{"id":24088,"date":"2026-08-18T20:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24088"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:25:53","slug":"zz-tops-frank-beard-dead-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24088","title":{"rendered":"ZZ Top&#8217;s Frank Beard dead at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Legendary ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The Fort Bend County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office confirmed Beard&#8217;s death to Fox News Digital. It&#8217;s unclear what led to his death at this time.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/zz-top-frank-beard-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"ZZ Top's Frank Beard playing the drums.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>ZZ Top&#8217;s top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77.<\/span> <span>(Brill\/Ullstein Bild via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital previously reported that Beard was battling serious health issues, forcing the rock band to make tour changes.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>This is a developing story. Check back for details.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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