ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Taking Leave of Absence

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard steps away from the band to deal with a ‘health procedure’
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is stepping away from the band's tour to manage 'a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.' John Douglas will step up.
ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Taking Leave of Absence During Elevations Tour for 'Health Procedure'
ZZ Top's drummer Frank Beard is taking a leave of absence from the band's Elevations Tour for an unspecified "health procedure."
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard leaves tour to address 'health issue'
ZZ Top's official Instagram account announced that Frank Beard, 75, will be stepping away from their Elevation Tour to tend to "a health issue."
ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Leaves Band's Tour Due to Health Reasons
ZZ Top confirmed that drummer Frank Beard has taken a leave of absence from the band's 2025 tour for health reasons. "Mr. Frank Beard has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term,
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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.
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