This is an opinion piece. With Dusty Hill’s death last week, I was reminded of the time - 35 years ago this month – that I had the pleasure of meeting ZZ Top backstage after a concert.

Dusty Hill, the bassist of US blues rock band ZZ Top, has died at the age of 72. Bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said that Hill died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas. They did ...