John Rockford "Rocky" Hill (December 1, 1946 – April 10, 2009) [1] was an American blues guitarist, singer, and bassist from Dallas, Texas, United States. Hill was the older brother of ZZ Top bassist, Dusty Hill.

Apr 13, 2009 · Rocky Hill was described as “a monster on guitar,” though over four decades he could be a difficult creature to find. His career dated back to the 1960s when he was a hotshot player with...

Apr 13, 2009 · A longtime music publicist pal sends the sad news: Dallas-born Rocky Hill -- Dusty's big brother and one hellacious blues guitarist forever proud of his self-proclaimed rep as "The...

Rocky was a musician and received a gold and platinum record for his work on ZZ Top's Recycler Album.

Feb 11, 2022 · Thanks to the efforts of producer John Lomax III, sessions recorded by guitarist Rocky Hill in Houston in 1977 have finally been released as Houston Blues Throwdown.

Apr 10, 2023 · John Rockford “Rocky” Hill (December 1, 1946 – April 10, 2009) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and bassist from Dallas, Texas, United States. Hill was the older brother of ZZ Top bassist, Dusty Hill. Biography

Feb 15, 2022 · Hill didn’t record much, but a newly released album, Houston Blues Throwdown, helps to explain why he was considered by many to be the Next Big Thing. Recorded in Houston in 1977 and produced by his then-manager John Lomax III, the sessions were never really intended for release.

John Rockford "Rocky" Hill (December 1, 1946 – April 10, 2009) [1] was an American blues guitarist, singer, and bassist from Dallas, Texas, United States. Hill was the older brother of ZZ Top bassist, Dusty Hill.

Apr 10, 2009 · Rocky Hill was born John Rockford Hill on December 1, 1946 in Dallas, Texas; and is the older brother to ZZ Top Bassit Dusty Hill. At the age of 15 Rocky formed a band with younger brother Dusty on bass, and Frank Beard on Drums originaly calling themselves The Starliners before finaling calling themselves American Blues.

Dusty Hill's older brother, Rocky Hill, has been called the "best guitarist you've never heard of," but the recent release of Texas Guitar Legend aims to change that.