--- title: "ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77" description: "Most outlets led with the news of Frank Beard's death at age 77 and his role as the longtime drummer of ZZ Top. A few also noted that he passed away in hospice care at his ranch in Texas, with family present. The News International and Geo News included details about tributes from band members and the circumstances of his death, while 24 News HD focused more briefly on the announcement by the band and their publicist." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3899-tributes-pour-in-for-frank-beard-after-zz-top-says-he-died site: HarZaviya language: en --- # ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77 entertainment · latest filing 20 Aug 2026, 1:40 PM PKT · 19–20 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Frank Beard, longtime drummer of ZZ Top, died at age 77, with some noting he passed away in hospice care at his ranch. The News International added details about tributes and mentioned the other band members, while 24 News HD focused on the announcement by the band and their publicist. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 20 Aug 2026 — ZZ Top's longtime drummer, Frank Beard, dies at 77 (1 outlet) - **Business Recorder** — [ZZ Top's longtime drummer, Frank Beard, dies at 77](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435749/zz-tops-longtime-drummer-frank-beard-dies-at-77) · 20 Aug 2026, 1:40 PM PKT > LOS ANGELES: Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the rock group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, ​the band said on Tuesday. Beard died in hospice care at ‌his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side, according to the group’s statement. His cause of death was not disclosed. Beard was the drummer of ​the band known for hits such as “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Legs” for ​56 year... ### 19 Aug 2026 — ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77 (3 outlets) > Most outlets led with the news of Frank Beard's death at age 77 and his role as the longtime drummer of ZZ Top. A few also noted that he passed away in hospice care at his ranch in Texas, with family present. The News International and Geo News included details about tributes from band members and the circumstances of his death, while 24 News HD focused more briefly on the announcement by the band and their publicist. - **Geo News** — [ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Elwood Francis mourn drummer Frank Beard](https://www.geo.tv/latest/678323-zz-tops-billy-gibbons-and-elwood-francis-mourn-drummer-frank-beard) · 19 Aug 2026, 6:22 PM PKT > ZZ Top is mourning another great loss. The rock band’s longtime drummer, Frank Beard, passed away on Monday, August 17, while in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond Texas “with family members at his side,” as confirmed by the band’s representative in a... - **The News International** — [Tributes pour in for Frank Beard after ZZ Top says he died in hospice care](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1412798-frank-beard-cause-of-death-is-not-disclosed-by-zz-top) · 19 Aug 2026, 5:32 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Top members Billy Gibbons , Dusty Hill and Frank Beard Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the rock group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band said on Tuesday.Beard died in hospice care at ‌his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side, according to the group's... - **24 News HD** — [ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at age 77](https://www.24newshd.tv/19-Aug-2026/zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-dies-age-77) · 19 Aug 2026, 11:07 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Frank Beard, the longtime drummer of American rock-blues group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band and their publicist announced Tuesday. 4 articles from 4 outlets, 19–20 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.