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Frank Beard
Beard performing with ZZ Top in 2014
Beard performing with ZZ Top in 2014
Background information
Birth nameFrank Lee Beard
Born (1949-06-11) June 11, 1949 (age 75)
Frankston, Texas, United States
GenresHard rock, blues rock, rock
Occupation(s)Songwriter
musician
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
Years active1969–present
LabelsRhino, RCA, Warner Bros., London

Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues[1] before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

Beard was born in Frankston, Texas, and attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas. In late 1969, he joined The Moving Sidewalks guitarist and vocalist Gibbons' ZZ Top. Beard also introduced Gibbons to bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill, with whom Beard had played in the bands American Blues, the Warlocks, and the Cellar Dwellers. After honing their trademark "Texas boogie-blues-rock" style, they released their aptly titled ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in January 1971. When ZZ Top started, Beard was known by the nickname "Rube" and was credited as "Rube Beard" on the first album and on Tres Hombres, the band's third album, but is listed under his real name on Rio Grande Mud, their second album. After Tres Hombres, he was credited as "Frank Beard" on all the band's albums.

Personal life

Beard was married to Catherine Alexander from April 1978 to July 1981, when they divorced.[2] He married Debbie Meredith in November 1982. They remain married and have three children.[2] Beard resides in Richmond, Texas, where he owns and operates the Top 40 Ranch. He is a scratch golfer, known locally for participation in tournaments and community events.

Career

Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies with fellow ZZ Top member Dusty Hill.[3]

Equipment

Main article: ZZ Top equipment

References

  1. ^ Dansby, Andrew (February 25, 2004). "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2004: ZZ Top: Texas blooze men celebrate thirty years of fuzz". Rolling Stone. Copyright 2011: Jann S. Wenner, editor and publisher. Retrieved June 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ a b Biography for Frank Beard at IMDb
  3. ^ "ZZ Top's Dusty Hill and Frank Beard once masqueraded as British rock act the Zombies".
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