Elwood Francis, a long-time guitar tech, will be replacing Hill and as luck would have it, he has a pretty epic beard. Frontman Billy Gibbons explained, “When the lockdown was imminent, we all gathered for a band meeting, before things got too fierce.

Who is the replacement for Dusty Hill?

The band's longtime guitarist Elwood Francis will replace Hill in the iconic band. For 30 years he worked with the band and only recently remained clean shaven.

Who replaced Dusty Hill and ZZ Top?

Hill, who died aged 72 last week, was replaced onstage once more at the Tuscaloosa, Alabama show by long-serving guitar tech Elwood Francis, who has handled bass duties since the middle of July.