Frank Beard (musician) Hill. Frank Beard (musician) Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top. Beard was born in Frankston, Texas, and attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas. In late 1969, he joined The Moving Sidewalks, a band that would become ZZ Top. Beard also introduced Gibbons to bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill, with whom Beard
John W. Beard and Machine. He is a member in the following organizations: Beard is married to his wife RoJene and together they have two sons, a daughter, and two grandchildren. John W. Beard John W. Beard (born November 4, 1951 in Decorah, Iowa) is a Democratic politician, representing the 16th District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2008. Beard lost his campaign for re-election to Bob Hager in 2010. Beard is currently the Democratic candidate for Senate District 28, which after redistricting, included part of the old House District 16. The Senate seat does not have an incumbent. Beard was raised