Yesterday (July 28, it was reported that ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has passed away at the age of 72. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed.
Since then, tributes to the late bassist have begun to pour in from prominent members of the hard rock and metal community. MetalSucks has compiled some of those tributes below. We will continue to add more as they come in.
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WOW! Dusty Hill. What an icon. @ZZTop ’s bassist forever. So unique. Always a gentleman from the days of us opening for them through the recent days of them opening for us. I don’t know what to say but “Thank you” and “Rest however you damn well choose!” https://t.co/tHfjLy1xbj— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) July 28, 2021
Dusty Hill. Quiet Giant R.I.P. ????— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) July 28, 2021
@LivingColour dedicated Love Rears It’s Ugly Head to Mr. Dusty Hill in Evansville Indiana tonight at the Victory Theatre ????— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) July 29, 2021
Dusty Hill was the kind of musician that could be in a world famous band, & be satisfied with making it work. Like Rick Laird, who also passed on recently, nobody seeming to notice. Getting it done with humility is the opposite of the narcissism that fuels modern music culture.— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) July 28, 2021
@ZZTop redefined Texas. If the state doesn’t declare a day of mourning for Dusty Hill? SMH. We’ll know just how far things done gone wrong. https://t.co/OxRVRqN300— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) July 28, 2021
lost another legend today. Dusty Hill. we will always remember him as an the authentic Texan with a great sense of humor & ability to hold down the low end of @zztop with a growl. you will be missed RIP Dusty Hill https://t.co/V9RH0NJ4Am— Gilby Clarke (@gilbyclarke) July 28, 2021
