Billy Gibbons and Other Examples of Great Classic Rock Facial Hair
Billy Gibbons celebrates his birthday today (December 16.) While we could go on and on about his stellar guitar work, we could also ramble on and on about the wonder…
Billy Gibbons celebrates his birthday today (December 16.) While we could go on and on about his stellar guitar work, we could also ramble on and on about the wonder that is his beard.
In honor of Gibbons' birthday and his glorious facial hair, here’s a gallery of some of rock’s other bearded and mustachioed greats.
Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
Mark Metcalfe/Getty ImagesSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 12: Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform live on stage at Allphones Arena on March 12, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Frank Zappa
Evening Standard/Getty Images14th September 1972: American experimental rock musician and composer Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
John Oates
Sony LegacyJerry Garcia
spatuletail/Shutterstock.comLed Zeppelin
Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images16th September 1970: British rock band Led Zeppelin collect their geode awards after being voted top British group in the Melody Maker Pop Poll in London. From left to right, they are Jimmy Page, Robert Plant (who also won the Best British Singer award), and John Bonham. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)
Pete Townshend
Jack Kay/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesEnglish musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Pete Townshend of rock band The Who, UK, 27th November 1972. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen
John Minihan/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesAmerican singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, UK, 18th November 1975. (Photo by John Minihan/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
David Crosby
Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 18: David Crosby attends the Premiere Of Sony Pictures Classic's "David Crosby: Remember My Name" at Linwood Dunn Theater on July 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Freddie Mercury
Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBritish singer Freddie Mercury (1946 - 1991) of rock band Queen in concert at Leeds Football Club, UK, 29th May 1982. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
George Harrison
Keystone/Getty Images13th December 1969: George Harrison (1943 - 2001) of the Beatles at a concert in Copenhagen with Eric Clapton and Delaney and Bonnie. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
John Lennon
George Stroud/Express/Getty Images2nd April 1969: Singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of The Beatles, at a press conference at Heathrow airport on his return from honeymoon with Yoko Ono. (Photo by George Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
Ringo Starr
John Pratt/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesDrummer Ringo Starr of English rock band the Beatles during a reception at the London home of the group's manager Brian Epstein, 20th May 1967. The Beatles' song 'A Day In The Life' had recently been banned by the BBC for its references to drug-taking. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paul McCartney
Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images19th February 1971: Paul McCartney and his wife Linda (1941 - 1998) during a lunchtime adjournment of the case which he is bringing against the other members of the Beatles group and the Apple record company. (Photo by Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images)
