Endorsements īeard plays Tama drums, Paiste cymbals, Promark drumsticks & Remo Drumheads. Beard was long known as the only member of ZZ Top not to have a beard, but he grew a short one in 2013. Hill was born May 19, 1949, and was 72-years-old at his time of death. As one of the founding members of the band, Hill was known as a jack of all trades as he played bass guitar, sang backing and lead vocals, and keyboards over the years.
He golfs, and is known locally for participation in tournaments and community events. Who was ZZ Top's Dusty Hill Joseph Michael 'Dusty' Hill was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Beard resides in Richmond, Texas, where he owns and operates the Top 40 Ranch. They remain married and have three children. He married Debbie Meredith in November 1982.
The band has, since 1970, consisted of vocalist/guitarist Billy Gibbons (the bands leader. Personal life īeard married long-time girlfriend Catherine Alexander in April 1978 and divorced July 1981. ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. " ZZ Top went on hiatus for three years while Beard dealt with his addiction. In 2014, Hill injured his hip when he fell on the. Bassist Dusty Hill passed away on July 28, 2021, at the age of 72. This time, the band will hit the road without their late member, Dusty Hill.
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I wanted to be like people I admired that could sit home and watch TV and go to bed, and that was okay. ZZ Top announced on their official Instagram account that their 2022 US tour would begin at the beginning of May and finish through the end of August. He recalled: "I just wanted to get sober. He later regretted spending the money, and said it damaged his relationships. The band consists of singer/guitarist Billy F Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard (a/k/a The Man With No Beard) and bassist Elwood Francis, who stepped up in 2021 after the passing of longtime member Dusty Hill. After Tres Hombres, he was credited as "Frank Beard" on all the band's albums.Īfter achieving success with ZZ Top in the late 1970s, Beard began spending a lot of money on drugs, including LSD, cocaine and heroin.
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 honing their trademark "Texas boogie-blues-rock" style, they released their aptly titled ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in January 1971. 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. In May 1969, he joined The Moving Sidewalks, a band that would become ZZ Top in July 1969. Beard was born in Frankston, Texas, and attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas.īefore joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band the Zombies, which toured in the US without authorization from the original band members, and also was part of the Outlaws with later ZZ Top member Dusty Hill.
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