I’ve come up with some ideas, and then rejected them all. It may sound morose, but you never get younger. But I have been turning that over in my mind recently. “I bet you’re expecting me to be surprised at that question, right? Because most people I know never think about these things. In an interview for Louder in 2010, when asked what he would like written on his tombstone, Hill replied: He was co-founder of the band which formed in 1969. Bassist Dusty Hill (born Joe Michael Hill), was 72 when he passed away. On this album it’s a must to listen to “Brown Sugar,” because there truly is nothing sweeter in that sound (and they had a slightly different aesthetic). It was a few years before that, though, when they made their debut with ZZ Top’s First Album. (And speaking of style, it mimics “Shake Your Hips” by Slim Harpo.) Released in 1973 on the album Bad Hombres, it was inspired by the Chicken Ranch brothel outside of La Grange, Texas. The trio’s song “La Grange” is so iconic of their sound, that smoky smooth Texas blues rock that made it a forever classic and will never go out of style. There is no doubt for me that that little ol’ band from Texas, ZZ Top, is a significant player in rock history. To tell the Dominican Republic and the world that they lost the greatest exponent of the music of the Dominican Republic.” ) The Ventura family is proud of all the legacy that my dad could have left, we have our heads held high, we are not ashamed of anything he could have done. (“To tell you that my dad died working, he was in a work meeting and after that he was going to record a song…. Decirle a la República Dominicana y al mundo que perdieron al más grande exponente de la música de la República Dominicana.” “Decirles que mi papá murió trabajando, estaba en una reunión de trabajo y luego de ahí iba a grabar una canción… La familia Ventura se siente orgullosa de todo el legado que pudo haber dejado mi papá, tenemos la frente en alto, no nos avergonzamos de nada de lo que pudo haber hecho. Johnny, who began his music career in the ’60s, was a beloved musician who had incredible success, composing more than 100 recordings, while earning more than a dozen gold records. Following his passing, the Dominican Republic’s president decreed three days of national mourning beginning on July 29.

He was also heavily involved in politics in Santo Domingo. Affectionately nicknamed “El Caballo Mayor,” he was a true ambassador of Dominican music. Johnny Ventura, passed away Wednesday at the age of 81. JOHNNY VENTURAĪlways oozing confidence, merengue legend Juan de Dios Ventura Soriana, a.k.a. As difficult as these losses are, we should continue listening to and sharing their music in the spirit of preserving their memory. I’m still a little stunned about this week’s passing of some outstanding contributors to music: the great merenguero Johnny Ventura, Juan Chuchita of Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, and Texas rock bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top.

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