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TRAVERSE CITY, MI – “That Little Ol’ Band from Texas” is set to perform in Northern Michigan. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top will perform at the 96th National Cherry Festival in Traverse City at 6 p.m. on Jan. 8. Until recently, ZZ Top was the longest running major rock band with original personnel intact. The bearded, sunglasses-wearing group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. on Jan. 28 in three tiers: General admission for $45, reserved tickets starting at $60 and VIP Deck packages starting at $170.

Hill sang and played the base for more than 50 years with the Texas-based trio.

Bass man Dusty Hill had the beard, shades and hat that visually defined ZZ Top. After he died on July 28, there was no question that the little ol' blues band from Texas — which had never had a personnel change in 52 years — would continue. That's what Hill wanted. And that's what the trio has done. With longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis stepping out on bass, ZZ Top still has three ...

They didn't give a cause of death, but a July 21 post on the band's website said Hill was "on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue."

ZZ Top says bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio's bearded figures, has died at his Houston home.

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio’s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. In their post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill died in his sleep. At that time, the band said its longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, would fill in on bass, slide guitar and harmonica.