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ZZ TOP Bassist DUSTY HILL Dead At 72

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ZZ TOP’s longtime bassist Dusty Hill has died at the age of 72 .

The band’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in a statement: “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.”

ZZ TOP played without Hill last Friday night (July 23) at the Village Commons in New Lenox, Illinois after he was forced to return to Texas to address a hip issue. Filling in for him at the gig was longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis.

On July 21, ZZ TOP had to cancel their show in Evansville, Indiana because of a “health issue within the band,” according to local news outlet Evansville Courier & Press.