The iconic Bee Gees tune 'Stayin' Alive' was huge at the time. And it's still winning new fans and filling dancefloors today.

Colin 'Smiley' Petersen has died aged 78. Petersen, who played a pivotal role during the early success of Bee Gees as the group's original drummer, passed away on November 18.

Like so many of those early pop hits by the Bee Gees, the lyrics deal in extremes and high drama. It’s not just a simple smile the narrator asks of his love, but rather an everlasting smile.

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Colin Petersen, the original drummer for the Bee Gees who also found fame as a child actor in the film "Smiley," died Monday. He was 78.

The Bee Gees family has suffered two tragedies within a matter of days. Two drummers of the pop-rock group, whose hits include "Stayin' Alive" and "How Deep is Your Love," have died. Dennis Bryon ...

Two drummers for the Bee Gees — one during the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group’s early days of hit-making ballads, the other during its white-hot disco superstardom — died four days ...

The Bee Gees went on to sell over 200 million records worldwide. News of his passing comes after Petersen, the band’s original drummer, died aged 78, his representatives confirmed.

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 ...

Dennis Bryon, 76, the Bee Gees’ drummer starting in 1973, died Thursday ... Two drummers for the Bee Gees — one during the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group’s early days of ...