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Billy Gibbons and Other Examples of Great 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…

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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

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Frank Zappa

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John Oates

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Jerry Garcia

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Led Zeppelin

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Pete Townshend

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English 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

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David Crosby

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Freddie Mercury

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George Harrison

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John Lennon

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Ringo Starr

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Paul McCartney

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights