ZZ Top has released 15 studio albums, the most recent coming in 2012. Dusty passed away at his home in Houston, TX - this according to his bandmates, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard. They also gained fame for their popular music videos, including "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Sharp Dressed Man," going on to win three MTV Video Music Awards. ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, left, and guitarist Billy Gibbons with drummer Frank Beard during the Minnesota State Fair on Monday, September 2, 2019. ZZ Tops longtime bassist, Dusty Hill, has died. The trio became recognizable worldwide for their distinctive look: long beards, sunglasses and Stetson hats.#photo1 Listen to your favorite Classic Rock now on Audacy and hear more on ZZ. The three-musician lineup remained the same for more than half a century as ZZ Top progressed from heavy blues to its experimental synthesizer sound of the 1980s. ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill passed away at his home in Houston, Texas, according to band members Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons. He joined ZZ Top in 1970 a year after they released their first single. The bearded bass player’s death was announced by his bandmates of more than 50 years. ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill (L), guitarist Billy Gibbons (R) and drummer Frank Beard. We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty. ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill is dead at the age of 72. "You will be missed greatly, amigo," they added. Dusty Hill, the bearded bassist with American blues-rock band ZZ Top, has died, according to the band’s official website. "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 are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston," said lead singer Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ZZ Top in 2004. He also sang lead and backing vocals, and played keyboards. No cause of death was cited for Hill, who played bass for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers from Texas for more than 50 years. Joe Michael 'Dusty' Hill ( July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. Dusty Hill - the long-serving bassist of American rock-blues band ZZ Top - has died at the age of 72, his fellow band members announced on Facebook Wednesday.