ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77, ending the Texas rock backbeat
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ZZ Top's longtime drummer Frank Beard died at 77 at his Richmond, Texas ranch after health issues; he spent more than five decades keeping the band's signature backbeat with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill. Gibbons paid tribute to Beard, and with Hill's 2021 passing Elwood Francis had filled in on bass. The band will resume The Big One! Tour this weekend.
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