ZZ Top Bassist, Dusty Hill Passes Away at Age 72
July 28, 2021 4:00PM EDT
Dusty Hill, longtime bassist for ZZ Top, has died at age 72.
ZZ Top bandmates Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard announced Hill’s passing with a message on the band’s official Facebook page.
“We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX,” the note reads. “We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top.’ We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.'”