Dusty Hill (ZZ Top Bassist) Weds In Houston

HOUSTON, Tx. (Top40 Charts) - ZZ Top took a break from the studio this weekend for the marriage of Dusty Hill to his longtime girlfriend, filmmaker-actress Charleen "Chuck" McCrory. Hill and McCrory married Saturday (March 23) in front of more than 200 guests at Tony's Ballroom in Houston, Texas, where they marched down the aisle to a rendition of the ZZ Top hit "Rough Boy" played by the Austin band Duck Soup. ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard served as his singer-bassist's best man, while Beard's wife Debbie was McCrory's maid of honor. Singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons, the third member of ZZ Top, attended with his mother Lorraine.

After Harris County Criminal District Court Judge Joan Huffman pronounced them man and wife, Hill serenaded his new bride with a rendition of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love."

Hill was a sharp-dressed man in a Hugo Boss suit and J.B. Hill boots, while the bride wore a Reem Acra gown and Sergio Rossie peau de soie boots. The couple's rings were designed by Cathy Carmendy of Santa Monica, California.

The couple plans to honeymoon in New York City in a few weeks, following completion of a video for country performer Brad Paisley's version of "Sharp Dressed Man" for the forthcoming album Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute To ZZ Top. The project, due May 7 from RCA Records, features country performers such as Alan Jackson, Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, and Brooks & Dunn performing the Texas trio's songs.

ZZ Top is working on its next album, which expected out by the end of the year, with the fall being the targeted season for its release. The trio will launch a major tour in support of the still-untitled album when it comes out.