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ZZ top bassist Dusty Hill (archive image)
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Currently top bassist Dusty Hill is dead. The band announced this on their Facebook page.
According to this, Hill fell asleep peacefully on Wednesday at his ranch in Texas at the age of 72.
Last week the band announced that Hill was returning to his ranch to recover from illness.
His recovery is expected soon.
ZZ Top were founded in 1969 in Texas.
The best-known songs of the trio include the titles "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man".
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