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L-R Maurice, Barry and Robin Gibb performing in Los Angeles, CA, c. 1996
L-R Maurice, Barry and Robin Gibb performing in Los Angeles, CA, c. Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946 is a singer songwriter and producer See also Bee Gees Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (b December 22, 1949) is a singer and songwriter Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West 1996
Background information
Genre(s) Pop
Soft Rock
Blue-eyed soul
Disco
Years active 1958–2003
Label(s) Festival, Polydor, Atco, RSO, Warner Bros., Rhino
Website Official Bee Gees.com
Former members
Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb (deceased)
Robin Gibb

The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of the 20th century. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Atco Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment. RSO Records was a Record label, formed by Rock and roll and Musical theatre impresario Robert Stigwood in 1973 Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946 is a singer songwriter and producer Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter See also Bee Gees Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (b December 22, 1949) is a singer and songwriter Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946 is a singer songwriter and producer See also Bee Gees Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (b December 22, 1949) is a singer and songwriter Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England and moved to Brisbane, Australia during their childhood years, where they began their musical careers. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Their worldwide success came when they returned to England and signed with producer Robert Stigwood. Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian -born Impresario and entertainment entrepreneur

The multiple Grammy Award-winning group was successful for most of its forty years of recording music, but it had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a harmonic "soft rock" act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as the foremost stars of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define

No matter the style, the Bee Gees sang tight three-part harmonies that were instantly recognizable; as brothers, their voices blended perfectly, in the same way that The Everly Brothers' did. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Barry sang lead on many songs, and an R&B falsetto introduced in the disco years; Robin provided the clear vibrato lead that was a hallmark of their pre-disco music; Maurice sang high and low harmonies throughout their career. The term falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false refers to the Vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the Modal voice register and Vibrato is a musical effect produced in singing and on musical instruments by a regular pulsating change of pitch, and is used to add expression and vocal-like qualities to The three brothers co-wrote most of their hits, and they said that they felt like they became 'one person' when they were writing. The group's name was retired after Maurice died in January 2003.

The Bee Gees were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; fittingly, the presenter of the award to "Britain's first family of harmony"[1] was Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys, America's first family of rock harmony. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture

It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' record sales total more than 220 million, easily making them one of the best-selling music artists of all-time. When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced The above figure in record sales does not include record sales for artists for whom they have written and with whom they have collaborated. Their 1997 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame citation says "Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, [2]

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History

Early years

The family returned to father Hugh Gibb's home town of Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, England, in the early 1950s where the boys began to sing in harmony. Chorlton-cum-Hardy is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, North West England, known locally as Chorlton. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland On one occasion, the boys were going to lip sync to a record in the local Gaumont cinema (as other children had done on previous weeks), but as they were running to get there Maurice dropped the record and it broke. Lip-sync or Lip-synch (short for lip Synchronization) is a technical term for matching lip movements with voice Now having no record, the brothers sung live and received such a positive response from the audience that they decided to pursue a singing career.

In 1958, the Gibb family, including infant brother Andy (born 5 March 1958 in Manchester, England), emigrated to Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. Andy Gibb ( Manchester, 5 March 1958 – Oxford, 10 March 1988 was an English Singer and Teen idol, and the youngest brother Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland   Redcliffe City is a municipal location north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The still very young brothers began performing where they could to raise pocket change. First called the Rattlesnakes, later Wee Johnny Hayes & the Bluecats, they were introduced to radio DJ Bill Gates by racetrack promoter Bill Goode (who saw them perform at Brisbane's Speedway Circuit). Gates renamed them the "Bee Gees" after his and Goode's initials – thus the name was not specifically a reference to "Brothers Gibb", despite popular belief. [3][4]

By 1960, the Bee Gees were featured on television shows, and in the next few years began working regularly at resorts on the Queensland coast. Barry drew the attention of Australian star Col Joye for his songwriting, and Joye helped the boys get a record deal with Festival Records in 1963 under the name "Bee Gees. Colin Frederick Jacobsen AM (born 13 April 1936 in Sydney, New South Wales) better known as Col Joye, is an Australian Festival Mushroom Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005 " The three released two or three singles a year, while Barry supplied additional songs to other Australian artists.

A minor hit in 1965, "Wine and Women," led to the group's first LP The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs. The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the Bee Gees debut LP (1967's Bee Gees' 1st was the international By late 1966, the family decided to return to England, and seek their musical fortunes there. They were not confident, however, of success in England as Barry told a friend, Steven Spence, later of Lloyds World, that they would be back next year. While at sea in January, 1967, they heard that "Spicks and Specks", a song they had recorded in 1966, had gone to #1 in Australia. " Spicks and Specks " is a song by The Bee Gees (chart positions #1 (Australia #28 (Germany #2 (Netherlands

Late 60s - First International Fame

Before their departure from Australia to their native England, Hugh Gibb sent demos to Brian Epstein who managed The Beatles and was director of NEMS, a British music store and promoter. NEMS Enterprises defaults here For the Latin American record label see NEMS Enterprises (label. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Brian Epstein had given the demo tapes to Robert Stigwood who recently joined NEMS. Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian -born Impresario and entertainment entrepreneur After an audition with Stigwood in February 1967, The Bee Gees were signed to a five-year contract where Polydor Records would be the Bee Gees' record label in the UK and ATCO Records would be the U. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. S. distributor. Work quickly began on their first international LP and Robert Stigwood launched a huge promotion to coincide with their first album.

Stigwood proclaimed that The Bee Gees were "The Most Significant New Talent Of 1967" and thus began the immediate comparison to The Beatles. Their first British single, "New York Mining Disaster 1941," was issued to radio station DJs with a blank white label with only the song title. " New York Mining Disaster 1941 " was the first song to be released by the Bee Gees in America, and their first song to hit the charts in the US or UK Many DJs immediately assumed this was a new Beatles single and started playing the song in heavy rotation. This helped the song climb into the Top 20 in both the UK and the U. S. Only later did they realize that it was not The Beatles but in fact The Bee Gees, when their second single was released, "To Love Somebody" and again climbed into the Top 20 in the U. " To Love Somebody " is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP Bee Gees 1st. S. Originally written for Otis Redding, "To Love Somebody" was a soulful ballad sung by Barry, which has now become a pop standard covered by hundreds of artists such as Rod Stewart, Janis Joplin, The Animals, Nina Simone, and Michael Bolton just to name a few. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her Stage name Nina Simone ( IPA: ninɐ sʌmɞnɑ (February 21 1933 – April 21 2003 was a fifteen-time Michael Bolton (born Michael Bolotin on February 26, 1953) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for his Soft rock Another single, "Holiday" was released in the U. " Holiday " is a song by the Bee Gees. The song is considered to be eerie due to the interesting yet creepy tune and strong organ presence S. and peaked at #16. The parent album, the erroneously titled Bee Gees 1st peaked at #7 in the U. Bee Gees' 1st is the debut album for the Polydor (USA ATCO) label by The Bee Gees, released in July 1967 (see 1967 in music) S. and #8 in the UK.

Following the success of Bee Gees 1st, the band, (which now consisted of Barry on rhythm guitar, Maurice on bass, Vince Melouney on lead guitar and Colin Petersen on drums) began work on their second album. Vince Melouney (aka Vince Maloney born August 18, 1945 in Sydney, Australia was a founding member of Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, playing with the band Colin Petersen (born 24 March 1946, Kingaroy Queensland, Australia) is a former child actor and rock drummer Released in late 1967, Horizontal repeated the success of their first album, which contained the #1 UK (#11 U. Horizontal is the Bee Gees ' second Album. It was released in early 1968 and included the international hit singles "Massachusetts" and "World" S. ) single "Massachusetts" and the #7 UK single "World". " Massachusetts " is a song written recorded and released by the Bee Gees in 1967 and later appearing on their 1968 Album, " World " is the second UK single from the Bee Gees second album Horizontal, released in 1967 in the United Kingdom. The sound of the album Horizontal had a more rock sound than their previous release, though ballads like "And The Sun Will Shine" and "Really And Sincerely" are standouts. Horizontal made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at #12 in the U. S. and #16 in the UK. To promote the album, The Bee Gees made their first appearances in America playing live concerts and television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show and Laugh In. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, Here Comes The Judge redirects here for the 1968 song see Shorty Long.

Two more singles followed in early 1968, the ballad Words (#15 U. " Words " is a Song written and sung by the Bee Gees, released in 1968 S. , #8 UK) and the double A-sided single Jumbo b/w The Singer Sang His Song. Following a string of Top 20 singles on both sides of the Atlantic The Bee Gees released the odd single Jumbo b/w The Singer Sang His Song. Following a string of Top 20 singles on both sides of the Atlantic The Bee Gees released the odd single Jumbo b/w The Singer Sang His Song. "Jumbo" was the Bee Gees least successful single to date only reaching #57 in the U. S. , but managing to climb to #25 in the UK. The Bee Gees felt that "The Singer Sang His Song" was the stronger of the two and in fact reached #3 in The Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The year 1968 saw The Bee Gees reach the American Top Ten with the singles I've Gotta Get a Message to You (#8 U. " I've Gotta Get a Message to You " is a song recorded by the Bee Gees in 1968, which became their second #1 single on the UK Singles Chart, and S. , #1 UK) and I Started A Joke (#6 U. " I Started a Joke " is a 1968 Song by the Bee Gees from their album ''Idea'', which was released in September of that year S. ) which were culled from the band's third album Idea, which was another Top 20 album in the U. Idea is the Bee Gees ' third album on the ATCO label released in August 1968 (see 1968 in music) S. (#17) and the UK (#4). Following the tour and TV special to promote "Idea", Vince Melouney left the group feeling that he wanted to play more of a blues style music than the Gibbs were writing. Melouney did achieve one feat while with the Bee Gees, as his composition "Such A Shame" (from Idea) is the only song, on any Bee Gees album, not written by a Gibb brother.

By 1969, the cracks began to show within the group as Robin began to feel that Stigwood had been favoring Barry as the leader of the group. They began to record their next album, which was to be a concept album called "Masterpeace", which evolved into the double-album Odessa. Odessa is the Bee Gees ' fourth album released as a double LP in 1969 Most rock critics feel this is the best Bee Gees album of the 60's, with its progressive rock feel on the title track and along side other genres on music as heard on "Marley Purt Drive" and "Give Your Best", both country-flavored tunes, and signature ballads such as "Melody Fair" and First Of May, which became the only single from the album. For the first day in may see May 1 " First of May " is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, released as a single from their Robin, feeling that the flipside, "Lamplight" should have been the A-Side, quit the group in mid-1969 and launched a solo career, which saw brief success in Europe with the #2 hit "Saved By The Bell" and the album Robin's Reign. Barry and Maurice continued as The Bee Gees, even recruiting their sister Leslie to appear with them on stage.

The first of many Bee Gees compilations, Best of Bee Gees was released featuring the non-LP singles Words and the new single Tomorrow, Tomorrow which was a moderate hit in the UK reaching #23, but stalling at #54 in the U. Best of Bee Gees is the first compilation album of international hits by the Bee Gees. " Words " is a Song written and sung by the Bee Gees, released in 1968 XO is the name of the fourth album recorded by American Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. S. The album itself sold very well and reached the Top Ten in both the U. S. and the UK.

While Robin was off on his own, Barry, Maurice, and Colin continued on as The Bee Gees, recording their next album, Cucumber Castle. Cucumber Castle is the Bee Gees ' seventh album released in 1970 There was also a TV special filmed to accompany the album, which was aired on the BBC in 1971. Colin Petersen played drums on the tracks recorded for the album, but was fired from the group after filming began and his parts were edited out of the final cut of the film. The leadoff single, Don't Forget to Remember was a big hit in the UK reaching #2, but was a disappointment in the U. For Carrie Underwood's song see Don't Forget to Remember Me. For the album by Puressence see Don't Forget to Remember (album. S. , only reaching #73. The next 2 singles, (I. O. I. O and If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else) barely scraped the charts, and following the release of the album, Barry and Maurice parted ways and it seemed that The Bee Gees were finished. Barry recorded a solo album which never saw official release, though a single, "I'll Kiss Your Memory" was released without much interest. Maurice also recorded during this time, released the single "Railroad", and starred in the West End musical "Sing A Rude Song". West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland"

Early 1970s

The three brothers reunited in the later part of 1970, with many songs about heartache and loneliness. Although they had lost traction on the British charts, the Bee Gees hit #3 in America with "Lonely Days" (from the reunion LP 2 Years On) and had their first U. "Lonely Days" is also a song on The Beach Boys album Hawthorne CA. 2 Years On is the Bee Gees ' sixth album released in December 1970 S. #1 with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" (from Trafalgar). Trafalgar is the Bee Gees ' seventh album released in September 1971 The trio's talents were included in the soundtrack for the 1971 film Melody as they performed several songs for the title. Melody (aka SWALK or Sealed With A Loving Kiss) is a British film released in 1971. In 1972, they hit #16 with "Run to Me" from the LP To Whom It May Concern; the single also returned them to the British top ten for the first time in three years. To Whom It May Concern is the Bee Gees ' eighth album released in October 1972

By 1973, however, the Bee Gees were in a rut. The album, Life in a Tin Can, and its lead-off single, "Saw a New Morning," sold poorly with the single peaking at #94. Life in a Tin Can is the Bee Gees ' ninth album released in January 1973 This was followed by an unreleased album (known as A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants). A second compilation album, Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 was released in 1973, though it did not repeat the success of Volume 1. Best of Bee Gees Volume 2 is a compilation album of hits by the Bee Gees. Best of Bee Gees is the first compilation album of international hits by the Bee Gees.

On the advice of Ahmet Ertegün of their U. Ahmet Ertegün ( July 31, 1923 &ndash December 14, 2006) was the Turkish American co-founder and executive of Atlantic S. label Atlantic Records, Stigwood arranged for the group to record with famed soul music producer Arif Mardin. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Arif Mardin (Istanbul March 15, 1932 – New York June 25, 2006) was a Turkish - American Music producer The resulting LP, Mr. Natural, included few ballads and foreshadowed the R&B direction of the rest of their career. Mr Natural is the Bee Gees ' tenth album released in May 1974 But when it too failed to attract much interest, Mardin encouraged them to work with the soul music style.

The brothers attempted to assemble a live stage band that could replicate their studio sound. Lead guitarist Alan Kendall had come on board in 1971, but did not have much to do until Mr. Natural. For that album, they added drummer Dennis Bryon, and they later added ex-Strawbs keyboard player Blue Weaver, completing the late 1970s "Bee Gees band". Strawbs are a rock band founded in 1964 in England. Originally known as the Strawberry Hill Boys, they started out as a bluegrass Maurice, who had previously performed on piano, guitar, organ, mellotron, and bass guitar, as well as exotica like mandolin and Moog, now confined himself to bass onstage.

At Eric Clapton's suggestion, the brothers relocated to Miami, Florida, early in 1975 to record. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer After starting off with ballads, they eventually heeded the urging of Mardin and Stigwood and crafted more rhythmic disco songs like "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define " Jive Talkin' " is a song by the Bee Gees, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top-five on the UK singles chart " Nights on Broadway " is a song written by the Bee Gees for the Main Course album in 1975. " The latter featured Barry Gibb's first attempts at singing falsetto, in the backing vocals toward the end. The term falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false refers to the Vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the Modal voice register and The band liked the resulting new sound, and this time the public agreed, sending the LP Main Course, which became their first R&B album, up the charts. Main Course is the Bee Gees ' eleventh album released in 1975 and their last album to be released by Atlantic Records in the U Barry Gibb's falsetto would become a staple of subsequent recordings. Mardin was unable to work with the group afterwards, but the Bee Gees enlisted Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson who had worked with Mardin during the Main Course sessions. Albhy Galuten is a Grammy Award winning American Music producer, Composer, Musician, orchestrator and technology executive This production team would carry the Bee Gees through the rest of the 1970s.

The next album, Children of the World, was drenched in Barry's newfound falsetto and Blue's synthesizer disco licks. Children of the World is the Bee Gees ' twelfth album released in September 1976 Led off by the single "You Should Be Dancing," it pushed the Bee Gees to a level of stardom they had not previously achieved in the USA, though their new R&B/disco sound was not as popular with some die hard fans from the 1960s. " You Should Be Dancing " was a single by the Bee Gees, from the Children of the World album in 1976. The Bee Gees' band was now closer to a rock act, with rhythm guitar and real drums behind the falsetto.

Late 1970s: Saturday Night Fever

Following a successful live album, Here at Last… The Bee Gees… Live, The Bee Gees agreed to participate in the creation of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Sound Track is the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta It would be the turning point of their career. The cultural impact of both the film and the soundtrack was tremendous not only in the United States but also in the rest of the world, bringing the nascent disco scene into the mainstream. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define

The band's involvement in the film did not begin until post-production. As John Travolta asserted, "The Bee Gees weren't even involved in the movie in the beginning. . . I was dancing to Stevie Wonder and Boz Scaggs. "[5]

Producer Robert Stigwood commissioned the Bee Gees to create the songs for the film. They wrote the songs "virtually in a single weekend" at the Chateau D'Heuroville studio, in France. [6] Barry Gibb remembered when Stigwood and music supervisor Robert Oakes arrived and listened to the demos:

“ They flipped out and said these will be great. We still had no concept of the movie, except some kind of rough script that they'd brought with them. . . You've got to remember, we were fairly dead in the water at that point, 1975, somewhere in that zone–-the Bee Gees' sound was basically tired. We needed something new. We hadn't had a hit record in about three years. So we felt, Oh Jeez, that's it. That's our life span, like most groups in the late 60s. So, we had to find something. We didn't know what was going to happen. [7] ”

Robert Oakes, who supervised the soundtrack, asserts that Saturday Night Fever did not begin the disco craze; rather, it prolonged it. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated "Disco had run its course. These days, Fever is credited with kicking off the whole disco thing–-it really didn't. Truth is, it breathed new life into a genre that was actually dying. "[8]

Three Bee Gees singles ("How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive", and "Night Fever") reached #1 in the United States and most countries around the world, launching the most popular period of the disco era. " How Deep Is Your Love " is a song recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 " Stayin' Alive " is a song by the Bee Gees, released as a single in 1977 " Night Fever " is a Disco song written and performed by The Bee Gees. They also penned the song "If I Can't Have You" which became a #1 hit for Yvonne Elliman, while the Bee Gees own version was the B-Side of Stayin' Alive. " If I Can't Have You " is a Disco song written by Barry Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951 in Honolulu Hawaii) is an American Singer and Actress. Such was the popularity of Saturday Night Fever that two different versions of the song "More Than a Woman" received airplay, one by The Bee Gees, which was relegated as an album track, and another by Tavares, which was the hit. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is a successful American R&B, Disco, and Soul music band, composed of five The Gibb sound was inescapable. During an eight-month period beginning in the Christmas season of 1977, the brothers wrote six songs that held the #1 position on the U. S. charts for 25 of 32 consecutive weeks—three under their own name, two for brother Andy Gibb, and the Yvonne Elliman single.

Fueled by the movie's success, the album broke multiple records, becoming the highest-selling album in recording history to that point. Saturday Night Fever has since sold circa 40 million copies worldwide, making it the best selling soundtrack album of all time. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated

During this era, Barry and Robin wrote "Emotion" for Samantha Sang, who made it a Top Ten hit (the Bee Gees sang back-up vocals). Samantha Sang (born Cheryl Gray 5 August 1953, Melbourne, Australia) is a pop Singer. A year later, Barry wrote the title song to the movie version of the Broadway musical Grease for Frankie Valli to perform, which went to #1. This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Frankie Valli (born May 3, 1934 as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is an American musician most famous as frontman of The 4 Seasons. At one time, five songs written by the brothers Gibb were in the U. S. top ten at the same time. It was the first time this kind of chart dominance had been seen since April 1964, when the Beatles had all five of the top-five American singles.

In 1978, Barry Gibb became the only songwriter to have four straight number one hits in the U. S. A, breaking the John Lennon and Paul McCartney 1964 record. These songs were "Stayin' Alive", "Love Is Thicker Than Water", "Night Fever", and "If I Can't Have You".

In 1976, the Bee Gees recorded three Beatles cover songs—"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight", "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" and "Sun King" —for the transitory musical documentary All This and World War II. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Golden Slumbers " is a song by The Beatles, part of the climactic medley on their 1969 album Abbey Road. " Carry That Weight " is a song by The Beatles. Released on Abbey Road and part of the long climactic medley that closes the album it features " She Came in Through the Bathroom Window " is a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles " Sun King " is a song by The Beatles that appeared on the Abbey Road album All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War The three Bee Gees also co-starred with Peter Frampton in the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) loosely inspired by the classic 1967 Beatles album. Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is an American Musical film released in 1978. The film had been heavily promoted prior to release, and was expected to enjoy great commercial success. However, the disjointed film was savaged by the movie critics, and ignored by the public.

During this period, the Bee Gees' younger brother Andy followed his older siblings into a music career, and enjoyed considerable success. Produced by Barry, Andy Gibb's first three singles all topped the U. Andy Gibb ( Manchester, 5 March 1958 – Oxford, 10 March 1988 was an English Singer and Teen idol, and the youngest brother S. charts.

The Bee Gees' follow-up to Saturday Night Fever was the Spirits Having Flown album. Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees ' thirteenth original album released in 1979 It yielded three more #1 hits: "Too Much Heaven", "Tragedy", and "Love You Inside Out. " Too Much Heaven " is a song by the Bee Gees, which was the band's contribution to the "Music for UNICEF " fund For the song recorded by The Fleetwoods and Thomas Wayne see Tragedy (Thomas Wayne song. " Love You Inside Out " is a 1979 hit single for the Bee Gees, from their album Spirits Having Flown. " This gave the act six consecutive #1 singles in America within a year and a half (a record surpassed only by Whitney Houston). Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former "Too Much Heaven" ended up as the Bee Gees' musical contribution to the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in January 1979, a benefit organized by the Bee Gees, Robert Stigwood, and David Frost for UNICEF that was broadcast worldwide. The Music for UNICEF Concert A Gift of Song was a Benefit concert of Popular music held in the United Nations General Assembly in Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian -born Impresario and entertainment entrepreneur Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born 7 April 1939) is an English Satirist and Television presenter, famed as both a The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 The brothers donated the royalties from the song to the charity.

The Bee Gees even had a country hit in 1979 with "Rest Your Love On Me", the flip side of their pop hit "Too Much Heaven", written by Barry and made the Top 40 on the country charts. " Too Much Heaven " is a song by the Bee Gees, which was the band's contribution to the "Music for UNICEF " fund In 1981, Conway Twitty took "Rest Your Love On Me" to the top of the Country charts. Conway Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, September 1 1933; died June 5 1993) was one of the United States ' most successful In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity

The Bee Gees' overwhelming success rose and fell with the disco bubble. By the end of 1979, disco was rapidly declining in popularity, and the backlash against disco put the Bee Gees' American career in a tailspin. Radio stations around America began famously promoting "Bee Gee Free Weekends". Following their remarkable run from 1975–79, the act would have only one more top ten single in the U. S. , and that not until 1989. The Bee Gees' international popularity sustained somewhat less damage.

Barry Gibb considered the success of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack both a blessing and a curse:

“ Fever was No. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated 1 every week. . . It wasn't just like a hit album. It was No. 1 every single week for 25 weeks. It was just an amazing, crazy, extraordinary time. I remember not being able to answer the phone, and I remember people climbing over my walls. I was quite grateful when it stopped. It was too unreal. In the long run, your life is better if it's not like that on a constant basis. Nice though it was. [9] ”

1980s and 1990s

In 1981, the Bee Gees released the album Living Eyes, but with the disco backlash still running strong, the album failed to make the US top 40. Living Eyes is the Bee Gees ' fourteenth original album released in 1981 In 1983, the Bee Gees had greater success with the soundtrack to Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever. Staying Alive is the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the main character Tony Manero Cynthia Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated The soundtrack was certified platinum in the US, and included their Top 30 hit "Woman In You".

Robin and Barry Gibb released various solo albums in the 1980s but only with sporadic and moderate chart success. However, the brothers had continuing success behind the scenes, writing and producing for artists such as Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and Kenny Rogers, including Rogers' multi-million seller and U. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter S. #1 hit with Dolly Parton, "Islands in the Stream". Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress " Islands in the Stream " was a 1983 hit Country music single for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, written by the Bee Gees.

The Bee Gees released the album E.S.P. in 1987, which sold over 3 million copies. ESP is the Bee Gees ' fifteenth original album released in 1987 (see 1987 in music) The single "You Win Again" went to #1 in numerous countries, including Britain, but was a disappointment in the US, charting at #75.

In 1983, the band was sued by Chicago songwriter Ronald Selle, who claimed that the Gibb brothers stole melodic material from one of his songs, "Let It End," and used it in "How Deep Is Your Love. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. " How Deep Is Your Love " is a song recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 " At first, the Bee Gees lost the case; one juror said that a factor in the jury's decision was the Gibbs' failure to introduce expert testimony rebutting the plaintiff's expert testimony that it was "impossible" for the two songs to have been written independently. However, the verdict was overturned a few months later.

On March 10, 1988, younger brother Andy died at the age 30 as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle due to a recent viral infection. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Andy Gibb ( Manchester, 5 March 1958 – Oxford, 10 March 1988 was an English Singer and Teen idol, and the youngest brother In Medicine ( Cardiology) myocarditis is Inflammation of the Myocardium, the muscular part of the Heart. His brothers acknowledge that Andy's past drug and alcohol use probably made his heart more susceptible to the ailment. Just before Andy's death, it was decided by the group that Andy would join them, which would have made the group a four piece. The Bee Gees' following album, One (1989), featured a song dedicated to Andy, "Wish You Were Here". One is the Bee Gees ' sixteenth studio album released in April 1989 (in the United States the release was delayed coming out in August of the same year The album also contained their first U. S. top ten hit (#7) in a decade, "One". After the album's release, they embarked on their first world tour in ten years.

Following their next album, High Civilization, which contained the UK top five hit "Secret Love," the Bee Gees went on a European tour. High Civilization is the Bee Gees ' seventeenth original album released in 1991 After the tour, Barry Gibb began to battle a serious back problem, which required surgery. In the early 1990s, Barry Gibb was not the only Bee Gee living with pain. Maurice had a serious drinking problem, which he had battled for many years, but finally conquered with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering and recovered alcoholics, with the stated purpose to help its members "to stay sober and

In 1993, they released the album Size Isn't Everything, which contained the UK top five hit "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Size Isn't Everything is the Bee Gees ' eighteenth Studio album. Four years later, they released the album Still Waters, which sold over four million copies, and debuted at #11 in the US. Still Waters is the Bee Gees ' nineteenth original album released in March 1997 (see 1997 in music) The album's first single, "Alone", gave them another UK Top 5 hit and a top 30 hit in the US.

One Night Only

In late 1997, the Bee Gees performed a live concert in Las Vegas called One Night Only. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally One Night Only is a Live album by the Bee Gees. It features the group's concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada The CD of the performance sold over 5 million copies. This led to a world tour of "One Night Only" concerts. The tour included playing to 56,000 people at London's Wembley Stadium on September 5, 1998 and concluded in the newly-built Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia in March 1999. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4

In 1998, the group's score for Saturday Night Fever was incorporated into a stage production produced first in the West End and then on Broadway. Saturday Night Fever is a musical with a book by Nan Knighton (in collaboration with Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, and Robert Stigwood West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located They wrote three new songs for the adaptation.

The Bee Gees closed the decade with what turned out to be their last full-sized concert, known as BG2K, on December 31, 1999. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Maurice's death

In 2001, they released what turned out to be their final album of new material as a group, This Is Where I Came In. This Is Where I Came In is the Bee Gees ' twentieth original album and the final album of all-new material released by the group before the death of brother The album gave each member a chance to write in his own way, as well as composing songs together. For example, Maurice's compositions and leads are the "Man in the Middle" and "Walking on Air," while Robin contributed "Déjà Vu," "Promise the Earth," and "Embrace," and Barry contributed "Loose Talk Costs Lives," "Technicolour Dreams", and "Voice in the Wilderness". The other songs are collaborative in writing and vocals. The Bee Gees' last public live show together was Live by Request, a special shown on A&E.

Maurice, who had been the musical director of the Bee Gees during their final years as a group, died suddenly on January 12, 2003, from a strangulated intestine. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bowel Infarction or 'bowel death' results from a severely restricted blood supply to part of the bowel this can in turn be due to an uncorrected bowel twist Initially, his surviving brothers announced that they intended to carry on the name "Bee Gees" in his memory. But as time passed they decided to retire the group name, leaving it to represent the three brothers together. The same week Maurice died, Robin's solo album Magnet was released. A magnet (from Greek grc μαγνήτης λίθος " Magnesian stone" is a material or object that produces a Magnetic field.

Although there was talk of a memorial concert featuring both surviving brothers and invited guests, nothing materialized. [10] Since then Barry and Robin have continued to work independently and have both released recordings with other artists, occasionally coming together to perform at special events.

After the Bee Gees

In late 2004, Robin embarked on a solo tour of Germany, Russia and Asia. During January 2005, Barry, Robin and several legendary rock artists recorded "Grief Never Grows Old," the official tsunami relief record for the Disasters Emergency Committee. Later that year, Barry reunited with Barbra Streisand for her top-selling album Guilty Pleasures, released as Guilty Too in the UK as a sequel album to the previous Guilty. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Guilty Pleasures is an album by Barbra Streisand in conjunction with Barry Gibb released in September 2005 Guilty Pleasures is an album by Barbra Streisand in conjunction with Barry Gibb released in September 2005 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Robin continued touring in Europe.

In February 2006 Barry and Robin reunited on stage for a Miami charity concert to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute. It was their first public performance together since the death of brother Maurice. Barry and Robin also played at the 30th annual Prince's Trust Concert in the UK on May 20, 2006. The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Songwriting success

The Bee Gees have been incredibly successful, selling in excess of 220 million records and singles worldwide[11]. "How Deep Is Your Love" is their most popular composition, with over 400 versions by other artists in existence.

Their songs have been covered by singers of all stripes including Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Al Green, Eric Clapton, Lulu, Elton John, Tom Jones, and Nina Simone as well as newer acts like John Frusciante (who has been known to cover "How Deep Is Your Love" during Red Hot Chili Peppers concerts), and Feist singing a soulful "Love You Inside Out", Billy Corgan and Robert Smith covering "To Love Somebody", Ardijah singing "Love So Right" and "Desire", Steps and Destiny's Child. Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from Albert Greene (born April 13 1946 better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and Soul music singer who received great acclaim in Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her Stage name Nina Simone ( IPA: ninɐ sʌmɞnɑ (February 21 1933 – April 21 2003 was a fifteen-time John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Red Hot Chili Peppers are Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976 in Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. William Patrick Corgan Jr (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Ardijah is a music group from Auckland, New Zealand that formed in 1980 Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles

Songs written by the Gibbs but better known through versions by other artists include the following titles:

Many hit covers and album tracks of the Bee Gees' songs have been recorded, and the band's music has also been sampled by dozens of hip hop artists. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" Samantha Sang (born Cheryl Gray 5 August 1953, Melbourne, Australia) is a pop Singer. Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Come On Over was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1976 Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England) sang for many different Rock bands including Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress " Heartbreaker " is a 1982 single released by American pop and Soul singer Dionne Warwick. Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress " Grease " was a number one single in the United States during 1978 by the singer Frankie Valli. Frankie Valli (born May 3, 1934 as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is an American musician most famous as frontman of The 4 Seasons. " Only One Woman " is a rock ballad written by Maurice and Barry Gibb which became a smash hit by the Marbles in 1968 The Marbles were a English rock duo, operating in the 1960s Biography Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947

Awards and recognition

Inductions

Grammy Awards

World Music Awards

American Music Awards

Brit Music Awards

BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) Awards

Commemorative stamps

In October 1999 the Isle of Man Post Office unveiled a set of 6 stamps honoring their native sons' music. The official launch took place at the London Palladium where the stage show of Saturday Night Fever was playing. Saturday Night Fever is a musical with a book by Nan Knighton (in collaboration with Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, and Robert Stigwood A similar launch was held in New York shortly after to coincide with the show opening across the Atlantic. The songs depicted on the stamps are "Massachusetts", "Words", "I've Gotta Get A Message To You", "Night Fever", "Stayin' Alive" and "Immortality".

Discography

Main article: Bee Gees discography

Studio album chart performance

Title Highest US
Chart Position		 Year Highest UK
Chart Position
The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs - 1965 -
Spicks and Specks - 1966 -
Bee Gees 1st #7 1967 #8
Horizontal #12 1968 #16
Idea #17 1968 #4
Odessa #20 1969 #10
Cucumber Castle #94 1970 #57
2 Years On #32 1970 -
Trafalgar #34 1971 -
To Whom It May Concern #35 1972 -
Life in a Tin Can #68 1973 -
Mr. Natural #178 1974 -
Main Course #14 1975 -
Children of the World #8 1976 -
Saturday Night Fever #1 1977 #1
Spirits Having Flown #1 1979 #1
Living Eyes #41 1981 #73
E.S.P. #96 1987 #5
One #68 1989 #29
High Civilization - 1991 #24
Size Isn't Everything #153 1993 #23
Still Waters #11 1997 #2
This Is Where I Came In #16 2001 #6

Limited edition

Ellan Vannin was recorded in 1997 as a 1,000 quantity limited edition single for Isle of Man charities. This page is a work in progress that sets out to be the most comprehensive compilation of information concerning the discography of the Bee Gees, covering their studio albums The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the Bee Gees debut LP (1967's Bee Gees' 1st was the international Spicks and Specks is the Bee Gees second album It was released in Australia 1966 (see 1966 in music) Bee Gees' 1st is the debut album for the Polydor (USA ATCO) label by The Bee Gees, released in July 1967 (see 1967 in music) Horizontal is the Bee Gees ' second Album. It was released in early 1968 and included the international hit singles "Massachusetts" and "World" Idea is the Bee Gees ' third album on the ATCO label released in August 1968 (see 1968 in music) Odessa is the Bee Gees ' fourth album released as a double LP in 1969 Cucumber Castle is the Bee Gees ' seventh album released in 1970 2 Years On is the Bee Gees ' sixth album released in December 1970 Trafalgar is the Bee Gees ' seventh album released in September 1971 To Whom It May Concern is the Bee Gees ' eighth album released in October 1972 Life in a Tin Can is the Bee Gees ' ninth album released in January 1973 Mr Natural is the Bee Gees ' tenth album released in May 1974 Main Course is the Bee Gees ' eleventh album released in 1975 and their last album to be released by Atlantic Records in the U Children of the World is the Bee Gees ' twelfth album released in September 1976 Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Sound Track is the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees ' thirteenth original album released in 1979 Living Eyes is the Bee Gees ' fourteenth original album released in 1981 ESP is the Bee Gees ' fifteenth original album released in 1987 (see 1987 in music) One is the Bee Gees ' sixteenth studio album released in April 1989 (in the United States the release was delayed coming out in August of the same year High Civilization is the Bee Gees ' seventeenth original album released in 1991 Size Isn't Everything is the Bee Gees ' eighteenth Studio album. Still Waters is the Bee Gees ' nineteenth original album released in March 1997 (see 1997 in music) This Is Where I Came In is the Bee Gees ' twentieth original album and the final album of all-new material released by the group before the death of brother Ellan Vannin (the Manx-language name of the Isle of Man) is the title of a poem and song often referred to as "the alternative Manx national The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical The song was featured in the Bee Gees World Tour and on ITV's "An Evening With…" but to date has not been released generally. The single was subsequently also available as part of the 1999 Bee Gees Stamp issue.

Band

Barry Gibb plays rhythm guitar.

Robin Gibb does not play any instruments onstage, but plays piano, cello, and other instruments privately.

Maurice Gibb played bass guitar, rhythm and lead guitar, piano, organ, mellotron, and electronic keyboards, synthesizers and drum tracks. From 1966 to 1972 he played multiple instruments on many records. During the late 1970s he played mainly bass guitar. From about 1986 onward he usually played keyboards.

These musicians were considered members of the band:

Here are some other musicians who backed up the Bee Gees live and in the studio:

Bee Gees In Pop Culture

Notes and references

  1. ^ R&RHofF citation
  2. ^ text of citation
  3. ^ Dolgins, Adam: Rock Names: From Abba to ZZ Top, 3rd ed. , p. 24. Citadel Press, 1998.
  4. ^ Bee Gees Fan Club Bio
  5. ^ Sam Kashner, "Fever Pitch," Movies Rock (Supplement to The New Yorker), Fall 2007, unnumbered page.
  6. ^ Kashner, unnumbered page.
  7. ^ Kashner, unnumbered page.
  8. ^ Kashner, unnumbered page.
  9. ^ Kashner, unnumbered page.
  10. ^ BBC
  11. ^ Bee Gees Record Sales
  12. ^ Kenny.
  13. ^ TV.com.
  14. ^ Lyrics
  15. ^ Sound file
  16. ^ [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_080107/content/01125113.guest.html RushLimbaugh. com

See also

External links

  1. The International Brothers Gibb Website
  2. Words & Music, Fans Of The Brothers Gibb
  3. For The Love of the Bee Gees
  4. Maurice Gibb Website
  5. Andy Gibb Website
  6. The Official Bee Gees website
  7. Bee Gees Biography
  8. The Official Barry Gibb Website
  9. The Official Robin Gibb Website
  10. Debbie, Santiago & Juanjo Bee Gees Site
  11. 'The Bee Gees' Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page
  12. Bee Gees Lyrics
  13. The Bee Gees at Rollingstone
  14. Bee Gees, from the All Music Guide
  15. "The Dionne Warwick Channel" -YouTube site containing over 100 Dionne Warwick tunes with rare photos and information on each tune, including BeeGees written and produced tunes
  16. The Bee Gees
  17. A Tribute to the Bee Gees
See also: Bee Gees discography
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