JULY 28
SADLY IN 2021, DUSTY HILL OF ZZ TOP, PASSED AWAY IN HIS SLEEP AT HIS HOME IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AT THE AGE OF 72. HE WAS THE BASSIST FOR ZZ TOP FOR OVER 50 YEARS, HE ALSO SANG LEAD, BACKING VOCALS, AND PLAYED KEYBOARDS.
TODAY IN 1976, THE STEVE MILLER BAND’S ALBUM, ‘FLY LIKE AN EAGLE’ GOES GOLD, ON ITS WAY TO PLATINUM. THE LP FEATURES THE TITLE TRACK ALONG WITH “TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN” AND “ROCK’N ME”.
AND BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1945, THE LATE RICK WRIGHT, KEYBOARDIST AND CO-FOUNDER OF PINK FLOYD.