Colin Petersen, the unique drummer for Bee Gees, has died aged 78.
Petersen joined the band in 1966 alongside brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. He carried out on their second studio album Spicks and Specks, launched that very same yr, and performed on early hits akin to To Love Any person, I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You and I Began a Joke.
Born in Kingaroy, Queensland in 1946, Petersen discovered early fame as a baby actor starring within the title position of the 1956 Australian movie Smiley. He drummed with Bee Gees till 1969, when disagreements with the band’s supervisor Robert Stigwood led him to go away and type the short-lived band Humpy Bong with singer-songwriter Jonathan Kelly and Tim Staffell.
Petersen was later changed by Geoff Bridgford, though the band quickly determined to make use of touring drummers as an alternative of full-time members, deciding on Dennis Bryon, who would drum in the course of the band’s imperial section from 1973 till 1980.
In an odd accident, Bryon can be reported to have died inside 4 days of Petersen. Regardless of not being listed as an official member of the band, he contributed percussion to their recordings together with the smash hit Saturday Evening Fever soundtrack and hits akin to How Deep Is Your Love and Extra Than a Lady.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Bryon started enjoying drums on the age of 14. In 2015 he printed the memoir You Ought to Be Dancing: My Life With the Bee Gees which captured the band’s ubiquity throughout their peak – one time, whereas flipping by radio stations throughout a drive to his Miami residence, Bryon claims to have landed on 5 that have been enjoying songs from Saturday Evening Fever album.
Each Bryon and Petersen would play with Bee Gees tribute bands in later life. The previous with the Italian Bee Gees, shaped by three Italian brothers, and the latter with the Better of the Bee Gees tribute present. Petersen was reportedly enjoying reside as just lately as final week.
Barry Gibb is the final surviving member of Bee Gees. His brother Maurice died in 2003 whereas Robin died in 2012.
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