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ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For five decades, the band had consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, un
ZZ Top performing at 2024 Tons of Rock in Oslo. From left: Elwood Francis, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons
Hill and Gibbons in 1983
ZZ Top at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, on June 26, 2010
Hill and Gibbons performing at Puistoblues in Järvenpää, Finland, on July 4, 2010
Frank Beard (drummer)
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Frank Lee Beard was an American musician who was the longtime drummer of the rock band ZZ Top. He and bassist Dusty Hill performed with American Blues before the two joined guitarist Billy Gibbons on
ZZ Top
…Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For five decades, the band had consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021 and Beard's death in 2026. ZZ Top developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues style…
Beard in 2008
Beard (background) was the only member of ZZ Top who did not sport a long beard.
Beard performing with ZZ Top in 2014
Beard performing at Caesars Windsor in 2025