ZZ TOP bassist DUSTY HILL's Texas house for sale for $4 million
05-01-2024
The house owned by the late ZZ TOP bassist Dusty Hill and his wife, actress Charleen McCrory Hill, is on the market for $3.995 million, $505,000 less than the original asking price of $4.5 million.
Built in 2016, the one-story, 5,800-square-foot glass-and-metal house is located in College Station, Texas, about 107 miles northeast of Austin and 95 miles northwest of Houston.
According to an October 2023 listing, the property offers “unparalleled vistas of 78 acres of unspoiled wilderness.
“Wrapped in glass, this property allows one to wake up every day to acre upon acre of unspoiled land and a glimmering lake,” the listing said. “Sunrises and sunsets are equally as captivating, as this home provides a private front-row seat to the natural show.”
The 72-year-old Hill died on July 28, 2021 in his sleep at his Houston, Texas home. ZZ TOP has continued playing shows since Hill‘s death, with the group’s longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis taking over on bass.
ZZ TOP played its first show following Hill‘s death on July 30, 2021 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Francis made his live debut with ZZ TOP on July 23, 2021 at the Village Commons in New Lenox, Illinois after Hill was forced to return to Texas to address a hip issue.
Hill joined ZZ TOP a year after its formation in 1969.
ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill’s Texas Home Lists for $4.5 Million https://t.co/HVaZNbmyMZ
— Mansion Global (@MansionGlobal) November 16, 2023
ZZ TOP will embark on a European tour next summer. The band’s first shows on the continent in five years will consist of stops in nine countries, including festivals and indoor headline shows, starting in Sweden on June 28 before coming to Norway, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France and the U.K., and wrapping up in Switzerland on July 16.
“It’s been a while since we’ve been able to check in with our European fans, so it goes without saying that we’re excited about coming back this summer,” said ZZ TOP frontman Billy Gibbons. “We’re looking forward to a good time and that goes for both those in the audience and on stage.”
Tickets will go on sale, today on Friday, December 15.
ZZ TOP‘s 2024 European tour dates are:
June 28 – Rattvik, Sweden, Dalhalla Festival
June 29 – Oslo, Norway, Tons Of Rock Festival
July 01 – Arhus, Denmark, Tivoli
July 02 – Halle, Germany, Peissnitzinsel
July 03 – Sperken, Austria, Castle Clam
July 05 – Bonn, Germany, Kuntstrasen
July 06 – Berlin, Germany, Zitadelle
July 08 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, AFAS Live
July 09 – Paris, France, La Villette
July 11 – London, UK, OVO Arena Wembley
July 13 – Wolfsburg, Autostadt Festival
July 14 – Munich, Germany, Tollwood Festival
July 16 – Sion, Switzerland, Sion Festival
ZZ TOP played without the now deceased bassist and founder DUSTY Hill prior to his passing at the Village Commons in New Lenox, Illinois after he was forced to return to Texas to address a hip issue. Filling in for him at the gig was longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis.
On July 21, ZZ TOP canceled its concert in Evansville, Indiana because of a “health issue within the band,” according to local news outlet Evansville Courier & Press.
SiriusXM radio personality Eddie Trunk shared a message he received from ZZ TOP frontman Billy Gibbons about the group’s future plans.
Trunk tweeted: “Received this just now via text from @BillyFGibbons regarding passing of Dusty Hill @ZZTop . Billy told me okay to share w/fans: As Dusty said upon his departure, ‘Let the show go on!’.and…with respect, we’ll do well to get beyond this and honor his wishes.”
Received this just now via text from @BillyFGibbons regarding passing of Dusty Hill @ZZTop . Billy told me okay to share w/fans: As Dusty said upon his departure, “ Let the show go on!”.and…with respect, we’ll do well to get beyond this and honor his wishes.
— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) July 28, 2021
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