Jimi Hendrix : Live At Woodstock 1969

WELL, I STAND UP TO A MOUNTAIN

AND I CHOP IT DOWN

WITH THE EDGE OF MY HAND

ZZ Top : Tres Hombres

Frank Lee Beard

(June 11, 1949 – August 17, 2026) 

was an American

 drummer 

best known as

 the long-time

 drummer of 

the rock band

ZZ Top.

Early Life and Education

Frank Lee Beard 

was born on 

June 11, 1949,

 in Frankston, Texas, 

and raised in Irving. 

He attended Irving High School. 

As a teenager,

 he met Dusty Hill 

when their bands 

played the same show

 at a Fort Worth club, 

and Hill later asked him

 to join 

the Warlocks.

In May 1969, 

Beard joined 

the Moving Sidewalks, 

a band that became 

ZZ Top 

in July 1969.

He introduced 

Billy Gibbons, 

the founder of 

the Moving Sidewalks,

 to Hill. 

After honing their trademark 

"Texas boogie-blues-rock" style, 

the three released 

ZZ Top's First Album 

on London Records

 in January 1971. 

Beard was initially credited

 under the nickname 

"Rube Beard" 

on ZZ Top's

 First Album

and on 

Tres Hombres, 

but was credited

 under his actual name on 

Rio Grande Mud 

and on every 

ZZ Top album

 from 1975's 

Fandango!.

Personal Life and Death

After achieving success with

 ZZ Top

 in the late 1970s, 

Beard spent large sums of money

 on drugs, 

including LSD, 

cocaine, 

and heroin. 

He later regretted the spending

 and said it damaged 

his relationships. 

He joined a 

rehabilitation program. 

He recalled: 

"I just wanted to get sober. 

I wanted to be like people

 I admired who could sit home 

and watch TV 

and go to bed

 and that was okay [for them].

"ZZ Top went on hiatus 

for three years 

while Beard dealt 

with his addictions.

Beard married 

Debbie Meredith

 in November 1982.

 They had three children. 

He lived in Richmond, Texas, 

where he owned 

and operated the 

Top 40 Ranch. 

He golfed and was known locally

 for participation in

 tournaments and community events. 

Beard was long known as

 the only member of 

ZZ Top not to have a beard, 

but he grew a short one

 in 2013 

In March 2025, 

Beard temporarily left ZZ Top's 

Elevation tour due to illness.

 He returned to the band

 and performed until August 2026

 when he had to step away 

from the tour

 due to illness.

Beard died under hospice care 

at his ranch in Richmond 

on August 17, 2026, 

at age 77. 

He was the second member 

of the classic 

ZZ Top lineup to die, 

following bassist 

Dusty Hill in 2021. 

Billy Gibbons 

remains the 

sole surviving

 original member, 

along with

 current bassist 

Elwood Francis, 

who replaced Hill

The Allman Brothers Band : Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts 8/17/71

I DROWN MYSELF IN SORROW

AS I LOOK AT

WHAT YOU'VE DOWN

NOTHIN' SEEMS TO CHANGE

BAD TIMES STAY THE SAME

AND I CAN'T RUN

Janis Joplin : The Woodstock Experience (Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Sunday, August 17, 1969)

 

SUMMERTIME

CHILD, THE LIVING'S EASY

FISH ARE JUMPING OUT

AND THE COTTON,

LORD

THE COTTON IS HIGH

Thin Lizzy : The Forum Inglewood , CA 08/16/78

DON'T BELIEVE ME

 IF I TELL YOU

NOT A WORD OF THIS 

IS TRUE

DON'T BELIEVE ME 

IF I TELL YOU

ESPECIALLY IF

 I TELL YOU

I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU

Woodstock : Three Days Of Peace and Music (Box Set)

LET'S TALK ABOUT 

THE MUSIC

AND ALL THE MUD ....

Bobby Caldwell : All Time Greatest Hits

 Robert Hunter Caldwell 

(August 15, 1951 – March 14, 2023) 

was an

 American singer 

and songwriter. 

He released 

several albums spanning

 R&B, 

soul, 

jazz, 

and

 adult contemporary. 

Lynyrd Skynyrd : (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (Expanded Edition)

MAMA TOLD ME

 WHEN I WAS YOUNG

" COME SIT BESIDE ME,

MY ONLY SON

AND LISTEN CLOSELY 

TO WHAT I SAY

AND IF YOU DO THIS

IT'LL HELP YOU

SOME SUNNY DAY"

Joe Cocker : SGT. Cocker's Lonely Heart's Club Band

WHAT WOULD DO IF I SANG
OUT OF TUNE ?

WOULD YOU STAND UP

AND WALK OUT ON ME ?

The Beatles : Revolution (John's Demos From The White Album)

 

BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT 

DESTRUCTION

DON'T YOU KNOW 

YOU CAN COUNT ME

OUT/IN

The Jimi Hendrix Experience : Colonial Ballroom, Davenport, Iowa 8/11/68

MOVE OVER ROVER
AND LET
JIMI TAKE OVER

Creedence Clearwater Revival : Green River (40 Anniversary Edition)

I SEE THE BAD MOON RISING

I SEE TROUBLE ON THE WAY

I SEE EARTHQUAKES 

AND LIGHTING

I SEE BAD TIMES TODAY