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As the oldest of six siblings — including brother, ZZ, who plays for UC Santa Barbara — Skyy felt a responsibility to take charge of his father’s care.

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is stepping away from the band’s Elevation tour to undergo a procedure related to his health.

“Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F. Gibbons and Elwood Francis, presently on the Elevation tour since March 5, have engaged fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas, for the interim.”

ZZ Top had a similar idea — combining guitar music with synths and programmed elements — around the same time with “Eliminator.”

And I’m sure they had a lot of old ZZ Top fans saying, “This isn’t ZZ Top anymore.”