# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dusty-hill
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:44:59.383Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dusty-hill"
name: "Dusty Hill"
slug: "dusty-hill"
description: "Joe Michael \"Dusty\" Hill was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang backing and lead vocals and played keyboards."
tagline: "American bassist (1949-2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dusty_Hill_of_ZZ_Top_performing_in_San_Antonio%2C_Texas_2015.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1949-05-19"
deathDate: "2021-07-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump