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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard steps away from tour due to 'health issue'

ZZ Top has announced that drummer Frank Beard will be stepping away from their ongoing Elevation tour due to an undisclosed 'health issue': 'Looking forward to a speedy recovery.'

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment. The “Sharp Dressed Man” performers revealed in an Instagram statement on Sunday that Beard, 75, will be stepping away from the band’s ongoing Elevation tour to undergo a health procedure. “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 a health issue requiring his focus in the near term,” their statement read.

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