FOX 26's Coco Dominguez spoke with a Houstonian who knew Hill well and shared how his legacy will live on.
\n\nHOUSTON – Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for Texas rock band ZZ Top, died this week. He was 77.
\n\nUSA Today reported that a representative for the band said that Beard died Monday while in hospice care in Richmond, Texas.
\n\nIn a post on social media, founder and lead vocalist-guitarist Bill Gibbons memorialized Beard.
\n\nDrummer Frank Beard, of ZZ Top, performs onstage during the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival at Toyota Park on June 26, 2010 in Bridgeview, Illinois. (Barry Brecheisen/WireImage / Getty Images)
\n\n"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," Gibbons wrote. "His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top."
\n\nFuture of band's ‘The Big One! Tour’
\n\nThe band said it has canceled upcoming shows as part of it’s "The Big One! Tour" in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. It will resume the concerts this weekend at Austin City Limits.
\n\nGibbons said the venue they’re playing in Austin was one of Beard’s favorites…
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