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Kelly Osbourne reveals shocking 'first' she shared with one of Ozzy's famous friends

Kelly Osbourne has reflected on her time growing up at the Sunset Marquis hotel.

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Gibson has just made a forensic Custom Shop replica of Billy Gibbons’ Pearly Gates Les Paul – and if you buy one you’ll be treated to an exclusive performance from the ZZ Top frontman

This Collector's Edition replica is limited to just 30 instruments worldwide and Gibbons is launching it himself with an exclusive event on October 16 at the Gibson Garage Nashville

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Gibson recreates Billy Gibbons’ Pearly Gates Les Paul – and you’ll have to meet the ZZ Top legend in person if you want one

30 painstaking replicas are being sold exclusively through a private event at Gibson Garage Nashville

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Brian May and Billy Gibbons hook up on posthumous Steve Cropper single My Angels Are Calling

My Angels Are Calling comes from the late Steve Cropper's poignantly titled album Watching The Tide

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"I guess some of you probably know there’s a new man in town”: ZZ Top get back on the road just days after drummer Frank Beard’s death

Michael Monahan is behind the kit on their current US tour

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ZZ Top returns to the stage days after drummer Frank Beard's death

ZZ Top resumed their The Big One! Tour over the weekend just days after the death of drummer Frank Beard.

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Frank Beard obituary

Drummer with ZZ Top for more than five decades whose mastery of the ‘Texas shuffle’ was central to their sound

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ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Dies at 77: Billy Gibbons Shares Heartfelt Tribute Following Passing

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at 77. The band cancels shows but plans to continue touring in his honour, with tributes pouring in from fans and musicians.

International Business Times UK

Billy Gibbons vows ZZ Top will continue performing, following drummer Frank Beard's death

Gibbons confirmed that, as per Beard's wishes, the band is going to “keep on keeping on”, with a Texas show scheduled for this weekend

Guitar World

Frank Beard, ZZ Top drummer, dies aged 77: "I made him jam for eight hours straight until his tongue just fell out. By the time we stopped, we both knew we had a band"

Billy Gibbons hails "great friend and collaborator"

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'One of the most naturally innovative drummers': ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77

Beard was the rock band’s drummer for 56 years. He kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like 'Sharp Dressed Man' and 'Gimme All Your Lovin''.

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Frank Beard Died in Hospice After Leaving ZZ Top Tour: Will the Band Continue Without Him?

Frank Beard, ZZ Top's drummer for over 50 years, has died at 77. Despite his passing, the band plans to continue touring, honouring Beard's wishes.

International Business Times UK

Frank Beard was the enigma at the heart of ZZ Top. "I never wanted to quit ZZ Top. And I never wanted to get fired"

Frank Beard was cool, calm and collected - but ZZ Top’s human metronome had his dark times

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ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Dies Aged 77 Prompting Heartbreaking Final Tribute From Bandmates

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, the unflashy rhythmic engine behind the Texas rock trio for more than five decades, has died aged 77 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas.

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dead at 77

The ZZ Top drummer sat out recent shows due to health issues

Evening Standard

ZZ Top star Frank Beard hailed as ‘innovative drummer’ after death aged 77

Beard was famed for his role in the rock group.

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77.

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Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77

Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top, has died at 77

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"I wanted to get Jeff Beck in the band. Then I wanted to get Keith Moon. I went for the big time." George Thorogood is at peace with not being Bob Seger or Steve Miller

George Thorogood turned barroom blues into arena rock, traded licks with greats, and missed out on dates with the Stones when commitments got in the way... and he's done it all his own way

Guitar World

“Years later, he saw me playing it and he was mad at me. He said I took advantage of him. I was like, ‘You were gonna throw it away…’”: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy on his greatest gear bargains –and why Billy Gibbons now owns his two of them

The Wilco guitarist discusses his best gear finds and why he has his mom to thank for some of them

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ZZ Top's 'insurmountable obstacles' force last-minute Hollywood Bowl cancellation

Fans were left stunned after the veteran rock band called off its Los Angeles concert just hours before taking to the stage, with no further explanation beyond "unforeseen personnel matters".

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“I gave Eddie Van Halen the parts, and the next time I saw the guitar he had used a spray can to paint it white with black stripes”: How Charvel spawned a custom shop revolution – and became the premier guitar maker in the age of shredders

Wayne Charvel's namesake brand started life as a small parts and repair facility and ended up building guitars played by the biggest virtuosos on the planet

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Remembering Wayne Charvel, the visionary luthier and Superstrat pioneer who built guitars for Deep Purple, ZZ Top and Eddie Van Halen – and started the hot-rod revolution that changed the world

The Charvel founder and legendary custom builder for guitar's biggest names has died, aged 85

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“I don’t belong on TV, I should be in a circus!”: How ZZ Top’s Afterburner continued one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s

ZZ Top hit big with Eliminator. So they repeated the formula with Afterburner

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“As for the lyrics, it’s not exactly Bob Dylan. But it felt good from a musician standpoint”: How a half-live album, a monster hit and a travelling zoo helped three Texas icons play to 1.2 million people

Buffalo, buzzards and Tush? ZZ Top’s Fandango album saw the Little Ol’ Band From Texas go nationwide

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