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 ...
Colin “Smiley” Petersen, who rose to international fame as the original drummer of the Bee Gees, has died at the age of 78. The Australian musician played a pivotal role in the early days of the pop ...
Two drummers for the Bee Gees — one during the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group’s early days of hitmaking ballads, the other during its white-hot disco superstardom — died four days apart, ...