ZZ Top's drummer Frank Beard is taking a leave of absence from the band's Elevations Tour for an unspecified "health ...

Beard will be replaced by "fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas" during his absence ...

Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis, presently on the Elevation tour since March 5, ...

Spending decades with ZZ Top, drummer Frank Beard recently stepped away from the band's tour due to health issue.

ZZ Top have announced that longtime drummer Frank Beard has “temporarily stepped away” from the band’s current tour due to health issues. According to the band’s management, Beard’s ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is stepping away from the band's tour to manage 'a health issue requiring his focus in the near ...

Before we get underway with this week’s new selection of rock tunes, congratulations are in order for last week’s victors ...

ZZ Top’s Frank Beard is “taking time off” from the band’s ongoing tour in order to undergo a medical procedure. On Saturday, March 15, the “Sharp Dressed Man” band announced that the drummer, 75, ...

When you talk about legendary rockers ZZ Top, three B’s come to mind: Blues, beards and bad-ass guitar-driven rock and roll. It was in Houston in the waning days of 1969 that ZZ Top coalesced from the ...

John Douglas, a longtime tech member of the Texas boogie band, will man the drum kit in the interim. He played with ZZ Top ...

Beard has served as ZZ Top's drummer since 1969, when he replaced co-founder Dan Mitchell. He has performed on all 15 of the band's albums, though they have not released any new music since 2012's ...

"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 ...