ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dies at 72

Dusty Hill, ZZ Top’s bassist for more than 50 years, has died, the group’s longtime rep confirmed. He was 72.

ZZ Top’s song “La Grange” made the Fayette County city a household name when it debuted in 1973.

The band, Hill included, played at The Fayette County Fair in 2015 in front of the largest crowd in fair history.

The band’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard issued at 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.”