In one of rock’s great ironies -- the only man in ZZ Top without an iconic beard happened to have Beard as a last name. Despite what some people think, this wasn’t some pre-planned joke by the band.

Frank Beard, the Texas-bred drummer for ZZ Top for 56 years, has died. He was 77. The band's representative shared in a statement to USA TODAY that Beard died Aug. 17 while in hospice care at his ...

Legendary ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard died. He was 77. The Fort Bend County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Beard's death to Fox News Digital. Circumstances surrounding his death were not ...

Frank Beard, longtime ZZ Top drummer, has died, the band confirmed to CBS News. He was 77. A cause of death was not immediately provided, but the band's publicist said in a statement, "He was in ...

Frank Beard, the legendary drummer for ZZ Top, died Monday, Aug. 17, at the age of 77. News of Beard’s death was announced a day later, with a statement noting he "was in hospice care when he passed ...

Frank Beard, the longtime, hard-shuffling drummer for Texas rock greats ZZ Top, died on Monday. He was 77. Bob Merlis, the band’s representative, confirmed the news, saying Beard died while in hospice ...

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The only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band’s blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century. By Ishani Desai Frank Beard, whose drumming ...

The long-tenured timekeeper for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame blues-rock trio was a key part of one of the longest-lasting consistent band lineups in rock history. By Andrew Unterberger Frank Beard, ...

Drummer with ZZ Top for more than five decades whose mastery of the ‘Texas shuffle’ was central to their sound Renowned for being the only member of the Texan trio ZZ Top not to wear an outlandishly ...

ZZ Top is mourning the loss of beloved bandmate Frank Beard. “Today, Elwood [Francis] and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a ...

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