ZZ TOP Drummer FRANK BEARD Dead At 77
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Frank Beard, ZZ TOP's drummer for the past 56 years, has died at the age of 77. He was in hospice care when he passed away on August 17 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas with family members at his side.
In early August, Beard dropped off ZZ TOP's "The Big One!" tour due to health issues, with ZZ TOP guitarist/vocalist Billy Gibbons and bassist Elwood Francis continuing to play shows with drummer Michael Monahan filling in for Beard.
The band announced it would cancel its August 18-19 shows in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs and resume the tour August 22-23 at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, "one of Frank's favorite venues and in a city that had been something of a second home for him."
Gibbons commented: "Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished."
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