The musician was 77 years old. Colin Burgess only stayed in the band for a year – he was kicked out in a scandal for allegedly appearing on stage drunk.
Colin Burgess, the original drummer of Australian rock band AC/DC, has died at the age of 77. The band released a statement: “So sad to hear of the passing of Colin Burgess. He was our original drummer and a highly respected musician.” The Daily Mail writes about this.
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Formed in 1973 by the Young brothers Malcolm and Angus, the legendary band’s original members included vocalist Dave Evans, bassist Larry Van Kreedt and drummer Colin Burgess.
The founders’ sister, Margaret, suggested the name “AC/DC” (short for alternating current/direct current) after seeing it on a sewing machine and persuaded Angus, who hated school, to perform at school. format.
Their biggest song worldwide was Highway to Hell, which peaked at number 17 in the US and number eight in the UK.
Other successful albums included “Back in Black” and “For That About to Rock We Salute You”. AC/DC has sold more than 200 million albums.
However, Colin only stayed in the band for one year; He was accused of appearing on stage drunk and was fired. He later claimed someone had spiked his alcohol.
He was replaced by several drummers before Phil Rudd joined the band in 1975. Phil played for seven years before returning to the band in 1994 and for nine years in 2018.
Colin briefly returned to AC/DC, replacing Phil after he suffered an ankle injury.
Years later, Colin was at The Music Factory club in London on the night the band’s frontman Bon Scott died in February 1980.
He was one of the last people to speak to him before he left the club. Bon died tragically at the age of 33. Bon drank too much and was sent to sleep in a friend’s car. In the morning, the vocalist was found dead, and the coroner determined the cause of death as “acute alcohol poisoning.”
Colin was also the drummer for the band Masters Apprentices and performed with his brother Danny in The Burgess Brothers, who renamed themselves Burgess Burgess in 2014.
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