ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77

ZZ Top, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, has continued touring throughout North America, Europe and South America.Shows the group called off after Beard's death had been scheduled in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday and in Colorado-springs" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="7256" data-entity-type="location">Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday.The group said it plans to resume its current The Big One! Tour over the weekend, with two dates at Austin City Limits, which the band said was one of Beard's favourite venues in "a city that had been something of a second home for him".Beard joined the group after ZZ Top released its first single Salt Lick and later brought on Hill as its bassist, according to Rolling Stone.Serving as the band's rhythmic force on drums, he anchored hits such as La Grange, Tush and Cheap Sunglasses, Rolling Stone said.He became known as The Man With No Beard - despite his surname - because he was the only member of the Houston ensemble who didn't sport the lengthy facial hair the band became known for, the band has said.The group's famous 1984 album Eliminator featured the hits Gimme All Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed Man and Legs. It sold more than 10m copies, was certified diamond, by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1996. The album also earned a Grammy Award nomination.