ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Leaves Tour

ZZ Top's Frank Beard Announces Leave of Absence Due to ‘Health Issue'
Beard will be replaced by "fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas" during his absence.
ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Leaves Tour To Focus On “Health Issue”
John Douglas, a longtime tech member of the Texas boogie band, will man the drum kit in the interim. He played with ZZ Top back in 2002 when Beard underwent an emergency appendectomy in Paris. The band’s Elevation Tour kicked off March 5 in Alabama and is slated to run through April 12 in Arkansas.
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard takes leave from Elevation Tour due to health issue, John Douglas steps in
Frank Beard steps away from ZZ Top's tour for a health procedure. John Douglas will temporarily take over on drums.
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Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis, presently on the Elevation tour since March 5, have engaged fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas, for the interim.
ZZ Top's Frank Beard Stepping Away From Band's Tour Due to ‘Health Issue'
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Rock legend stepping away from band mid-tour due to a health issue
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the legendary rock group ZZ top, has stepped away from the current tour due to a “health issue,” according to reports. No further details were provided about what that issue might be. The band released a statement on social media.
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ZZ Top drummer and co-founder Frank Beard has stepped aside from the band temporarily due to unspecified health issues.
ZZ Top's Frank Beard take leave due to 'health issue'
"Shelter Music Group, ZZ Top's management, has announced the band's drummer, Mr Frank Beard, has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend to a health issue requiring his focus in the near term," a social media post from the band read.
ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Taking Leave of Absence Due to Health Issue
ZZ Top’s longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is stepping away from the band "to attend a health issue." John Douglas has been tapped has his temporary replacement.
Rock star drops out of iconic band’s tour due to 'health procedure'
Frank Beard, drummer of ZZ Top, had to take time off from touring to focus on his health. The band posted a statement that revealed John Douglas will be replacing Frank
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