ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard was dealing with ‘health issue’ that kept him off stage for nearly a year before death
Celebrity News ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard was dealing with ‘health issue’ that kept him off stage for nearly a year before death By Antoinette Bueno Published Aug. Add Page Six on Google ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard’s health was ailing for more than a year before his death on Monday. As far back as March 2005, the rock band announced on Instagram that Beard was temporarily stepping away from their Elevation tour to “attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.” “He is looking forward to a speedy recovery,” the band noted at the time.
- ▪Celebrity News ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard was dealing with ‘health issue’ that kept him off stage for nearly a year before death By Antoinette Bueno Published Aug.
- ▪Add Page Six on Google ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard’s health was ailing for more than a year before his death on Monday.
- ▪As far back as March 2005, the rock band announced on Instagram that Beard was temporarily stepping away from their Elevation tour to “attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.” “He is looking forward to a speedy recovery,
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