00:00What do you get when one of rock's most recognizable bands loses another original member?
00:06ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at 77.
00:11Beard died at his ranch in Richmond, Texas while receiving hospice care with his family by his side.
00:17His cause of death has not been publicly disclosed.
00:21Beard joined ZZ Top in 1969 and became part of the legendary trio alongside Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill.
00:30For more than five decades, his tight drumming helped drive hits like LaGrange, Tush, Sharp Dressed Man, Legs, and Gimme
00:39All You're Lovin'.
00:40But in recent years, health problems began affecting his ability to tour.
00:45He stepped away from the road, and the band had recently canceled a Los Angeles show because of his condition.
00:52After Hill died in 2021, Elwood Francis took over on bass, while Beard remained an important part of ZZ Top's
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01:02Now, Billy Gibbons is mourning Beard as a close friend and longtime musical collaborator.
01:08ZZ Top plans to continue performing, honoring Beard's wishes and his enormous contribution to rock music.
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