Dennis Byron dies as Bee Gees star is second bandmate tragedy in a week

Musician Dennis Byron, who played with the Bee Gees betwixt 1973 to 1981 died astatine his location successful Nashville connected November 14 - conscionable 4 days earlier the decease of Colin 'Smiley' Petersen

Dennis Bryon has died astatine the property of 76.

His decease marks the 2nd Bee Gees drummer to walk distant successful the past week. The instrumentalist played alongside the set betwixt 1973 to 1981 and died successful Nashville connected Thursday, November 14.

His decease came conscionable 4 days earlier the decease of Colin 'Smiley' Petersen who died astatine the property of 78. Dennis' passing was announced by chap instrumentalist Blue Weaver, who played with him successful the Welsh Rock radical Amen Corner.

On Facebook, helium announced: "I americium mislaid for words astatine the moment… Dennis has passed away. Kayte, Dennis’s woman has conscionable called maine and asked if I would fto each friends and fans know. This was specified a shock. Dennis has been my friend, since we were successful our archetypal set unneurotic property 15. His large drumming volition ever Stay Alive."

Andy Fairweather Low confirmed the bittersweet news. In 2003, founding subordinate of Bee Gees, Maurice Gibb passed away. Nine years later, his member Robin died.

On Tuesday, the Best of Bee Gees announced Colin's decease successful a connection which read: "It is with a dense bosom we denote the passing of our beloved person Colin 'Smiley' Petersen. He enriched our lives and bound our radical with love, attraction and respect. Not definite however we tin spell connected without his glowing grin and heavy friendship. We emotion you Col. Rest successful Peace."

Petersen was the archetypal drummer for the iconic band and played a immense portion successful the group's aboriginal success. Among immoderate of the classical tunes helium was a contributor to included To Love Somebody and Words. His clip with the radical included the hugely groundbreaking medium Bee Gees' 1st.

The prima began his vocation arsenic a child actor and featured connected classical Australian film, Smiley. It was this engagement that helped him get his nickname 'Smiley'.

In a 2022 interrogation with Jason Barnard connected The Strange Brew Podcast, Petersen opened up astir his clip with the Bee Gees. He explained however the set had a definite originative process and revealed his unsocial benignant of drumming. He said: "We'd often spell into the workplace without a song, which gave maine the accidental to experimentation with tempos and rhythms.

"Those tracks had a existent spontaneity due to the fact that we worked connected them arsenic a group. We ne'er recorded our parts separately—it was each done together, with the orchestra coming successful later."

Speaking of his drumming ability, helium went on: "I wasn't the astir technically skilled drummer, but I deliberation that sometimes little is more. When you're limited, you person to get creative—just similar Chuck Berry, who made magic with conscionable a fewer chords. For me, it was ever astir serving the song."

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