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Beard performing with ZZ Top in 2014. Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band the Zombies, which toured in the US without authorization from the original band members, and also was part of the Outlaws with later ZZ Top member Dusty Hill.
ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For 51 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section. They are known for their live ...
Jun 11, 2014 · A list of the ZZ Top songs that best show off the skills of drummer Frank Beard.
Jan 17, 2023 · Frank Beard recorded drums for every ZZ Top album that has been released, which is largely why he’s considered a founding member. The big irony of the group is that the two guitar players, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, always had long and impressive beards.
Dec 17, 2023 · Why the beardless member of ZZ Top is called Frank Beard. As much as it might look like an internal joke from the band the answer is simple: that’s his real birth name. Born in Frankston, Texas in 1949 he was registered as Frank Lee Beard.
Jun 11, 2019 · Today we celebrate the birthday of Frank Beard, the man who’s been sitting behind the drum kit for ZZ Top virtually – but not quite – since the band’s inception. To commemorate the occasion, we’ve put together a list of five things you may or may not have known about the legendary percussionist.
Is Frank Beard still the drummer for ZZ Top? Yes, ZZ Top announced a tour scheduled for 2022 with Gibbons on guitars and vocals, Beard on drums, and Elwood Francis, who will replace deceased Dusty Hill on the bass. Ok, it is time to take some time to talk about Frank.
Aug 23, 2021 · Up till then, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, collectively ZZ Top, had made music together that was as true to an American tradition as pumpkin pie; music steeped in the electric blues pioneered by the likes of Jimmy Reed, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and the two Kings: BB and Albert.
Jul 29, 2021 · Gibbons and the other remaining founding member of the trio, drummer Frank Beard, had announced Hill’s death on Wednesday. “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has...
Mar 11, 2020 · Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard have had their 50-year careers officially recognized by Dallas City Council and then-Mayor Mike Rawlings. Now a Netflix documentary tells their story.
