{"id":5071,"date":"2026-08-20T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=5071"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:39:35","slug":"3-deep-grooves-to-celebrate-zz-top-drummer-frank-beard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-deep-grooves-to-celebrate-zz-top-drummer-frank-beard\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Deep Grooves To Celebrate ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, who steadied the Texas band for five decades, died on August 17 at age 77. The longtime percussionist, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/zz-top\/tush\">mastered the shuffle<\/a>, anchored fellow bandmates Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as the trio redefined blues rock and showmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate Frank Beard, here are three ZZ Top grooves that wouldn\u2019t be the same without the band\u2019s beardless drummer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cLa Grange\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Grange (2005 Remaster)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bSt4myecN_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Beard was the only member of ZZ Top who chose not to grow an epic tuft, his grooves were more crucial to the band than his facial hair. On \u201cLa Grange\u201d, the trio recycled a John Lee Hooker blues, turning \u201cBoogie Chillun\u201d into a bawdy boogie about a brothel a few miles east of La Grange, Texas. The track appears on <em>Tres Hombres<\/em> and features some of Beard\u2019s finest drum fills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rumor spreadin\u2019 round in that Texas town,<br>About that shack outside La Grange,<br>And you know what I\u2019m talking about.<br>Just let me know if you wanna go,<br>To that home out on the range.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cJesus Just Left Chicago\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jesus Just Left Chicago (2006 Remaster)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LOoPWnnl4CE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also from <em>Tres Hombres<\/em>, this dirty little blues is propelled by Beard\u2019s relentless swing. He transforms ZZ Top\u2019s 12-bar variation into a searching and hypnotic vagabond gospel. For his part, Billy Gibbons echoes Muddy Waters, burns ferocious solos, and gives the blues a supernatural twist as Jesus makes his way from Chicago to Mississippi, New Orleans, and eventually California. And finally, Gibbons reminds us that \u201ctaking care of business is his name.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cCheap Sunglasses\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cheap Sunglasses\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4ySGGFXyNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps ZZ Top\u2019s deepest groove, the keyboard-heavy track is a late 70s masterpiece from <em>Deg\u00fcello<\/em>, the band\u2019s sixth LP. Here the <em>tres hombres<\/em> blend psychedelia, boogie, and classic rock. It\u2019s nearly five minutes of endless groove before the arrangement transforms into a funkier iteration. Beard\u2019s playing is a lesson in the power of space. You\u2019ll notice all the complexity happens up top. Meaning, the kick drum remains simple while Beard rolls around the snare and toms like someone tumbling down the stairs, yet landing upright. But don\u2019t forget those cheap frames when you must spy someone in funky-fine Levi\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Daniel Knighton\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, who steadied the Texas band for five decades, died on August 17 at age 77. The longtime percussionist, who had mastered the shuffle, anchored fellow bandmates Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as the trio redefined blues rock and showmanship. 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