ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard was dealing with ‘health issue’ that kept him off stage for nearly a year before death

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. He was noticeably absent for the band’s The Big One! tour, which started in March, and fans on Reddit noted in May that he hadn’t appeared onstage. ZZ Top later made headlines when they...