ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer with rock legends ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77.

The news was announced earlier today (August 18) by the band, with their official website confirming that Beard died yesterday while receiving hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas. He was surrounded by his family, and no cause of death has been shared.

ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons has paid tribute…