What is Colin Petersen?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Colin Petersen | image = Colin Petersen (cropped).jpg | caption = Petersen in 1967 | image_size = | birth_name = Frederick Colin Petersen | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1946|3|24}} | birth_place = [[Kingaroy]], [[Queensland]], Australia | death_date ={{Death date and age|df=yes|2024|11|18|1946|3|24}} | instrument = {{hlist|Drums|piano|guitar}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer|actor}} | years_active = 1964–2024 | label = {{hlist|[[Spin Records (Australian label)|Spin]]|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]|[[Atco Records|Atco]]|[[Parlophone Records|Parlophone]]}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Steve & The Board]]|[[Bee Gees]]|[[Humpy Bong]]}} | spouse = {{marriage|Joanne Newfield|1 June 1968}} | website = }} '''Frederick Colin Petersen''' (24 March 1946 – 18 November 2024) was an Australian drummer, record producer and former child actor. He played as a member of the bands [[Steve and the Board]], the [[Bee Gees]] and [[Humpy Bong]]. In August 1969, Peterson left the Bee Gees and he was replaced by drummer [[Terry Cox]] to record the songs for their 1970 album ''[[Cucumber Castle]]''. His scenes from the movie [[ Cucumber Castle (movie) |of the same name]] were cut. ==Death== Petersen died on 18 November 2024 from problems caused by a fall at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/colin-petersen-bee-gees-dies/|title=Colin ‘Smiley’ Petersen: Bee Gees Drummer Dies at 78|publisher=The Strange Brew|accessdate=18 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/arts/music/bee-gees-drummers-dead.html|title=Two Bee Gees Drummers Die Within Four Days|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 18, 2024|accessdate=November 19, 2024}}</ref> ==Discography== ===With the Bee Gees=== *''[[Spicks and Specks (album)|Spicks and Specks]]'' (1966)