Fans Mourn Rock Icon Who Discovered the Bee Gees, Dead at 89 - ‘you gave us the best of you’ originally appeared on Parade. Down under he was the first homegrown sensation to rise to the top. Now fans ...

Image: Getty Images Colin Petersen was a child star in film in the 50s and was formative for a pioneering phase of the Australian band Bee Gees in the 60s. Now the drummer has died at the age of 78.

Colin ‘Smiley’ Petersen, the Bee Gees’ original drummer, has died at the age of 78, leaving only one member of the original group living. The Best of the Bee Gees Facebook page announced his passing ...