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15 landmark albums turning 50 in 2022
By Rich Hobson published
Heavy metal was still finding its feet in 1972, but that didn't stop the year producing some incredible albums that would shape the genre going forward

Sex, cars and videotape: how ZZ Top’s Eliminator conquered the world
By Paul Rees last updated
ZZ Top were a boogie-blues band barely known outside the US – until they recorded Eliminator, slammed into fifth gear and took over the world

Dusty Hill's widow Charleen McCrory thanks fans for "overwhelming outpouring of love" in a heartfelt tribute
By Elizabeth Scarlett last updated
Widow to Dusty Hill shares a tribute to her late husband on ZZ Top's Facebook page

Watch ZZ Top return to the stage for first show since Dusty Hill's death
By Fraser Lewry published
ZZ Top's longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis continues to handle the bottom end in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

ZZ Top's Dusty Hill: the world of music pays tribute
By Dave Ling published
Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Stanley, Warren Haynes, David Coverdale, Scorpions, Flea, John Fogerty and more pay tribute to ZZ Top's late bass player Dusty Hill

ZZ Top's Dusty Hill: I shot myself, but I have no regrets
By Malcolm Dome last updated
A man with a huge beard and an equally voluminous sense of humour, Dusty Hill tells Classic Rock about shooting himself and what he'd like written on his tombstone

ZZ Top's Dusty Hill has died, aged 72
By Scott Rowley last updated
"You will be missed greatly, amigo," say the band as they pay tribute to their bassist of 50 years

ZZ Top: Fandango! - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock published
One half recorded live, one half in the studio, ZZ Top's Fandango! felt like a compromise but still shone
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