ZZ TOP's Dusty Hill has died, aged 72

29 July 2021

Dusty Hill, the longtime bassist for Texas blues-rock legends ZZ TOP, has died at the age of 72, the band has announced.

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas," said the band's surviving members, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard.

"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.'”

No cause of death was revealed in the band's statement. The band played their first performances without Hill in more than 50 years earlier this month, claiming that Hill had a hip problem.

"The members of ZZ Top, Billy, and Frank, would like to share that Dusty, their fearless Bass player, is on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue," they said in a statement. "They await a speedy recovery and have him back pronto."

Four days later, Hill died in his sleep.

Source: loudersound.com

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