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Bee Gees star dies four days before the death of band's drummer Colin Petersen

The band’s original drummer, Colin ‘Smiley’ Petersen, died aged 78

Evening Standard

Bee Gees drummer Dennis Bryon died four days apart from original sticksman Colin Petersen

Former Bee Gees drummer Dennis Bryon passed away on November 14, at the age of 75.

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Second Bee Gees drummer dies days after Colin Petersen

Dennis Bryon played with band between 1974 and 1980

The Independent UK

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Two Bee Gees drummers die within days of one another

The band’s original drummer, Colin Petersen, died four days before Dennis Bryon, who played throughout their imperial Saturday Night Fever phase

The Guardian - UK

Original Bee Gees star Colin Petersen dies at 78

The band’s original drummer died on Monday.

Evening Standard

Colin Petersen death: Original Bee Gees star dies aged 78

The band’s original drummer contributed to a number of hits including ‘To Love Somebody’ and ‘I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You’

The Independent UK

"Leslie said to the audience 'There’s a technical hitch,' and he touched the microphone and the guitar. And that was it": The tragic story of Stone The Crows, Scotland's great lost band

With musical talent to spare and Led Zeppelin’s manager behind them, Stone The Crows should have been a success story. Instead it’s one of tragic death and unfulfilled potential

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Ridley Scott to direct highly anticipated Bee Gees biopic film

Paramount Pictures is set to release a highly anticipated biopic on the iconic Bee Gees, potentially directed by Ridley Scott.

Top News

Ridley Scott set to direct Bee Gees biopic

Fresh from filming Gladiator 2, the British director is being lined up for a project about the Stayin’ Alive singers, produced by the company that made Bohemian Rhapsody

The Guardian - UK

Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley review – very high and mighty

The author and musician’s engaging biography of the Gibb brothers explores their idiosyncrasies as well as musical brilliance

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Windsor's wild love life - criminal ex-husband, Kray twin romp, and Sid affair

Dame Barbara Windsor had a fascinating love life over the years, between her gangster boyfriends, three husbands, a lengthy affair, and crushes on her EastEnders co-stars

Daily Mirror

The feelin’ was right: how the Bee Gees ruled late 70s pop

Their Saturday Night Fever soundtrack commanded the charts, but beyond that, notes Bob Stanley in an extract from his new book, their golden touch was audible everywhere from Grease to Sesame Street

The Guardian - UK

Tipping Point viewers call out host Ben Shephard over Bee Gees question blunder

ITV's Tipping Point aired a question about the Bee Gees, and host Ben Shephard's mistake left viewers stunned and questioning his comments

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