Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist,
dead at 72
Posted By: FL_Absentee_Voter, 7/28/2021 7:05:06 PM
Dusty Hill, the bassist for blues-rock trio ZZ Top, has died. He was 72. “We are saddened by the news today that our compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas,” wrote ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons in a joint statement Wednesday, Rolling Stone reported. “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.’
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Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist,
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The Taliban is assassinating
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