Joey Guerra July 28, 2021Updated: July 28, 2021, 6:29 pm
Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform at England’s Glastonbury music festival in 2016. Photo: Jonathan Short / Associated Press
Dusty Hill, the bearded bassist for ZZ Top, died in his sleep at his home in Houston. The Texas trio’s surviving members made the announcement Wednesday, July 28, on Facebook.
“We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX. 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.” You will be missed greatly, amigo,” read a post from Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons.