ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at 72 after pulling out of shows due to ‘health scare’ last week
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died in his sleep at 72 years old.
The band confirmed the tragic news that the rock legend passed away in his Houston, Texas home.
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On Friday, the band let fans know about the change to their line-up, explaining that Elwood Francis, their longtime guitar tech, would be filling in for Dusty while he was out with his hip injury.
The members of ZZ Top, Billy, and Frank, would like to share that Dusty, their fearless Bass player, is on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue," the statement said.
As one of the founding members of the band, Dusty was known as a jack of all trades as he played bass guitar, sang backing and lead vocals, and keyboards over the years.
In 2004, he and the other member of ZZ Top were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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After a decade-long relationship, Dusty married Charleen McCrory in Houston, Texas in 2002.
Charleen is a former actress who starred in the 1996 film Alien Vows.