AC/DC’s original drummer Colin Burguess has died at the age of 77 from unknown causes

Colin Burgess, original drummer of The heavy metal band AC/DC died today according to a post on social media by the British-Australian group.

“Very sad to hear of the death of Colin Burguess. He was our first drummer and a highly respected musician. Happy memories, rock in peace, Colin”, wrote the current representatives of the band consisting of Angus Young and his nephew Stevie Young (guitars), Brian Johnson (vocals), Cliff Williams (bass) and Phil Rudd (drums).

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Burguess joined AC/DC in 1973, joining the initiative of brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, singer Dave Evans and bassist Larry Van Kriedt. He was in the first success, Can I sit next to you girl (1974), and participated in the first series of concerts at the Checkers club in Sydney, Australia.

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It was released shortly after, which is why she doesn’t appear in the promotional video for that song. He was fired in February 1974 because he went on stage drunk, while he swore that someone had spiked his drink.

The Young Brothers who kept changing members when they felt they didn’t agree on the direction they wanted to take their music. But the differences between them and Burguess were not eternal. He was urgently called in to fill in for Phil Rudd (now AC/DC’s drummer) for a few weeks when he injured his hand in a brawl in September 1975.

Before AC/DC, Burguess was already the Australian group’s full-time drummer Masters apprentices (1968-1972), and in addition to this He was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 1998. Together with their brother Denny, they founded the hard rock band His Majesty. Until a few years ago, he was still playing in the Dead Singer Man tribute project dedicated to deceased Australian musicians.