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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787098235999778973407_1864063784554475_7853957901469114515_n.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard. ZZ Top/Facebook</div>NEW YORK — Frank Beard, the longtime drummer of American rock-blues group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band and their publicist announced Tuesday.Beard, whose beats carried hits like &quot;La Grange&quot; and &quot;Sharp Dressed Man,&quot; had stepped back from touring last year after suffering unspecified health issues.ZZ Top&#x27;s lead singer Billy Gibbons paid tribute to Beard as a &quot;great friend and collaborator.&quot;&quot;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,&quot; Gibbons said in a statement. &quot;The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.&quot;Beard was in hospice care when he passed away at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side, band representative Bob Merlis said.Born in Frankston, Texas in 1949, Beard joined ZZ Top in 1969 and followed the three-man band&#x27;s progression from heavy blues to its experimental synthesizer sound of the 1980s.The trio also gained fame for their popular music videos, including &quot;Gimme All Your Lovin,&#x27;&quot; going on to win three MTV Video Music Awards.ZZ Top&#x27;s original bassist Dusty Hill died in 2021.The band, which now consists of Gibbons, bassist Elwood Francis and touring drummer Michael Monahan, has canceled dates in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs after Beard&#x27;s passing.The group said on social media it will continue shows this weekend at Austin City Limits in Texas, &quot;one of Frank&#x27;s favorite venues and in a city that had been something of a second home for him.&quot;

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer of American rock-blues group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band and their publicist announced Tuesday.

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer of American rock-blues group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band and their publicist announced Tuesday.

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at age 77

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at age 77

Agence France-Presse

Published August 19, 2026 08:18 AM PHT

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