Dusty Hill 1949-2021: paying tribute to the bearded boss of bass guitar By Jamie Blaine When the ZZ Top bassist left us on July 27, he left a legacy like few others. We look back at the career of a true bass original
Dusty Hill recorded bass and vocal parts for a new ZZ Top album, Billy Gibbons reveals By Matt Owen The late bass guitar great will feature on the yet-to-be-announced record, though his parts are still in need of some "completion work"
Watch footage of ZZ Top's first shows since bassist Dusty Hill's death By Sam Roche The band recruited longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis to handle bass duties – with Hill's full blessing, according to frontman Billy Gibbons
Dusty Hill, 1949-2021: the guitar world pays tribute By Matt Owen Ozzy Osbourne, Flea, Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Paul Stanley, Jason Isbell, David Coverdale and many more pay their respects to the legendary ZZ Top bass player
Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist, dies at 72 By Jackson Maxwell The legendary bass player died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas, the band wrote on social media
![[L-R] Elwood Francis, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vHPaYXUBRJYAvC8tLakczA-1024-80.jpg.webp)
