Frank Beard, the drummer and founding member of ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77. The artist was under palliative care at his Texas ranch when he died, accompanied by his family. He is the second original member of the band to die, after bassist Dusty Hill in 2021.
«We have lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world has lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great, true son of Texas. Its characteristic backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was a part of for six decades is going to move forward as he would have wanted,” declared Billy Gibbons, the group’s guitarist, in a statement online.
Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk and Guns N’ Roses’ Matt Sorum have posted their tributes online, with the latter describing Beard as a “very special and unique man behind the drums.” Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard formed ZZ Top in 1969 and maintained their original lineup for more than five decades.
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