DUSTY HILL

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Bass man Dusty Hill had the beard, shades and hat that visually defined ZZ Top. After he died on July 28, there was no question that the little ol' blues band from Texas — which had never had a personnel change in 52 years — would continue. That's what Hill wanted. And that's what the trio has done. With longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis stepping out on bass, ZZ Top still has three ...

ZZ Top says bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio's bearded figures, has died at his Houston home.