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 In the beginning of the 17th century, the size of beards decreased in urban circles of Western Europe. In the second half of the century, being clean-shaven gradually become more common again, so much so that in 1698, Peter the Great of Russia ordered men to shave off their beards, and in 1705 levied a tax on beards in order to bring Russian society more in line with contemporary Western Europe. During the early 19th century most men, particularly amongst the nobility and upper classes, went clean-shaven. There was, however, a dramatic shift in the beard's popularity during the 1850s,