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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dead at 77
TMZ ^
| 8/18/26
Posted on 08/18/2026 12:58:15 PM PDT by subterfuge
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for legendary rock band ZZ Top, has died ... TMZ has learned.
According to the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Frank passed away on August 17 at his Texas ranch with family by his side after a stay in hospice. A cause of death has not been disclosed at this time.
ZZ Top founder Billy F. Gibbons released a statement on his passing saying, “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.”
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RIP Frank.
To: subterfuge
Only one member of ZZ Top left.
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posted on
08/18/2026 12:58:36 PM PDT
by
subterfuge
(What happened to my tagline?)
To: subterfuge
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posted on
08/18/2026 12:59:03 PM PDT
by
Lurker
( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: subterfuge
We are losing all the good ones. R.I.P. Frank.
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posted on
08/18/2026 12:59:49 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: subterfuge
Aw... Geez.
And we’ve lost a great “beard”.
But, 77 is a pretty good run for a rocker.
RIP indeed!
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:00:17 PM PDT
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Paul R.
(Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
To: subterfuge
Frank “the one without a beard” Beard.
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:01:49 PM PDT
by
Salman
(We need to proceed as if the system were completely broken. Because it is. )
To: subterfuge
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:02:48 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: subterfuge
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:06:40 PM PDT
by
MileHi
((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: unixfox
We are losing all the good ones
Most of the famous people in Rock are getting up there in age now, so deaths are to be expected ... j/s
Still, 77 is pretty good for someone living that lifestyle!!
To: subterfuge
A proper funeral would be a New Orleans style Bourbon Street funereal led by surviving members during the Austin City Limits down 6th street. It could not get much better than that.
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:09:43 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
(cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
To: subterfuge
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:19:22 PM PDT
by
cowboyusa
(YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
To: cowboyusa
And collects gis soul through the quickening.
There can be only one!
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:22:08 PM PDT
by
Skywise
To: subterfuge
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:36:41 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
To: subterfuge
I hope there’s a section in Heaven where the 1960s and 70s play on an endless loop.
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08/18/2026 1:38:05 PM PDT
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Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
To: Salman
"Frank “the one without a beard” Beard. The irony was always strong!
If I recall, maybe in the early 80s, Gillette offered Dusty and Billy a million dollars each to shave off their beards for commercials.
Those Texas boys told Gillette to pound sand.
I'm with Frank. I never could grow a decent beard.
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:38:28 PM PDT
by
KitJ
(Shall not be infringed...)
To: KitJ
Later on, he had a beard. Just not the iconic ZZ Top style.
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:42:04 PM PDT
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Paul R.
(Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
To: subterfuge
ZZ Top’s bottom. A great one, no doubt. R.I.P.
To: subterfuge
One of my favorite bands. So glad I got to see them live in concert.
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:49:44 PM PDT
by
FLT-bird
To: subterfuge
Then it is no longer ZZ Top.
It is Z To.
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posted on
08/18/2026 1:50:46 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Technology can industrialize evil.)
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