Dusty Hill Net Worth 2021

Dusty Hill Net Worth in 2021

What was Dusty Hill’s Net Worth?

Dusty Hill was an American musician with a net worth exceeding $60 million at his death in 2021. Hill was most well-known for his role as the bassist, keyboardist and co-vocalist in the rock group ZZ Top, along with Billy Gibbons & Frank Beard. He was also a member of American Blues, The Cellar Dwellers, Warlocks and the Cellar Dwellers. ZZ Top released 15 studio albums, including the “ZZ Top’s first album” (1971), the “Afterburner” (1985), and the “La Futura” (2012). They also released the live albums, “Live from Texas” (2008) and “Double Down Live” (2009). “Live at Montreux 2013” (2014). “Tonite at Midnight – Live Greatest Hits from Around the World” (2016). The group is well-known for hits such as “Sharp Dressed Man,” and “Legs” and they have appeared in the films, “Back to the Future Part III”, and “Mother Goose rock ‘n’ rhyme” (1990), and the television series, “Ellen” (1996) and “Two and a Half Men” (2010). ZZTop was the subject of the Grammy-nominated 2019 documentary, “That Little Ol’ band from Texas,” and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2004. Dusty died in July 2021 at 72 years old. Before his death, he asked that ZZ Top’s guitarist, Elwood Francis, be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

 

 

Early Life

Dusty Hill was born Joe Michael Hill in Dallas, Texas on May 19, 1949. He was born in East Dallas’ Lakewood neighbourhood, with his mother Myrl, father Ernest and older brother Rocky. Hill attended Woodrow Wilson High School, where he played the cello when he was a teenager. Rocky, Dusty’s 8-year-old brother, started singing to make money. Rocky then formed a band and Dusty learned how the bass guitar at 13. Hill wasn’t able to make good grades in school. He said that he was already playing in local bars by the age of 13 so the school got in the way.

 

 

Career

Rocky, Dusty, and future ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard were in Dallas’ bands the Cellar Dwellers. The Warlocks and American Blues and Hill and Beard toured with a Texas-based British band, the Zombies, in 1969. Frank and Dusty moved to Houston in 1968. Beard joined Billy Gibbons’ group The Moving Sidewalks, in 1969. Frank introduced Dusty, and ZZ Top was born in July 1969. London Records signed the group, and ZZ Top’s “First Album” was released in 1971. After 1972’s “Rio Grande Mud”, they released the Gold album “Tres Hombres”, “Fandango!” (1973), and then “Rio Grande Mud”. (1975), “Tejas!” (1976). The band took a three-year break in 1976 as Beard went through treatment for drug addiction. Hill worked at Dallas Airport during this time to “feel normal” again and “ground” himself.

ZZ Top was back with their platinum album “Deguello” (1979), then 1983’s Eliminator was certified Diamond, and 1985’s Afterburner was 5x Platinum. In 1997, the band performed at Super Bowl XXXI’s halftime show. Later they released “Mescalero”, (2003) and “La Futura,” (2012). ZZ Top cancelled their European tour in 2000 due to Dusty’s hepatitis C diagnosis. In 2014, Hill fell on the tour bus, sustaining a serious hip injury. Dusty was again injured in his hip and left ZZ Top’s “A Celebration with ZZ Top”.

 

 

Personal life

Dusty was married to Charleen McCrory, an actress, on March 23, 2002. They remained married until his passing. Hill was blessed with one child, Charity, who was born from a previous relationship. Hill was shot in the abdomen when Dusty’s derringer fell from his boot. He described the experience as “To this day I don’t understand how I could have done it.” However, I didn’t feel anything at that time. I didn’t know anything but I needed to go to the hospital immediately. I drove to the hospital in my car. When I got to the hospital, the severity of what I had done struck me. I was in shock.

 

 

Death

Hill died at his Houston residence on July 28, 2021. His cause of death was not yet known, however, his wife confirmed that Dusty suffered from chronic bursitis. Gibbons and Beard posted a statement on ZZ Top’s Facebook page. They said that “We are saddened to learn today that our Compadre Dusty Hill has died in his sleep at Houston, TX.” Along with millions of ZZ Top fans worldwide, we will miss your steady presence, your kind nature, and your unwavering commitment to providing a monumental bottom to the Top’. We will always be connected to the ‘Blues Shuffle In C.’ You will be greatly missed, amigo. Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted: “Today, we lost a great friendship and a remarkable Texan.” Many musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne and Paul Stanley, paid tribute to Dusty via social media.

 

 

Nominations and Awards

ZZ Top was nominated for three Grammys: Best Rock Performance by A Duo or Group with Vocals for “Eliminator”, (1983), and “Afterburner,” (1986), and Best Music Film For “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” (202020). More than a dozen MTV Video Music Award nominations have been received by ZZ Top, including Best Group Video for “Legs”, Best Direction for the “Sharp Dressed Man”, and Best Art Direction for the “Rough Boy”. Juno Award nominations were received for International Album of the Year (1984), and Afterburner (1986). Brit Award nominations were also received for Best International Solo Artist (1985), and International Group (1986). The Texas House of Representatives named ZZ Top “Official Heroes of Texas” in 1991. ZZ Top was inducted onto Hollywood’s RockWalk at Sunset Boulevard’s Guitar Center in 1994.

 

 

Real Estate

Hill purchased Sheryl Crow’s solar farm in Williamson County, Tennessee, for $3.4 million in 2014. In 2017, Hill put the property, which covers nearly 50 acres, on the market for $7.3million. It includes a 10,433-square-foot home, a guesthouse with three bedrooms, and a barn with 14 stalls.

 

Dusty Hill Net Worth in 2021

Dusty Hill was an American musician who has a net worth of $60 million at his death in 2021. Hill was most well-known for his role as the bassist, keyboardist and co-vocalist in the rock group ZZ Top