The Beardless Beat Behind ZZ Top | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

ZZ Top’s drummer, Frank Beard, was the only member without a beard — despite his last name — because he was born in 1949 and joined the band in 1969, when they were clean-cut. After a 1977 hiatus, his bandmates returned with full beards, shocking Frank, who shaved his off immediately. The beards were just the result of laziness during their break — and so iconic, Gibbons and Hill turned down a $1 million Gillette offer to shave. Frank, meanwhile, embraced the joke, finding humor in being the beardless one with a beard name. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…