Dusty Hill, of ZZ Top, performs before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race in Concord, N.C., May 24, 2015. ZZ Top has announced that Hill, one of the Texas blues trio s bearded figures and bassist, has died at his Houston home. He was 72.
HOUSTON (AP) â ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues rock trio s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday. He was 72.
In their Facebook post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill died in his sleep. They didn t give a cause of death, but a July 21 post on the band s website said Hill was on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue.
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies in Houston at 72 article
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 19: Singer-songwriter Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs in concert during ZZ Top s 50th Anniversary Texas Bash at Austin360 Amphitheater on May 19, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)
HOUSTON - ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died in Houston at the age of 72, according to the band.
Hill passed away in his sleep at his home, according to a message posted to social media by bandmates 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,’ the message reads. You will be missed greatly, amigo.
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July 28, 2021
HOUSTON – ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas trio’s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72.
In their post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill died in his sleep. They didn’t give a cause of death, but a July 21 post on the band’s website said Hill was “on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue.”
At that time, the band said its longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, would fill in on bass, slide guitar and harmonica.
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July 28, 2021
HOUSTON (AP) ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues rock trio’s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday. He was 72.
In their Facebook post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill died in his sleep. They didn’t give a cause of death, but a July 21 post on the band’s website said Hill was “on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue.”
At that time, the band said its longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, would fill in on bass, slide guitar and harmonica.
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FILE - Dusty Hill, left, and Billy Gibbons from U.S rock band ZZ Top perform at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset, England, June 24, 2016. ZZ Top has announced that Hill, one of the Texas blues trio s bearded figures and bassist, has died at his Houston home. He was 72. In a Facebook post, bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard revealed Wednesday, July 28, 2021, that Hill had died in his sleep.
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FILE - Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs during the VH1 Rock Honors concert in Las Vegas on May 12, 2007. ZZ Top has announced that Hill, one of the Texas blues trio s bearded figures and bassist, has died at his Houston home. He was 72. In a Facebook post, bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard revealed Wednesday, July 28, 2021, that Hill had died in his sleep.