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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

Frank Beard has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term,” ZZ Top said in a statement via their Instagram account Sunday, March 17. Elwood Francis, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform at Tons Of Rock Festival 2024Per Ole Hagen/RedfernsThe group originally formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969 and have gone on to sell 50 million records worldwide. ZZ Top returned to performing two days after Hill’s death in July 2021 and were back on the road full-time in 2023 as part of a package lineup with fellow classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd for the Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour.

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