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Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s drummer, dead at 77

Global News Entertainment · August 19, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s drummer, dead at 77

'Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers,' ZZ Top co-founder and guitarist Billy Gibbons said.

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