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Colin Petersen Dies: Bee Gees’ Original Drummer On Many Classic Hits Was 78
Colin Petersen, the original Bee Gees drummer who played on their classic 1960s songs including "Massachusetts" and "I Started a Joke," died November 18 at 78.
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. His death was confirmed in a Facebook post by his current band Best of The Bee Gees, which reads: “It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our dear friend Colin ‘Smiley’ Petersen. Horizontal was released in early 1968 and went Top 20 on both sides of the pond and in Australia, featuring the first of two UK chart-topper singles during Petersen’s tenure in “Massachusetts.” The group’s next LP came later that year.
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