ZZ Top’s longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is temporarily stepping away from the band “to attend a health issue.”
In his place, ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis have recruited longtime tech member, percussionist, and drummer John Douglas to join them on their ongoing “Elevation Tour,” which is set to run through August.
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Douglas previously filled in for Beard in ZZ Top when he underwent an emergency appendectomy in 2002.
The nature of Beard’s current health ailment was not disclosed, however a press statement says he’s “looking forward to a speedy recovery.”
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