Dennis Bryon has sadly died aged 76, days before his Bee Gees bandmate Colin Petersen.
The musician reportedly died on 14 November, four days before Petersen sadly passed aged 78. Dennis' death was announced by Blue Weaver, who played alongside him in the Welsh rock band Amen Corner.
A Facebook post from the musician read: "I am lost for words at the moment… Dennis has passed away. Kayte, Dennis’s wife has just called me and asked if I would let all friends and fans know. This was such a shock."
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"Dennis has been my friend, since we were in our first band together age 15. His great drumming will always Stay Alive…"
The musician is best known for his work with the Bee Gees between 1974 and 1980. Bryon and Ringo Starr are the only drummers to have five songs in the top ten Billboard chart simultaneously.
As well as the Bee Gees, Bryon also worked with Barbra Streisand, Jimi Hendrix and Kenny Rogers among many other names. He contributed to the Bee Gee's Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and also performed on their albums Mr Natural, Main Course, Children of the World and Spirits Having Flown.
Bryon played drums with the Bee Gees on all recordings, television, and tours from 1973 to 1980, as well as a whopping nine number one singles.
Dennis lived in Nashville, Tennessee during his later life and his wife Jenny sadly died from breast cancer back in 2010. He married Kayte Strong and remained so until his death.
Four days after Dennis' death, Colin Petersen also died. He was the first non-Gibb brother to join the band and played on six albums - Bee Gees' 1st, Horizontal, Idea, Odessa and Cucumber Castle.
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