Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard lead tributes to ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill

Dusty Hill was 72.

Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard have said Dusty Hill will be ‘great missed’ after the death of the ZZ Top bass player was confirmed yesterday.

The band’s representative revealed Hill died in his sleep at home in Texas, an announcement which was quickly followed by a statement from Gibbons and Beard.

“We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX,” it reads.

“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.”

ZZ Top’s unmistakably uniform appearance and driving rock sound made them one of the most recognisable bands in the US from the early seventies, while singles such as Gimme All Your Lovin’ and Legs brought them similar success in the UK during the 1980s.