In a grim flip of occasions, two drummers for The Bee Gees have died inside lower than every week. Dennis Bryon, who performed on lots of the group’s greatest hits, handed away on the age of 76 on November 14th. Simply days later, earlier drummer Colin “Smiley” Petersen died at 78 years previous on November 18th.
Based on The New York Instances, former Bee Gees member Blue Weaver first introduced Bryon’s demise on Fb this previous Thursday. The 2 musicians have been additionally within the UK bands Amen Nook and Honest Climate collectively.
Born in Cardiff, Wales on April 14th, 1949, Bryon began drumming as a teen and located success within the UK with Amen Nook earlier than becoming a member of the Bee Gees in 1973 — simply because the band was about to go disco.
A few of the group’s hits that includes Bryon’s percussion embrace “Stayin’ Alive,” “Evening Fever,” “Extra Than a Girl,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” and “You Ought to Be Dancing.”
Bryon is survived by his spouse, Kayte Sturdy.
In the meantime, The Instances notes that Petersen died from a fall, in keeping with Evan Webster and Sue Camilleri, fellow members of a tribute band referred to as The Better of the Bee Gees Present.
Born in Queensland, Australia, Petersen was a baby actor within the 1956 British movie Smiley. He would reconnect with the Gibb brothers a number of years later and change into The Bee Gees’ first skilled drummer.
Throughout Petersen’s tenure within the band from 1967 to 1969, he performed on hit ballads like “To Love Anyone,” “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You,” and “I Began a Joke.” After leaving The Bee Gees, he shaped a bunch referred to as Humpy Bong with Irish singer Jonathan Kelly.
Petersen is survived by his ex-wife, Joanne, and their sons, Jaime and Ben.
The Bee Gees have been shaped in Australia by Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb within the late Fifties. Barry Gibb is the final surviving Gibb brother after Maurice died in 2003 and Robin died in 2012.