Frank Beard (musician) member of ZZ Top not sporting a long beard (as Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill do). Beard was married to Catherine Alexander from April 1978 to July 1981, when they divorced. He married Debbie Meredith in November 1982. They remain married and have three children. Beard resides in Richmond, Texas, where he owns and operates the Double Z Ranch. He is a scratch golfer, known locally for participation in tournaments and community events. Before joining ZZ Top, Beard was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies and The Outlaws with fellow ZZ Top member Dusty
Beard noblemen and knights were bearded, the Catholic clergy were generally required to be clean-shaven. This was understood as a symbol of their celibacy. In pre-Islamic Arabia men would apparently keep mustaches but shave the hair on their chins. The prophet Muhammad encouraged his followers to do the opposite, long chin hair but trimmed mustaches, to signify their break with the old religion. This style of beard subsequently spread along with Islam during the Muslim expansion in the Middle Ages. Most Chinese emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) appear with beards or mustaches in portraits. In the 15th century, most European