AC/DC Drummer Colin Burgess Dead at 77

Colin Burgess — the unique drummer for AC/DC — has died, this in line with the heavy steel band’s Fb web page.

In a press release posted Friday night time, the long-lasting group wrote, “Very unhappy to listen to of the passing of Colin Burgess. He was our first drummer and a really revered musician. Pleased recollections, rock in peace Colin.” His reason behind demise was not disclosed.

In 1973, Burgess grew to become a member of AC/DC with sibling guitarists Angus and Malcolm Younger, singer Dave Evans and bassist Larry Van Kriedt.

Burgess did not final very lengthy after AC/DC reduce their first hit, “Can I Sit Subsequent to You Lady” and performed their first gig at Chequers nightclub in Sydney, Australia.

Inside a yr, Burgess was given the boot after the band accused him of getting wasted on stage throughout a 1974 efficiency. The drummer tried to save lots of his job by claiming somebody had spiked his drink, however his excuse fell on deaf ears.

AC/DC changed him with a variety of different drummers, together with longtime member Phil Rudd. The group even re-recorded “Can I Sit Subsequent To You Lady” with Rudd on drums.

Burgess additionally performed drums in a preferred Australian rock band known as The Masters Apprentices between 1968 to 1972. In 1988, he and the opposite members of the group had been inducted into Australia’s ARIA Corridor Of Fame.

Burgess was 77.