Gibbons: Oh, yeah! This is so insane! Dusty and I, we were talking early on, and I said, вЂњSo, it looks like weвЂ™re stuck inside of some kinda shutdown thang. ДЄustin Chronicle: And I noticed he didnвЂ™t shave his COVID beard, either! Д«illy F. What do you have in mind?вЂќ He said, вЂњGrab Elwood off his tech station and strap my bass on him.вЂќ Which we did, and doggone if he didnвЂ™t play every single song note-for-note! вЂCourse, heвЂ™s been with us for 30 years. Gibbons: Well, I said, вЂњDusty, IвЂ™m happy to follow your wishes. We are following DustyвЂ™s wishes to proceed, and as he said, вЂњThe show must go on!вЂќДЄustin Chronicle: ThatвЂ™s incredible! So that means this is not the end of ZZ Top?Д«illy F. Gibbons reflected on his late bandmateвЂ™s importance, his request that they continue without him, and the upcoming ZZ Top album вЂ“ HillвЂ™s final recordings with Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard, the latter of whom heвЂ™d played with since age 14.ДЄustin Chronicle: Sorry about the occasion. After longest-serving bassist/singer Dusty Hill passed away in his sleep at age 72 on Tuesday night, Gibbons put in a call from his tour bus yesterday afternoon to the Chronicle. There have only been two lineups of Texas blues-rock institution ZZ Top, leader/singer/guitarist Billy F.

ZZ Top performs at Austin360 Amphitheater on May 19, 2019.

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