Here are five tunes to blast this weekend in honor of late ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard

Like a great many rock and blues fans around the globe, I was really sorry to hear the news that Frank Beard, the ironically beardless drummer of the legendarily bearded ZZ Top, had died at the age of 77.

The band is in the midst of a tour, plans to continue, but will do so with only one original member, vocalist and axeman Billy Gibbons, following the 2021 death of bassist Dusty Hill.

I was admittedly late to the ZZ Top part in my music listening journey, but over the last few years they’ve become one of my go-to bands.