{"id":601347,"date":"2023-12-16T22:45:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T19:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ac-dcs-original-drummer-colin-burgess-dead-at-77\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T22:45:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T19:45:45","slug":"ac-dcs-original-drummer-colin-burgess-dead-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ac-dcs-original-drummer-colin-burgess-dead-at-77\/","title":{"rendered":"#AC\/DC\u2019s Original Drummer, Colin Burgess, Dead at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\" wp_automatic_readability=\"129.98901501282\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nAC\/DC\u2019s original drummer, Colin Burgess, has died. He was 77.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nThe legendary rock band announced his death on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> on Saturday, writing, \u201cVery sad to hear of the passing of Colin Burgess. He was our first drummer and a very respected musician.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-4\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n\u201cH<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y memories, rock in peace Colin,\u201d the message concluded.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-6\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nThe group did not share any more details, and did not immediately respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp related-link mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-10\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nThousands of fans mourned the rocker in the comments of the band\u2019s post, sharing heartfelt messages thanking him for his contributions to the Australian rock group.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-12\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n\u201cRest in power, Colin Burgess. Your thunderous beats paved the way for generations of rockers to come,\u201d one fan commented. \u201cYou&#8217;ll always be remembered as the heartbeat of AC\/DC&#8217;s early years.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-14\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nAnother credited him for being \u201cpart of a generation of great musicians that kicked off the music industry in Australia.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-16-iframe\" class=\"mntl-sc-block-embed--iframe lazyload\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" title=\"AC\/DC post\" data-expand=\"300\" data-src=\"\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FC05uBvUgf_v%2F&amp;id=mntl-sc-block_1-0-16-iframe&amp;options=e30%3D&amp;docId=8417159\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block-embed--instagram mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-embed mntl-sc-block-embed --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-18\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nAC\/DC first formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1973, and Burgess was part of its original lineup along with brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young, bassist Larry Van Kriedt and lead singer Dave Evans, per <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/drummagazine.com\/acdc-drummer\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>DRUM! Magazine<\/em><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp related-link mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-22\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nAccording to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/colin-burgess-dead-acdc-original-drummer-dies-obituary-1235560417\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>, Burgess was dismissed from the band because of alleged drunken behavior onstage in 1974. His dismissal came just four months after he joined \u2014 and two years before the group released their debut album, <em>High Voltage<\/em>, to an international audience.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-24\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nBurgess did, however, drum on the band\u2019s debut single \u201cCan I Sit Next to You, Girl,\u201d per <em>Billboard<\/em>. (The track was rerecorded for the band\u2019s sophomore album <em>T.N.T. <\/em>sans Burgess.)\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-26\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nFollowing his dismissal, the late drummer was replaced by Phil Rudd, but he reunited with the group to play a handful of shows in 1975 after Rudd suffered a hand injury, per <em>Billboard<\/em>.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-28\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-30\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nPrior to his stint with the \u201cThunderstruck\u201d rockers, Burgess drummed for another Australian band, The Masters Apprentices, who charted with several hits in the 1960s and early 1970s, per <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/12\/colin-burgess-dies-dead-acdc-drummer-rock-1235670263\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-32\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nAfter his time in AC\/DC, Burgess drummed in several bands, including His Majesty, Good Time Charlie and Dead Singer Band, per <em>Billboard<\/em>.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-34\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nWhile he is not one of the AC\/DC members in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockhall.com\/inductees\/acdc\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> (Rudd, Angus, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams), Burgess was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame for his contributions to The Masters Apprentices, per <em>Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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He was 77. The legendary rock band announced his death on social media on Saturday, writing, \u201cVery sad to hear of the passing of Colin Burgess. He was our first drummer and a very respected musician.\u201d \u201cHappy memories, rock in peace Colin,\u201d the message concluded. 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