CEDAR PARK, TX - APRIL 30: Musician/vocalist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs in concert at Cedar Park Center on April 30, 2015 in Cedar Park, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top during ZZ Top in Concert at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta - September 13, 1975 at Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)Dusty Hill, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard during 8th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 1993 at Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, CA, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)STATESBORO, GA - OCTOBER 10: Bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top relaxes in the dressing room after performing at the Georgia Southern College Coliseum on October 10, 1973 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of Dusty HILL and ZZ TOP and Frank BEARD and Billy GIBBONS; L-R: Dusty Hill, Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard - posed, studio, group shot (Photo by Gems/Redferns)American drummer Frank Beard, guitarist and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons, bassist and co-lead vocalist Dusty Hill, of hard rock band ZZ Top, in a room at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. (Photo by Leonard M. DeLessio/Corbis via Getty Images)ATLANTA - JUNE 5: (L-R) Bassist Dusty Hill and guitarist Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on June 5, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)American Rock musicians Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons, both of the group ZZ Top, perform onstage at the Metro Center, Rockford, Illinois, February 8, 1984. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of Billy GIBBONS and ZZ TOP and Frank BEARD and Dusty HILL; L-R: Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons - posed, group shot, on boat (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 17: DONNINGTON PARK Photo of Billy GIBBONS and Dusty HILL and ZZ TOP, Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons performing live onstage at Monsters Of Rock (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)American Rock musicians Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons, both of the group ZZ Top, perform onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 9, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)ZZ Top, performing on stage, Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark, 3rd July 1994. (Photo by Niels van Iperen/Getty Images)Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JUNE 8: Dusty Hill (L) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform during their "Mescalero" tour at Shoreline Amphitheater on June 8, 2003 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)(L-R) Dusty Hill, Billy Gibbons, and Frank Beard of ZZ Top perform during the band's Mescalero tour at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 8, 2003 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Photo of Dusty HILL and ZZ TOP and Billy GIBBONS, L-R: Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons performing live onstage (Photo by Bob King/Redferns)Dusty HillDusty Hill (L) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform as part of "Jacks First Show" at Arco Arena, in Sacramento. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Corbis via Getty Images)IRVINE, CA - AUGUST 18: Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs at 93.1 Jack FM, Jack's Second Show at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on August 18, 2007 in Irvine, California (Photo by Trish Tokar/Getty Images)IRVINE, CA - AUGUST 18: Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs at 93.1 Jack FM, Jack's Second Show at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on August 18, 2007 in Irvine, California (Photo by Trish Tokar/Getty Images)Musicians Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform onstage during the 7th annual Stuart House Benefit held by John Varvatos and Converse at John Varvatos Boutique on March 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs on stage at Go Planet in Enschede, Netherlands on 19th October 2010. (Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns)AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 24: Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top perform on stage at Heineken Music Hall on June 24, 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dimitri Hakke/Redferns via Getty Images)LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 24: Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Hammersmith Apollo on June 24, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images)LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 24: Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Hammersmith Apollo on June 24, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images)Dusty Hill of ZZ Top perform on stage at Go Planet in Enschede, Netherlands on 19th October 2010. (Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns)AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 24: Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top perform on stage at Heineken Music Hall on June 24, 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dimitri Hakke/Redferns via Getty Images)WEST PALM BEACH FL - MAY 08: Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre on May 8, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Larry Marano/Getty Images)BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 11: (L-R) Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of the American band ZZ Top perform live on stage during a concert at the Zitadelle Spandau on June 11, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns)LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - SEPTEMBER 22: Frank Beard, Dusty Hill, and Billy Gibbons of the band ZZ Top performs during the 2019 Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival at Highland Ground on September 22, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top pose for a group portrait backstage at Glastonbury Festival, United Kingdom, 24th June 2016. (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns)LOUISVILLE - OCTOBER 04: Musician Dusty Hill from ZZ Top performs during the 'Louder Than Life' festival at Champions Park on October 4, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 24: Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Hammersmith Apollo on June 24, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images)GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs at O2 Academy Glasgow on July 26, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Gaelle Beri/Redferns)GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform at O2 Academy Glasgow on July 26, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Gaelle Beri/Redferns)
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CEDAR PARK, TX - APRIL 30: Musician/vocalist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs in concert at Cedar Park Center on April 30, 2015 in Cedar Park, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)
ZZ Top has shared the sad news that its bassist Dusty Hill has died at his home in Houston Wednesday at the age of 72.
