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By Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter December 16th, 2017
HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 03: Musician Billy Gibbons performs onstage during Global Green USA's 7th Annual Pre-Oscar Party at Avalon on March 3, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Global Green)

Today (December 16th) is Billy Gibbons’ birthday, and 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.  So, in honor of Gibbons and his glorious facial hair, here’s a gallery of some of rock’s other bearded and mustachioed greats.

 

Frank Zappa

 

John Oates

 

Jerry Garcia

Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey - 11/03/91 - Golden Gate Park (OFFICIAL)

Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey Recorded Live: 11/3/1991 - Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, CA) More Grateful Dead at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com/ Subscribe to Music Vault on YouTube: http://goo.gl/DUzpUF Personnel: Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals Bob Wier - rhythm guitar, vocals Phil Lesh - bass, vocals Vince Welnick - keyboards, vocals Bill Kruetzman - drums Mickey Hart - drums Guests John Popper - harmonica Neil Young - vocals, guitar Graham Nash - backing vocals Kris Kristofferson - backing vocals

 

The Beatles

 

 

Led Zeppelin

 

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend - Live at the Secret Policeman's Ball, June 30, 1979

00:00 "Pinball Wizard" 02:35 "Drowned" 06:51 "Won't Get Fooled Again (with John Williams)" All songs written by Pete Townshend. 1979 Secret Policeman's Ball, played at Her Majesty's Theater, London, England.

 

Bruce Springsteen

David Crosby

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu (video)

© 2008 WMG Déjà Vu (video)

 

Freddie Mercury

Queen Live Aid "Radio Ga Ga"

I know precisely where I was and who was there with me that summer day in 1985 when MTV brought us LIVE AID from London then Philadelphia. And like so many of you worldwide, the band I remember above all others was QUEEN.

 

Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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