Dusty Hill- Net Worth, Bio, Age, Wife, Marriage, Height, Ethnicity

Publish date: 2024-11-21

Joseph Michael “Dusty” Hill is an American musician, singer, and composer. He was best known as the bassist and secondary lead vocalist of the American rock band ZZ Top, with whom he also played keyboards. As a member of ZZ Top, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and played Fender Custom Shop basses. Hill loved Fender custom bass guitars with reverse telecaster headstocks, which meant the tuning keys were “upside-down.” He also appeared in films such as “Back to the Future Part III,” “Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme,” and HBO’s television series “Deadwood.” We sadly lost him on July 28, 2021. Know all about Dusty Hill- Net Worth, Bio, Age, Wife, Marriage, Height, Ethnicity

Quick Facts

Celebrated Name	Dusty Hill
Age	74 Years
Nick Name	Dusty Hill
Birth Name	Dusty Hill
Birth Date	1949-05-19
Gender	Male
Profession	Musician
Nationality	American
Place Of Birth	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Birth Nation	America
Ethnicity	American-white
Race	White
Religion	Christian
Horoscope	Taurus
Father	Ernest Hill
Mother	Myrl Hill
Siblings	1
High School	Woodrow Wilson High School
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Charleen McCrory
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Children	1
Source of Wealth	Singing career
Net Worth	$6 million
Height	1.73 m
Weight	75 kg
Hair Color	Dark brown
Eye Color	Dark brown
Body Type	Average

Dusty Hill Biography

Dusty Hill was born on May 19, 1949, in Dallas, Texas, the United States. He was born in a Christian religious family the name Joseph Michael Hill. He was an American national and an American-white ethnicity. Dusty recently celebrated his 74th birthday in 2023, and according to his birthdate, his star sign was Taurus. As a result, he was white. Ernest Hill (father) and Myrl Hill (mother) raised him (mother). He also has a brother, Rocky Hill, who is a musician. Dusty received his education at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, where he played the cello.

Dusty Hill Height & Weight

How tall was Dusty Hill? Dusty Hill stands 1.73 m tall and weighs approximately 75 kg. He had a lovely beautiful blonde beard. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes. Dusty’s ethnic origin was most likely one of the reasons for his outgoing and attractive attitude. He had an average body type.

Career

Dusty Hill began his singing career alongside his brother, future ZZ Top member Frank Beard, in local Dallas bands the Warlocks, the Cellar Dwellers, and American Blues. From 1966 to 1968, American Blues toured the Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston area.

In 1969, he joined a spoof version of the British band the Zombies alongside Beard when the band decided to leave the Dallas-Fort Worth area and travel to Houston in 1968. Rocky quit the band at this point, and Dusty and Beard relocated to Houston, where they joined guitarist/vocalist Billy Gibbons of Houston psychedelic-rockers Moving Sidewalks in the newly formed ZZ Top shortly after the publication of their first song in 1969.

Hill was a secondary lead vocalist and played bass and keyboards in the band. He delivered lead vocals on “Tush,” the band’s first Top 20 success and one of its most popular songs.

Aside from singing, he has appeared in films such as “Back to the Future Part III,” “Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme,” “WWE Raw” on July 20, 2009, and “Deadwood.” In the 11th season episode of “King of the Hill,” “Hank Gets Dusted,” he played himself. He was also seen as himself on “The Drew Carey Show,” and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 as a member of ZZ Top.

In addition, the band performed without Hill for the first time in 51 years in July 2021, stating in a release that he had been obliged to seek medical attention “to address a hip ailment.”

Elwood Francis, the band’s llongtimeguitar technician, filled in as bassist; shortly after Dusty’s death, Francis was named as Dusty’s official replacement in ZZ Top.

Dusty Hill Wife & Mariage

Dusty Hill was a musician, singer, and composer who was married. In 2002, he married his llongtimegirlfriend Charleen McCrory. He was also given a daughter. There was a lot of love between them, and they seemed to be very happy in their home. Hill was straight in terms of sexual orientation.