Frank Beard was the longtime drummer for the iconic rock band ZZ Top.
ZZ Top's album "Eliminator" was certified diamond and featured major hits like "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs."
Beard was initially credited as Rube Beard on ZZ Top's early albums before using his real name from 1975 onward.
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- American Bluescurrent
- The Cellar Dwellerscurrent
- ZZ Topdrums (drum set), percussion · 1969–2026
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- Billy EthridgeZZ Top · 1969–1969 · bass guitar
Billy GibbonsZZ Top · 1969 · guitar, lead vocals, original- Dan MitchellZZ Top · 1969–1969 · drums (drum set), original
Dusty HillZZ Top · 1969–2021 · bass guitar, keyboard, lead vocals- Elwood FrancisZZ Top · 2021 · bass guitar
- Lanier GreigZZ Top · 1969–1969 · bass guitar, organ, original
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Also known as: Frank Lee Beard, Rube Beard
Frank Lee Beard was an American musician who was the longtime drummer of the rock band ZZ Top. He and bassist Dusty Hill performed with American Blues before the two joined guitarist Billy Gibbons on ZZ Top. The trio enjoyed early success with the hits "Tush" and "I Thank You", before releasing the album Eliminator in 1983, which went certified diamond and featured the hits "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs". ZZ Top's 1985 release Afterburner was their highest charting Billboard album at No. 6, and its singles "Sleeping Bag" and "Stages" both reached No. 1 on Billboard's rock chart. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
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