AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 19: Singer-songwriter Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs in concert during 'ZZ Top's 50th Anniversary Texas Bash' at Austin360 Amphitheater on May 19, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage) HOUSTON - ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died in Houston at the age of 72, according to the band.Hill passed away in his sleep at his home, according to a message posted to social media by bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard."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'.