Bee Gees' disco drummer Dennis Bryon dies at the age of 76
20 November 2024, 11:07
Dennis Bryon played on all the Bee Gees' biggest disco hits.
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Dennis Bryon, the drummer of the Bee Gees for their imperial disco phase, has died at the age of 76.
News of his passing was broken last week (November 14) by fellow Welsh musician Blue Weaver, who played with Dennis in both Amen Corner and the Bee Gees.
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"I am lost for words at the moment…" said Blue on Facebook.
"Dennis has passed away. Kayte, Dennis’s wife has just called me and asked if I would let all friends and fans know."
He added: "This was such a shock. Dennis has been my friend, since we were in our first band together age 15. His great drumming will always Stay Alive…"
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Born in Cardiff in 1949, Bryon was a member of the Andy Fairweather Low-fronted Amen Corner, before he joined the Bee Gees.
He was invited to join the band by guitarist Alan Kendall and played with the group as studio and live player from 1973 to 1980, their most successful period.
Bryon played on four studio albums, a live recording and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, and his drumming can be heard on the hit singles 'You Should Be Dancing', 'How Deep Is Your Love', 'Stayin' Alive', 'If I Can't Have You', 'Night Fever', 'Tragedy' and many others.
The news emerges at the same time as the death of another Bee Gees drummer, Colin Peterson.
Petersen had performed with a number of bands before sitting in with the Bee Gees in Australia. He travelled to the UK before the Gibbs brothers but reunited with them when they arrived in England.
An equal partner in the band, he was the drummer on their first four albums – Bee Gees' 1st, Horizontal, Idea and Odessa – before being axed during the recording of Cucumber Castle.
