtuosity, Dusty's driving bass and Frank's fierce drumming, is very much in evidence on Mescalero.
www.bttf.com /news/03031302.shtml   (624 words)

  
 Sul Ross State vs McMurry University (Nov 02, 2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
M 2-7 S39 Jordan Neuman pass intercepted by Dusty Hill at the SR30, Dusty Hill return -5 yards to the SR25, PENALTY MCMURRY face mask 15 yards to the SR40, 1st and 10, SR ball on SR40.
M 1-10 M49 Cory Hill rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Jaime Pena).
M 2-9 M50 Cory Hill rush to the MCMURRY49, fumble by Cory Hill recovered by SR J.D. Caffey at MCMURRY49.
www.mcm.edu /sports/football/G8SRSU.HTM   (4839 words)

  
 Louisiana College vs Sul Ross State (Nov 13, 2004)
S 2-8 L12 Dusty Hill rush for 2 yards to the LC10 (Jeremy DeSoto;Peyton Cagle).
S 1-10 L25 Dusty Hill rush for 1 yard to the LC24 (Frankie Canova;Justin Charles).
L 2-9 L44 Wesley Cooper sacked for loss of 8 yards to the LC36 (Dusty Hill), fumble by Wesley Cooper recovered by SRSU TM at LC35 (Wesley Cooper).
www.americansouthwestconf.org /stats-football/fn13d.htm   (4890 words)

  
 Happy Hours: Press Release
Dusty Hill Wines yesterday picked and crushed the first full bodied Shiraz grapes in Queensland, and possibly Australia, for the 2004 vintage.
It has been sensational weather, with a clean vineyard, a smattering of rain and then a nice dry ripening spell for the fruit.
The fruit is sensational — good fat flavours and great colour in the free run juice.” Dusty Hill Wines yesterday picked and crushed the first full bodied Shiraz grapes in Queensland, and possibly Australia, for the 2004 vintage.
www.happyhours.com /pressRelease_story.htm?&itemid=161   (403 words)

  
 CMT.com : ZZ Top : Biography
They were formed in 1970 in and around Houston from rival bands the Moving Sidewalks (Gibbons) and American Blues (Hill and Beard).
As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom -- both influenced by the originators of the form and British blues-rock guitarists like Peter Green -- while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support.
The only rock & roll group that's out there with its original members still aboard after three decades (an anniversary celebrated on 1999's XXX), ZZ Top's music is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful, and 100 percent American in derivation.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/zz_top/bio.jhtml   (416 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Antenna: Music: ZZ Top   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Once again, Dusty Hill proves his great taste in what songs he chooses to sing.
This time, the singing doesn't blend with the tune, the tune isn't that great, the guitar sound is cracking, and there's an odd ringing noise in the background the whole time.
But as soon as Dusty Hill's rough voice enters the song, it turns into ZZ Top rock.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002WPD?v=glance   (1396 words)

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