The last song Dusty Hill ever sang with ZZ Top was “Tush” — ten days later, the man who had stood beside Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard for more than half a century was gone. On July 18, 2021, ZZ Top played the Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville, Kentucky. Dusty was struggling with a hip problem and could be seen leaning against his bass rig during the show, but he stayed onstage. When the final song came, he stepped up to the microphone and sang “Tush,” one of the songs most closely tied to his voice. No farewell speech. No announcement. Just Dusty doing what he had done for decades — playing bass and singing beside his two old friends. A few days later, Dusty left the tour and returned to Texas to address the hip issue. He asked that the band keep going without him. On July 28, Billy and Frank announced that Dusty had died in his sleep at his home in Houston. He was 72. There was never a planned goodbye concert for Dusty Hill. His goodbye was simply one more night with ZZ Top, one last bass line, and one final “Tush.”
Dusty Hill’s Final Night With ZZ Top: The Last “Tush” in Louisville On July 18, 2021, ZZ Top played the…