15 Sorta Clean-Shaven Photos Of ZZ Top In The 1970s

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15 Sorta Clean-Shaven Photos Of ZZ Top In The 1970s

Wait, so they weren't born with beards?!

Published 5 months ago in Feels

When Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard formed ZZ Top in Houston, Texas in 1969, they didn’t have their long-bearded, rhinestone suit jacket-clad style in mind. And yes, to get it out of the way, we fully appreciate the irony of Frank Beard being the only member without a beard.

Speaking of men without beards, we wanted to take a look back at their early, non-bearded days of the early to mid ‘70s. Well, to be fair, Dusty Hill sported a beard since day one, but it was short enough that his older self might’ve jokingly described himself as clean-shaven.

They obviously became synonymous with long beards over the years, but a revisit of their awesome early work made us realize that their beards and talents weren’t directly linked. It wasn’t a “Samson” situation or anything. With that said, here are 15 clean(ish)-shaven pics of ZZ Top’s early years.

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Trying to cool off.
Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, and Dusty Hill - 1970

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A band photo in 1975.

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A beardless Billy Gibbons Backstage at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia - 1973

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Hanging out on a couch in 1975.

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Backstage sippin' in 1971.

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ZZ Top playing a high school prom in 1970.

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Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons performing in Connecticut - 1975

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Possibly From Their First Show Ever
ZZ Top's first show was on February 10, 1970, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Beaumont, Texas. A gig booked by Beaumont radio personality Al Caldwell.

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Rockin' out in 1973.

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ZZ Top live on the Fandango! tour in 1975.

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An aerial photo of the crowd at a ZZ Top concert in Austin’s Texas Memorial Stadium.
September 1, 1974. Bad Company, Joe Cocker, and Santana were also on the bill.