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Frank Beard ZZ Top Drummer Passes | Macon News
ZZ Top’s legendary drummer Frank Beard, the steady heartbeat behind the band’s iconic blues-rock sound for over fifty years, has died at 77. A pillar of the classic lineup—unchanged since the ’70s until bassist Dusty Hill’s passing in 2021—Beard was surrounded by family at his Texas ranch during hospice care. Though the cause remains private, his absence leaves a gaping hole in rock history. Billy Gibbons hailed him as a “great friend and collaborator,” crediting his innovative drumming for ZZ Top’s timeless hits like “La Grange,” “Tush,” and “Sharp Dressed Man.” Ironically, while Gibbons and…
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