Original Bee Gees drummer Colin “Smiley” Petersen has died. He was 78. Petersen’s death was announced by the Best of the Bee Gees Facebook page on Monday. “It is with a heavy heart we announce the ...

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Former Bee Gees drummers Colin “Smiley” Petersen and Dennis Bryon, who played with the quintessential disco group in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively, have died within days of each other. The death ...

Colin Petersen, the original Bee Gees drummer who played on such classic 1960s tracks as “I Started a Joke,” “To Love Somebody” and “I Just Gotta Get a Message to You,” died Monday. He was 78. His ...

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Colin “Smiley” Petersen, 78, was the group’s original drummer, and Dennis Bryon, 76, played during the band’s disco heyday. By Sara Ruberg Two drummers for the Bee Gees — one during the long-running ...

After the release of their era-defining soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees were on the top of the world. Their ...

Drummers from the Bee Gees' two signature periods have passed away within four days of one another: Disco-era contributor Dennis Bryon, 76, died on Nov. 14 and original member Colin Petersen, 78, ...

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Colin Petersen, the original drummer for the Bee Gees, died Monday, Fox News Digital confirmed. He was 78. The news of his death was "sadly" confirmed by Evan Webster of Best of the Bee Gees, a ...

The Best of the Bee Gees announced the drummer's death on Monday, Nov. 18 Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Colin 'Smiley' Petersen, best known as the original drummer of Bee Gees, has died. He was 78.