Original Bee Gees drummer Colin “Smiley” Petersen has died. He was 78. Petersen’s death was announced by the Best of the Bee Gees Facebook page on Monday. “It is with a heavy heart we announce the ...

Bee Gees legend Colin “Smiley” Petersen died on Monday, a tribute band for the group revealed. He was 78 years old. “He ...

As one-third of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb helped lead the disco movement with the 1977 “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack, one of the best-selling albums of all time. But Gibb, 74, and his late brothers ...

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 was 78. His ...

The Bee Gees stand outside Criteria Studios in North Miami in 1978 with a platinum Cadillac they got as a gift from producer Robert Stigwood. From left: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb, and Criteria ...

Bee Gees drummer Colin “Smiley” Petersen has died, according to an Australian cover band with ties to the 78-year-old percussionist. Best of the Bee Gees performer Evan Webster told the Daily News by ...

The Best of the Bee Gees announced the drummer's death on Monday, Nov. 18 Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Colin 'Smiley' Petersen, best known as the original drummer of Bee Gees, has died. He was 78.