The Beardless Beat: Frank Beard's ZZ Top Story | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

ZZ Top’s drummer Frank Beard—yes, the guy named Beard—was the only member without a beard, despite the band’s iconic facial hair. Born in 1949 and joining later, he was clean-shaven when he joined. After their 1977 break, Gibbons and Hill grew massive beards, shocking Frank so much he shaved his own down quickly. Billy even joked it was convenient for him to be the exception. The beard became part of their legendary image so much they turned down a million dollars from Gillette to shave. It all started with laziness during their hiatus—Frank just happened to be the one who kept shaving…