Original AC/DC drummer Colin Burgess has died at 77. The Australian helped form the group in 1973 The Associated Press | Makemetechie.com Summary
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- Australian drummer Colin Burgess, an original member of the hard rock band AC/DC in the early 1970s, has died, the band confirmed on its social media accounts..
- Burgess was recruited in November 1973 to help form AC/DC with Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar and his brother Angus on lead guitar, lead vocalist Dave Evans and bassist Larry Van Kriedt..
- “Very sad to hear of the passing of Colin Burgess,” says an unsigned post on the band’s official Facebook page late Friday..
- The band fired Burgess in February 1974, accusing him of being drunk on stage, and he later said someone had spiked his drink..
- Happy memories, rock in peace Colin.”No cause of death was given..
- He was followed by a succession of drummers and filled in for one for a few months in 1975..
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