Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Frank Beard, ZZ Top's drummer since 1969, died Monday, August 17, at his ranch in Richmond, Texas. He was 77. The band's publicist confirmed he was in hospice care with his family at his side. No cause of death has been released.

His death comes less than two weeks after ZZ Top killed its Hollywood Bowl tour opener hours before doors, with Billy Gibbons citing only "insurmountable obstacles." The band never said Beard's name, and never said what was wrong.

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