Dusty Hill, ZZ Top s bearded bassist, dies in his sleep
Dusty Hill of ZZ Top
He was 72.
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
HOUSTON (AP) - ZZ Top says bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio s bearded figures, has died at his Houston home.
He was 72.
In a Facebook post Wednesday, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill had 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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ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in his sleep at 72
Associated PressDusty 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.
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.”
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