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The Collection of the Late Dusty Hill of ZZ Top Raises Millions at Auction

By Paul Fuller
Glastonbury Festival 2016 - Day 1

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2016 in Glastonbury, England. Now its 46th year the festival is one largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Muse, Adele and Coldplay. The Festival, which Michael Eavis started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid just £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)Photo: Ian Gavan / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images

Two years after he passed away, the collection of ZZ Top's Dusty Hill went on the auction block and raised millions. The bass player died in his sleep at 72 and his collections went through Julien’s Auctions in his hometown of Dallas. As expected, the items that fetched the most were his vintage bass guitars. One, a Fender Precision bass, went for nearly $400,000 - over three times the pre-auction estimate. It was the second most ever paid for a bass guitar, behind only one owned by Paul McCartney. A portion of the proceeds went to MusiCares, which provides, "a safety net for health care for musicians."

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