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167-478: The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry , Robin , and Maurice Gibb . The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies : Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during
334-529: A Bee Gees song ), which included Isle of Man musicians John Alderson on guitar, Stan Hughes on bass, and John Stringer on drums. The group was managed by Gibb's mother, Barbara, and had regular bookings on the island's hotel circuit. In August 1973, at the age of 15, Gibb made his first recordings at the Nova Sound Studios in London . The songs were "Windows of My World" and the country music number "My Father's
501-555: A 2001 demo version was included in this 2003 version. On 2 May 2004, Barry and Robin Gibb received the CBE award at Buckingham Palace ; their nephew Adam accepted his father Maurice's posthumous award. Also in 2004, Gibb co-wrote and sang background vocals on his son Steve Gibb 's solo single "Living in the Rain". In January 2005, along with many artists, Gibb and his brother Robin recorded vocal parts for
668-447: A Beatles-type reception, and special security arrangements were being put in place. In February, Horizontal repeated the success of their first album, featuring the group's first UK No. 1 single " Massachusetts " (a No. 11 US hit) and the No. 7 UK single " World ". The sound of the album Horizontal had a more "rock" sound than their previous release, although ballads like " And
835-399: A Broadway producer and financier for Joseph , "When Andy was at the theater, he was a joy. But he wasn't there enough", adding that of the five people to play Joseph up to that point, Gibb was the best actor. He also said after Gibb's death, "We'd lose him over long weekends. He'd come back on Tuesday, and he'd look beat. He was like a little puppy—so ashamed when he did something wrong. He
1002-577: A Rebel". The second song was written by Maurice Gibb (according to a November 1973 fan club newsletter) who also produced the session. At the urging of his brother, Barry, Gibb returned to Australia in 1974. Barry believed that since Australia had been a good training ground for the Bee Gees , it would also help Gibb's career. Lesley Gibb had remained in Australia, where she raised a family with her husband. Alderson and Stringer followed Gibb to Australia with
1169-585: A TV special Frankie Howerd Meets the Bee Gees with Frankie Howerd . His 1968 composition " Only One Woman " (UK No. 5) was the Marbles ' most successful single up to date. The Bee Gees were invited by Hollywood manager Lee Hazlewood at his party alongside the members of the Monkees and Honey Ltd. The photos from that event were leaked, and two of the pictures showing Gibb was talking to actress Angela Cartwright , and
1336-702: A U.S. Top 5, and " What Kind of Fool " also reached the Top 10 in the U.S. and reached No. 1 on the US Adult contemporary chart . In 1981, the Bee Gees released Living Eyes . Songs from the album were not disco and the album was not a commercial success. In 1982, Clive Davis asked Gibb to write for Dionne Warwick , who was on his Arista label. Barry produced Warwick's Heartbreaker . The songs were all written by Gibb except " Our Day Will Come ". In August 1983, after Gibb met Kenny Rogers who asked for some songs, Gibb recorded his first demo for Rogers entitled " Eyes That See in
1503-572: A Woman" and the B-side "Don't Let It Happen Again" released on Parlophone . He also produced songs for P.P. Arnold including " Bury Me Down By the River " (released as a single) which were originally recorded by the Bee Gees for their 1970 album. In the summer of 1969, Petersen left the group which now only featured Barry and Maurice as the Bee Gees. Pentangle drummer Terry Cox replaced Petersen to complete another 12 songs, but only five songs were released in
1670-686: A bonus online performance. On 28 January, Gibb was interviewed by CNN about his brothers and, in that same interview, Gibb talked about Justin Bieber , saying he is "heading for a brick wall". In a Mirror interview with Gibb on 11 July 2014 he said he was still mourning following the death of Robin and credits his wife Linda, and Paul McCartney for helping him to recover. Gibb appeared on a McCartney tribute album, The Art of McCartney , released on 18 November 2014 performing " When I'm Sixty-Four ". Gibb's friend, country singer TG Sheppard , said in an interview with Gary James that Gibb just moved to Nashville and
1837-509: A brace of shows at the Stadthalle, Braunschweig . After that, the group was off to Switzerland . As Maurice described it: There were over 5,000 kids at the airport in Zurich. The entire ride to Bern, the kids were waving Union Jacks. When we got to the hotel, the police weren't there to meet us and the kids crushed the car. We were inside and the windows were all getting smashed in, and we were on
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#17328372630642004-660: A call with news like this. It was only a matter of time." Gibb's family said the cause of death was not an overdose , as some media reports suggested, but natural causes after years of substance abuse. Gibb's body was flown to the United States, where he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. The headstone reads "Andy Gibb / March 5, 1958 – March 10, 1988 / An Everlasting Love", after one of his hit singles. The Andy Gibb Memorial Foundation contributes to charities that Gibb supported, such as
2171-410: A concept album called Masterpeace , evolved into the double-album Odessa . Most rock critics felt this was the best Bee Gees album of the 1960s with its progressive rock feel on the title track , the country-flavoured " Marley Purt Drive " and " Give Your Best ", and ballads such as " Melody Fair " and " First of May " (the last of which became the only single from the album and a UK # 6 hit). Feeling
2338-781: A full-page advertisement in the Financial Times newspaper, calling for the British Government to extend the existing 50-year copyright protection of sound recordings in the United Kingdom. The fair play for musicians advertisement proposed that the copyright be extended to the American standard of 95 years and was a direct response to the Gowers Review (published by the British Government on 6 December 2006), which recommended
2505-472: A large batch of original material—including the song that became their first major hit, " Spicks and Specks " (on which Byrne played the trumpet coda)—as well as cover versions of current hits by overseas acts such as the Beatles. They regularly collaborated with other local musicians, including members of beat band Steve & The Board, led by Steve Kipner , Nat's teenage son. Frustrated by their lack of success,
2672-499: A live broadcast from Liverpool Anglican Cathedral for a Christmas television special called How On Earth?, they performed their own song, "Thank You For Christmas" which was written especially for the programme, as well as a medley of the traditional Christmas carols " Silent Night ", " The First Noel " and " Mary's Boy Child " (the latter incorrectly noted as " Hark! The Herald Angels Sing " on tape boxes and subsequent release). The songs were all pre-recorded on 1 December 1967 and
2839-449: A music video on most of the songs on Now Voyager . A video for "Fine Line" featuring Gibb without his trademark beard and was filmed in black and white. In 1985, Gibb started to record demos for Diana Ross , for her album Eaten Alive . In the same year, he co-wrote most of the songs on Robin Gibb's album Walls Have Eyes . In late 1985 and early 1986, he wrote new songs for his next album, though his third album Moonlight Madness
3006-459: A promotional campaign to coincide with its release. Stigwood proclaimed that the Bee Gees were "The most significant new musical talent of 1967", thus initiating the comparison of the Bee Gees to the Beatles. Before recording the first album, the group expanded to include Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney . " New York Mining Disaster 1941 ", their second British single (their first-issued UK 45 rpm
3173-774: A recording contract for release of a new album in 1988. He returned to the studio in June 1987 recording four songs; one of them, "Man on Fire", was released posthumously in 1991 on a Polydor Records anthology. Another track, " Arrow Through the Heart ", was the final song Gibb would record and was featured on an episode of VH1 's series, Behind the Music and released on the Bee Gees' Mythology 4-disc box set in November 2010. The songs were co-written by Gibb with Barry and Maurice. Their demo recordings with engineer Scott Glasel were heard by Clive Banks from
3340-553: A replacement for Robin. To accompany the album, they also filmed a TV special with Frankie Howerd and cameos from several other contemporary pop and rock stars, which aired on the BBC in December 1970. Petersen played drums on the tracks recorded for the album but was fired from the group after filming began (he went on to form the Humpy Bong with Jonathan Kelly ). His parts were edited out of
3507-566: A rut. The album Life in a Tin Can , released on Robert Stigwood's newly formed RSO Records , and its lead-off single, " Saw a New Morning ", sold poorly with the single peaking at No. 94. 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, although it did not repeat
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#17328372630643674-748: A scream at the end. So from screaming, it turned into things like 'blaming it all'." —Gibb on discovering his falsetto skills, The Larry King Show , 2002 At the start of 1975, the group moved to Miami at the suggestion of Eric Clapton to work on their new album with R&B producer Arif Mardin in Criteria Studios . The first song featuring Gibb's falsetto was 1975's " Nights on Broadway ". In 1976, Gibb wrote " I Just Want to Be Your Everything ", his brother Andy Gibb 's first US No. 1, and provided backup vocals. During 1976, Gibb met with Vince Melouney and wrote two songs, "Let It Ride" and "Morning Rain", that were never recorded. In November 1977,
3841-499: A seven-week tour of the US on 2 August 1968, but on 27 July, Robin collapsed and fell unconscious. He was admitted to a London nursing home for nervous exhaustion, and the American tour was postponed. The band began recording their sixth album, which resulted in their spending a week recording at Atlantic Studios in New York. Robin, still feeling poorly, missed the New York sessions, but
4008-627: A solo album which never saw official release either, although " I'll Kiss Your Memory " was released as a single backed by "This Time" without much interest. Meanwhile, Robin saw chart success in Europe and Australia with his UK No. 2 hit " Saved by the Bell " from the album Robin's Reign . In mid 1970, according to Barry, "Robin rang me in Spain where I was on holiday [saying] 'let's do it again'". By 21 August 1970, after they had reunited, Barry announced that
4175-567: A songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones, each having six. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen Billboard Hot 100 number ones. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , as a member of the Bee Gees. In 2007, Q magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of
4342-449: A soulful ballad sung by Barry, has since become a pop standard recorded by many singers. Another single, " Holiday ", released in the US, peaked at No. 16. The parent album, Bee Gees 1st (their first internationally), peaked at No. 7 in the US and No. 8 in the UK. Bill Shepherd was credited as the arranger. After recording that album, the group recorded their first BBC session at
4509-805: A stage show featuring his hits as well as covers. He also appeared in guest-starring roles on television sitcom Punky Brewster and Gimme a Break! Following an extensive tour of East Asia , he regularly performed shows in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe . In 1984, he was the headline performer at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile , performing two nights in a row. He also held a two-week engagement at San Francisco 's historic Fairmont Hotel in March 1986. In early-1987, Gibb went through another drug rehabilitation program and thought he had finally beaten his habits. Gibb now aimed to get
4676-461: A tour to promote Size Isn't Everything , but it was off in February, due to Gibb's trouble with arthritis in the back, right hand and right knee. Gibb co-wrote "I Will Be There", which was recorded as a demo for Tina Turner and released on Turner's album Twenty Four Seven . In 2001, Gibb co-wrote "I Cannot Give You My Love" with Ashley Gibb, which was intended for Cliff Richard . In September 2001,
4843-543: A trademark of the band. This was also the first Bee Gees album to have two US top-10 singles since 1968's Idea . Main Course also became their first charting R&B album. On the Bee Gees' appearance on The Midnight Special in 1975, to promote Main Course , they sang "To Love Somebody" with Helen Reddy . Around the same time, the Bee Gees recorded three Beatles covers—" Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight ", " She Came in Through
5010-506: A world tour in 2013 in Australia called Mythology Tour , featuring the Bee Gees anthology set album of the same name . He was joined on stage by his son Steve and Maurice's daughter Samantha. On that tour, for the first time on stage, Gibb performed " Playdown " (1966), " Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You " (1967), " I Started a Joke " (1969) and "With the Sun in My Eyes" (1968). Also, for
5177-461: A worldwide audience. The Bee Gees' Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (1977) was the turning point of their career, with both the film and soundtrack having a cultural impact throughout the world, enhancing the disco scene's mainstream appeal. They won five Grammy Awards for Saturday Night Fever , including Album of the Year . The Bee Gees have sold over 120 million records worldwide, placing them among
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5344-414: A year and three months, and I really miss people". In July 1970, Gibb travelled to Australia to act as compere for Go-Set , and on that occasion, he gave an interview on the magazine which revealed that sixteen months after the Bee Gees' break-up, he was still not ready to argue with his brothers, "Obviously, we're still brothers, but we are no longer as a group". He considered the song "One Bad Thing" for
5511-655: Is " Arrow Through the Heart " which was released in 2010. In 1987, Gibb co-wrote "Up the Revolution" by Elton John . And in 1988, Gibb recorded two new songs for the Hawks film. In September 1988, the film soundtrack of the film was released by Polydor only in the U.K. The songs were all performed by Gibb except " Chain Reaction " (Diana Ross). The single from the soundtrack, " Childhood Days ", reached only No. 60 in Germany. Around 1990,
5678-461: Is Barry Gibb, from the group the Bee Gees" to which Lennon replied, "Howyadoin'"."So I met John Lennon's back", Gibb says with a laugh, "I didn't meet his front". Gibb earlier said in 2010 about the meeting, "It was virtually a closed club and you went downstairs and there was a coffin and if you were someone they knew and you were supposed to go in, the wall would turn around... and in you would go. There would be [Rolling] Stones lying around all over
5845-400: Is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger twin brothers, Robin and Maurice , he rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees , one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto . Gibb's career has spanned over 60 years. As
6012-504: Is a duets album featuring country artists Dolly Parton , Little Big Town , Alison Krauss and others. The album contains 11 Bee Gees tracks and one unreleased Gibb track, re-imagined as country songs. The song "Words of a Fool" featuring Jason Isbell was released the same day as a preview. The song was originally written by Gibb in 1986 for an unreleased album. Barry was honored at the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in December 2023. In 2024, Gibb focused his attention on pre-production of
6179-629: Is his composition "One Road" which hit No. 2 in Australia New South Wales Chart and No. 32 on the Kent Music Report charts for Jimmy Little in 1964. Another of his compositions, "I Just Don't Like to Be Alone" by Bryan Davies , reached No. 25 on the New South Wales chart in 1964. In 1966, Gibb won the annual Radio 5KA award for the best composition of the year, "I Was a Lover, A Leader of Men". The Bee Gees returned to
6346-524: The Bee Gees , ABBA and Olivia Newton-John (duet with " Rest Your Love on Me ") at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly , which was broadcast worldwide. He returned to the studio to begin recording sessions for his final full studio album After Dark . In March 1980, the last of Gibb's Top 10 singles charted just ahead of the album's release. " Desire " (No. 4)
6513-671: The Country Music Hall of Fame with Kenny Rogers and Bobby Bare ; Gibb performed "Islands in the Stream" with Kelly Lang. In October, Gibb performed at the Grand Ole Opry for the second time with Ricky Skaggs. On 21 December 2013, Barry Gibb made a surprise appearance on the US television show Saturday Night Live at the end of the " Barry Gibb Talk Show " skit with Jimmy Fallon , Justin Timberlake and Madonna . Also appearing that night
6680-619: The NBC television sitcom Gimme a Break! ; Gibb met Michaelsen when he had guest starred on the series for one episode. In 1984 and 1985, Gibb finished two successful contracts at the Riviera hotel in Las Vegas . His family convinced him to seek treatment for his drug addiction, which included a stay at the Betty Ford Center in 1985. It was during this time that Gibb began touring small venues with
6847-619: The Playhouse Theatre , Northumberland Avenue , in London, with Bill Bebb as the producer, and they performed three songs. That session is included on BBC Sessions: 1967–1973 (2008). After the release of Bee Gees' 1st , the group was first introduced in New York as "the English surprise". At that time, the band made their first British TV appearance on Top of the Pops . Maurice recalled: Jimmy Savile
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7014-506: The best-selling music artists of all time , as well as the most successful trio in the history of contemporary music. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; the Hall's citation says, "Only Elvis Presley , the Beatles , Michael Jackson , Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees." With nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , the Bee Gees are
7181-531: The "100 Greatest Singers". Guinness World Records lists him as the second most successful songwriter in history, behind Paul McCartney. Gibb was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to music and entertainment, and a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music and charity. He was also made an Honorary Companion of
7348-632: The Bathroom Window " with Barry providing lead vocals, and " Sun King " with Maurice providing lead vocals, for the unsuccessful musical/documentary All This and World War II . The next album, Children of the World , released in September 1976, was filled with Barry's new-found falsetto and Weaver's synthesizer disco licks. The first single from the album was " You Should Be Dancing ", which features percussion work by musician Stephen Stills . The song pushed
7515-417: The Beatles and directed NEMS, a British music store. Epstein passed the demo tapes to Robert Stigwood , who had recently joined NEMS. After an audition with Stigwood in February 1967, the Bee Gees signed a five-year contract whereby Polydor Records would release their records in the UK, and Atco Records would do so in the US. Work quickly began on the group's first international album, and Stigwood launched
7682-403: The Bee Gees "are there and they will never, ever part again". Maurice said, "We just discussed it and re-formed. We want to apologise publicly to Robin for the things that have been said." Earlier, in June 1970, Robin and Maurice recorded a dozen songs before Barry joined and included two songs that were on their reunion album. Around the same time, Barry and Robin were about to publish the book On
7849-566: The Bee Gees agreed with Stigwood to participate in the creation of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack . It was a turning point in their career. The cultural impact of both the film and the soundtrack was significant throughout the world, and epitomized the disco phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic . 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
8016-439: The Bee Gees band that lasted through the late 1970s. Maurice, who had previously performed on piano, guitar, harpsichord, electric piano, organ, mellotron and bass guitar, as well as mandolin and Moog synthesiser , by then confined himself to bass onstage. At Eric Clapton 's suggestion, the brothers moved to Miami, Florida , early in 1975 to record at Criteria Studios . After starting off with ballads, they eventually heeded
8183-771: The Bee Gees re-recorded " Islands in the Stream ". However, this session featured only Robin and Maurice; Barry did not participate in the session, held at Middle Ear Studios in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2002, Gibb and Michael Jackson recorded " All in Your Name ". Also in 2002, Gibb sings background vocals on Michael Bublé 's version of the 1971 song " How Can You Mend a Broken Heart ". Maurice died suddenly on 12 January 2003. Ten months later, in November of that year, Gibb produced and contributed background vocals and guitar to two songs performed by Cliff Richard, "I Cannot Give You My Love" and "How Many Sleeps?"; Maurice's keyboard work from
8350-510: The Bee Gees recorded High Civilization . In September 1990, Gibb played guitar and produced "Born to Be Loved by You" by Kelli Wolfe , which was released as an unreleased B-side in August 1993. Around 1992, Gibb played guitar on Lulu 's "Let Me Wake Up in Your Arms", released in 1993. In 1993, the Bee Gees recorded and released Size Isn't Everything . In 1994, the Bee Gees and Polydor planned
8517-449: The Bee Gees to a level of stardom they had not previously achieved in the US, though their new R&B/disco sound was not as popular with some diehard fans. The pop ballad " Love So Right " reached No. 3 in the US, and " Boogie Child " reached US No. 12 in January 1977. The album peaked at No. 8 in the US. Following a successful live album, Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live ,
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#17328372630648684-697: The Blue and the Grey " was written by Gibb. All of the Bee Gees' singles from 1963 to 1966 were written by Gibb. In July 1963, Lonnie Lee , one of Australia's top recording stars of the time, recorded what is said to be the first rock and roll recording of a Barry Gibb song. Recorded on Leedon Records and named "I'd Like To Leave If I May", radio preferred the flip side. Also between 1963 and 1966, Gibb's songs were recorded by numerous other Australian recording artists including Trevor Gordon , Noeleen Batley , Anne Shelton , April Byron , Ronnie Burns and Lori Balmer . One of them
8851-511: The Dark , which includes the song " Islands in the Stream " by Rogers and Dolly Parton which became one of the best-selling singles in country music . In August 1983, Irving Azoff signed Gibb to the MCA Records for North America. Gibb was signed for a few million dollars to a multi-album deal. Polydor still had rights to Gibb's songs outside North America. In September 1984, his album Now Voyager
9018-404: The Dark ". At that time, Robin was working on his How Old Are You? album with Maurice playing instruments. The other songs intended for Kenny Rogers were written in late 1982, then at the start of 1983, Barry continued to record the demos until April 1983, while also recording songs with the Bee Gees for the film Staying Alive . In August 1983, he produced Rogers' new album Eyes That See in
9185-488: The English branch of Island Records . Gibb never formally signed a contract, but the record label planned to release a single in Europe that spring, followed by another single that summer with the album to follow. In March 1988, Barry arranged for Island Records to sign Gibb, but when he arrived in England in January 1988, he panicked. Gibb missed meetings with the record company and blamed himself for his trouble writing songs;
9352-621: The Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester , England, until the late 1950s. There, in 1955, they formed the skiffle / rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes . The family then moved to Redcliffe , in the Moreton Bay Region , Queensland, Australia, and later to Cribb Island . After achieving their first chart successes in Australia as the Bee Gees, they returned to the UK in January 1967, when producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to
9519-453: The Gibb family moved back to their hometown of Manchester , the brothers formed the skiffle group the Rattlesnakes , consisting of Barry on vocals, lead and slide guitar, Robin and Maurice on vocals and acoustic guitar and friends/neighbours Paul Frost and Kenny Horrocks also providing vocals. By 1957, the Rattlesnakes played songs by Cliff Richard , Paul Anka , Buddy Holly , and the Everly Brothers . Gibb said that their first song played
9686-441: The Gibb-Galuten-Richardson production team on his second album, Shadow Dancing , which was released in April 1978 and was his highest-charting album in America (No. 7) and Canada (No. 1). The title track , written by all four Gibb brothers, was released as a single in the United States in April 1978. In mid-June it began a seven-week run at No. 1, achieving platinum status and the honour of being Billboard 's No. 1 song of 1978. In
9853-402: The Gibbs began their return journey to England on 4 January 1967, with Ossie Byrne travelling with them. While at sea in January 1967, the Gibbs learned that Go-Set , Australia's most popular and influential music newspaper, had declared "Spicks and Specks" the "Best Single of the Year". Before their departure from Australia to England, Hugh Gibb sent demos to Brian Epstein , who managed
10020-400: The Gibbs moved to Surfers Paradise . The brothers spent the summers of 1961 and 1962 performing at hotels and clubs in the Gold Coast area. By September 1962, Gibb managed to audition songs to Col Joye . The Gibb family moved to Sydney at the start of 1963. Around the same time, the Bee Gees were signed to Festival but they were assigned to Leedon . Their first single, " The Battle of
10187-507: The Order of Australia on 27 January 2022. Barry Alan Crompton Gibb was born at Jane Crookall Maternity Home in Douglas , Isle of Man, on 1 September 1946, to Hugh Gibb (15 January 1916 – 6 March 1992), a drummer, and Barbara Gibb ( née Pass; 17 November 1920 – 12 August 2016), both Manchester natives. He has English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Gibb's grandfather Hugh Gibb Sr. was born in Lanarkshire , Scotland in 1892. He has an older sister, Lesley Evans. His second name, "Alan",
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#173283726306410354-576: The Other Hand . They also recruited Geoff Bridgford as the group's official drummer. Bridgford had previously worked with the Groove and Tin Tin and played drums on Maurice's unreleased first solo album. In 1970, 2 Years On was released in October in the US and November in the UK. The lead single " Lonely Days " reached No. 3 in the United States, promoted by appearances on The Johnny Cash Show , J ohnny Carson 's Tonight Show , The Andy Williams Show , The Dick Cavett Show and The Ed Sullivan Show . Their ninth album, Trafalgar ,
10521-478: The Rattlesnakes disbanded when Frost and Horrocks left, so the Gibb brothers then formed Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats, with Barry as "Johnny Hayes". In August 1958, the Gibb family, including older sister Lesley and infant brother Andy (born in March 1958), emigrated to Australia and settled in Redcliffe, Queensland , just north-east of Brisbane . The young brothers began performing to raise pocket money. Speedway promoter and driver Bill Goode, who had hired
10688-433: The Sun Will Shine " and " Really and Sincerely " were included. The Horizontal album reached No. 12 in the US and No. 16 in the UK. With the release of Horizontal , they also embarked on a Scandinavian tour with concerts in Copenhagen . Around the same time, the Bee Gees turned down an offer to write and perform the soundtrack for the film Wonderwall , according to director Joe Massot . On 27 February 1968,
10855-494: The Top 20 of the US Hot 100, three of which went to No. 1: " I Just Want to Be Your Everything " (1977), " (Love Is) Thicker Than Water " (1977), and " Shadow Dancing " (1978). In the early 1980s, he co-hosted the American music television series Solid Gold . He also performed in a production of The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . Gibb would later have substance use problems and depression . He died on 10 March 1988 aged 30. Andy Gibb
11022-607: The U.S. at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe in Florida. He sang " How Can You Mend a Broken Heart " with Maurice's daughter, Samantha Gibb, who is a singer in her own band. Barry's son Steve was also on stage as lead guitarist and sang a Maurice composition, " On Time ". On 20 May 2012, Robin Gibb died, making Barry the sole surviving Gibb brother. Gibb made his debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry on 27 July 2012, performing three songs with Ricky Skaggs . Skaggs later recorded "Soldier's Son" on which Gibb added vocals for Skaggs' album Music to My Ears released in 2012. He commenced
11189-440: The UK and No. 57 in the US. The Bee Gees felt "The Singer Sang His Song" was the stronger of the two sides, an opinion shared by listeners in the Netherlands who made it a No. 3 hit. Further Bee Gees chart singles followed: " I've Gotta Get a Message to You ", their second UK No. 1 (No. 8 US), and " I Started a Joke " (No. 6 US), both culled from the band's third album Idea . Idea reached No. 4 in
11356-408: The UK and was another top 20 album in the US (No. 17). After the tour and TV special to promote the album, Vince Melouney left the group, desiring to play more of a blues style music than the Gibbs were writing. Melouney did achieve one feat while with the Bee Gees: his " Such a Shame " (from Idea ) is the only song on any Bee Gees album not written by a Gibb brother. The band were due to begin
11523-414: The US. The next two singles, " I.O.I.O. " and " If I Only Had My Mind on Something Else ", barely scraped the charts. On 1 December 1969, Barry and Maurice parted ways professionally. Maurice started to record his first solo album, The Loner , which was not released. Meanwhile, he released the single " Railroad " and starred in the West End musical Sing a Rude Song . In February 1970, Barry recorded
11690-427: The US. The song contains guitar work by Peter Frampton . In February 1978, he provided background vocals for his composition " Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You " which featured Teri DeSario on vocals. After the Bee Gees' successful 1979 Spirits Having Flown Tour to promote the album of the same name , he wrote, produced, and sang on almost all of the songs on Andy Gibb's final album, After Dark , released at
11857-418: The United Kingdom in January 1967 as his three older brothers began to gain international fame as the Bee Gees . In his childhood, his mother, Barbara, described Gibb as "A little devil, a little monster. I'd send him off to school, but he'd sneak off to the stable and sleep with his two horses all day. He'd wander back home around lunchtime smelling of horse manure, yet he'd swear he had been at school. Oh, he
12024-401: The United Kingdom in early 1967. On 24 February, the group passed a live audition with Robert Stigwood and later signed to Robert Stigwood Organization also the same day that "Spicks and Specks" was released by Polydor as a single in the United Kingdom. Stigwood became the manager of the Bee Gees. Colin Petersen , drummer, and Vince Melouney , lead guitarist, later joined the group. The result
12191-464: The United States, Gibb became the first male solo artist to have three consecutive No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 , with all of the weeks at the top of the chart happening in less than year, from 30 July 1977 through 29 July 1978. Two further Top 10 singles, " An Everlasting Love " (No. 5) and " (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away " (No. 9), were released from the album, which became another multi-million seller. In 1979, Gibb performed along with
12358-588: The Wayside Chapel on 11 July 1976. "Kim breeds Staffordshire bull terriers and my sister does too", he once said. "We met at a dog show when my sister Lesley introduced us". In 1977, they moved to West Hollywood . Reeder recalled, "He became ensconced in the drug scene. Cocaine became his first love. He became depressed and paranoid." After they split up, Reeder moved back to Australia, where she gave birth to their daughter, Peta, on 25 January 1978. Gibb and Reeder divorced later that year. Robert Stigwood , who at
12525-411: The album Cucumber Castle was released four months after the break-up, featuring only Barry and Maurice, as Robin was working on his solo career. For the first time as a solo artist, he appeared on the panel of judges and performed " One Bad Thing " and "The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine" on Miss Teen Princess of the World pageant in Germany in June, his reaction was "I've not appeared on stage for at least
12692-434: The album while recording Hotel California . On Gibb's compositions, the tracks were a mix of country music and ballads . After the release of Flowing Rivers , Gibb revealed: I don't think you can pin any one thing on the way my voice and songwriting have developed. A lot of people say my album, Flowing Rivers , sounds like the Bee Gees , but if I sang or wrote any differently than I do now, it wouldn't be me at all. I
12859-574: The album's disappointing performance, coupled with Gibb's mounting drug problems, would lead to RSO Records dropping Gibb from its roster. Later in the year, Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits was released as a finale to his contract with RSO Records, with two new songs: " Time Is Time " (No. 15 in January 1981) and "Me (Without You)" (Gibb's last Top 40 chart entry) shipped as singles, before RSO founder Robert Stigwood let him go due to his cocaine addiction and behavioural problems. "After Dark" and " Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow " were non-single songs added to
13026-447: The album, the latter of which was a duet with P. P. Arnold , who had previously worked with Barry Gibb, including singing uncredited backups on "Bury Me Down by the River" from Cucumber Castle . Around the same time, Gibb was invited to sing the first verse on Queen 's " Play the Game ", and lead singer Freddie Mercury apparently was amazed with Gibb's abilities. According to some sources,
13193-441: The album. The film Cucumber Castle , featuring only two Bee Gees after originally including Petersen, aired on BBC2 on 26 December 1970. When the group announced that they had split at the start of December 1969, Gibb spent January 1970 writing songs to record the following month. In February 1970, he started to record his first solo album, The Kid's No Good ; he released his first solo single, " I'll Kiss Your Memory ", but
13360-638: The band Zenta, consisting of Gibb on vocals, Rick Alford on guitar, Paddy Lelliot on bass, Glen Greenhalgh on vocals, and Trevor Norton on drums. Zenta supported international artists Sweet and the Bay City Rollers on the Sydney leg of their Australian tours. "Can't Stop Dancing" (a Ray Stevens song which was later a US hit for duo Captain and Tennille in May 1977) was pushed for release, but ultimately did not, although Gibb did perform it on television at least once on
13527-480: The band, backed by the 17-piece Massachusetts String Orchestra, began their first tour of Germany with two concerts at Hamburg Musikhalle . In March 1968, the band was supported by Procol Harum (who had a hit " A Whiter Shade of Pale ") on their German tour. As Robin's partner Molly Hullis recalls: "Germans were wilder than the fans in England at the heights of Beatlemania ." The tour schedule took them to 11 venues in as many days with 18 concerts played, finishing with
13694-403: The boys began to sing in harmony. The story is told that they 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 the theatre, the fragile shellac 78-RPM record broke. The brothers had to sing live but received such a positive response from the audience that they decided to pursue a singing career. In May 1958,
13861-647: The brothers met the American-born songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur Nat Kipner , who had just been appointed A&R manager of a new independent label , Spin Records . Kipner briefly took over as the group's manager and successfully negotiated their transfer to Spin in exchange for granting Festival the Australian distribution rights to the group's recordings. Through Kipner the Bee Gees met engineer-producer, Ossie Byrne , who produced (or co-produced with Kipner) many of
14028-490: The brothers to entertain the crowd at the Redcliffe Speedway in 1960, introduced them to Brisbane radio-presenter jockey Bill Gates. The crowd at the speedway would throw money onto the track for the boys, who generally performed during the interval of meetings (usually on the back of a truck that drove around the track) and, in a deal with Goode, any money they collected from the crowd they were allowed to keep. Gates named
14195-485: The brothers' experience of living in that city. It was released on his posthumous album 50 St. Catherine's Drive . The house was demolished in 2016. 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 . By 1966 Festival Records was, however, on the verge of dropping them from the Leedon roster because of their perceived lack of commercial success. At this time
14362-453: The cause of his chest pains. Shortly afterward, Gibb slumped into unconsciousness and died as a result of myocarditis , an inflammation of the heart muscle most likely caused by a virus. Years of cocaine use also weakened his heart. This diagnosis was supported by William Shell , a cardiologist who previously treated Gibb. Upon the announcement of Gibb's death, his ex-wife, Kim Reeder, was not surprised. "I always knew that one day I'd get
14529-510: The charity single "Grief Never Grows Old" on behalf of victims of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004. In April and May 2005, Barbra Streisand recorded songs for her new album produced by Gibb. In August 2006, two Gibb singles, "Doctor Mann" and "Underworld", were released on iTunes . "Underworld" was featured on the film soundtrack of Arctic Tale but not in the film. On 7 December 2006, Gibb joined 4,500 other musicians in
14696-478: The deal together, me and Barry locked ourselves in a bedroom and Barry just started writing. When Barry writes, it is very hard to collaborate with him, because he is so quick. And before I knew it he was starting to do the chorus of 'I Just Want to Be Your Everything', and I thought, 'Wow what a hook!'. He's an expert at his craft. Within about 20 minutes, he'd written a number one record; and then we went right into another one, '(Love Is) Thicker than Water'. Eight of
14863-444: The deal was never signed. By late January to early February in 1988, Gibb had seemingly beaten his drug addiction, regained his health, and was ready to begin recording a new album; however, he still suffered depression over his break-up with Victoria Principal. According to Robin Gibb, his brother "just went downhill so fast... he was in a terrible state of depression". During this period, Gibb slipped back into alcoholic habits, and
15030-458: The earlier Spin recordings, most of which were cut at his own small, self-built St Clair Studio in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville . Byrne gave the Gibb brothers virtually unlimited access to St Clair Studio over a period of several months in mid-1966. The group later acknowledged that this enabled them to significantly improve their skills as recording artists. During this productive time, they recorded
15197-478: The end of 1967, fame was taking its toll and the group were at odds with each other. At the start of 1968, the Gibbs were vying for influence in determining the musical direction of the group, creating tension in the studio and on stage. Also in 1968, to promote Horizontal the group made their first appearance on U.S. television on The Smothers Brothers Show as well as The Ed Sullivan Show . The group later filmed
15364-550: The film Melody . In 1972, they hit No. 16 in the US with the non-album single " My World ", backed by Maurice's composition " On Time ". Another 1972 single, " Run to Me " from the LP To Whom It May Concern , returned them to the UK top 10 for the first time in three years. Bridgford left the group partway through recording, and the band chose not to hire a new member to replace him. The resulting three-piece lineup of Barry, Robin and Maurice would remain unbroken for
15531-472: The film Saturday Night Fever was released and its soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time. During 1977, Gibb co-wrote " Emotion ", the song remains Samantha Sang's best-known hit. Gibb and Galuten wrote " Save Me, Save Me " originally recorded by the group Network and later covered by Frankie Valli , Dusty Springfield , Rare Earth , and Teri DeSario . The film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , featuring Gibb as Mark Henderson
15698-442: The final cut of the film and Pentangle drummer Terry Cox was recruited to complete the recording of songs for the album. A proposed feature film starring the group, Lord Kitchener's Little Drummer Boys , was not made. After the album was released in early 1970, it seemed that the Bee Gees were finished. The leadoff single, " Don't Forget to Remember ", was a big hit in the UK, reaching No. 2, but only reached No. 73 in
15865-415: The first time, the music video of the Bee Gees' 2001 song "Technicolor Dreams", written by Gibb, was shown before the show began. This short tour inspired Festival Records to release a box set of the Bee Gees' three Australian albums, The Festival Albums Collection, 1965–1967 , and a 'best of' compilation of the group's Australian era songs titled Morning of My Life . On 27 October 2013, Gibb appeared at
16032-452: The flipside, " Lamplight ", should have been the A-side, Robin quit the group in mid-1969 and launched a solo career. The first of many Bee Gees compilations, Best of Bee Gees , was released featuring the non-LP single " Words " plus the Australian hit " Spicks and Specks ". The single " Tomorrow Tomorrow " was also released and was a moderate hit in the UK, where it reached No. 23, but it
16199-547: The floor. On 17 March, the band performed "Words" on The Ed Sullivan Show . The other artists who performed on that night's show were Lucille Ball , George Hamilton and Fran Jeffries . On 27 March 1968, the band performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Two more singles followed in early 1968: the ballad " Words " (No. 8 UK, No. 15 US) and the double A-sided single " Jumbo " backed with " The Singer Sang His Song ". "Jumbo" only reached No. 25 in
16366-468: The group ended up playing small clubs. As Barry joked, "We ended up in, have you ever heard of Batley's the variety club in ( West Yorkshire ) England?". On the advice of Ahmet Ertegun , head of their US label Atlantic Records , Stigwood arranged for the group to record with soul music producer Arif Mardin . The resulting LP, Mr. Natural , included fewer ballads and foreshadowed the R&;B direction of
16533-528: The group lip-synched their performance. The recordings were eventually released on the "Horizontal" reissue bonus disc in 2008. The folk group the Settlers and Radio 1 disc-jockey, Kenny Everett , also performed on the programme, which was presented by the Reverend Edward H. Patey, dean of the cathedral. January 1968 began with a promotional trip to the US. Los Angeles Police were on alert in anticipation of
16700-598: The group since 1964. Also in 1972, Gibb moved to Los Angeles to record in the Record Plant studio. In 1973, the Bee Gees moved to Robert Stigwood's RSO Records and released their first singles for Stigwood, " Saw a New Morning " and " Life in a Tin Can ". Stigwood was not ready to give up on the group, but he did not believe in the musical direction they were taking. At the suggestion of Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records , Stigwood sent them to work with Atlantic producer and arranger Arif Mardin who produced
16867-522: The group the "BGs" (later changed to "Bee Gees") after his, Goode's and Barry Gibb's initials. The name was not specifically a reference to "Brothers Gibb", despite popular belief. During the next few years, they began working regularly at resorts on the Queensland coast. Through his songwriting, Barry sparked the interest of Australian star Col Joye , who helped the brothers get a recording deal in 1963 with Festival Records subsidiary Leedon Records under
17034-424: The hope of forming a band there. With Col Joye producing, Gibb, Alderson, and Stringer recorded a number of Gibb's songs. The first was a demo called "To a Girl", with his brother Maurice playing organ, which he later performed on his television debut in Australia on The Ernie Sigley Show . Sigley later informed the audience that it was from Gibb's forthcoming album, however it was never released. In November of
17201-462: The mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. The group wrote all their own original material, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists, and are regarded as one of the most important and influential acts in pop-music history. They have been referred to in the media as The Disco Kings, Britain's First Family of Harmony, and The Kings of Dance Music . Born on the Isle of Man to English parents,
17368-518: The movie in the beginning ... I was dancing to Stevie Wonder and Boz Scaggs ." Producer Robert Stigwood commissioned the Bee Gees to create the songs for the film. The brothers wrote the songs "virtually in a single weekend" at Château d'Hérouville studio in France. Barry Gibb remembered the reaction when Stigwood and music supervisor Bill Oakes arrived and listened to the demos: They flipped out and said these will be great. We still had no concept of
17535-438: 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
17702-457: The name "Bee Gees". The three released two or three singles a year, while Barry supplied additional songs to other Australian artists. In 1962 the Bee Gees were chosen as the supporting act for Chubby Checker 's concert at the Sydney Stadium. From 1963 to 1966, the Gibb family lived at 171 Bunnerong Road, Maroubra , in Sydney. Just before his death, Robin Gibb recorded the song "Sydney" about
17869-498: The name of the group to Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats. Under that name, they performed regularly in Minor 15 , a talent contest for under-fifteens held on Thursday nights from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Princess Club in Chorlton . At the beginning of August 1958, the Gibb family set sail for Australia as part of an assisted migration scheme from Southampton on the ship Fairsea . Also aboard
18036-548: The new single (" Words and Music "), Gibb prepared to go to Florida later that year and had his last recording session before moving to the US, including "In the End", "Flowing Rivers", "Come Home for the Winter" and "Let It Be Me" which were later re-recorded in Criteria Studios . Gibb at that time lived in Seven Hills , an outer Sydney suburb where he married his girlfriend Kim Reeder at
18203-513: The next Bee Gees album in 1974. After a United States tour early in 1974, the group started to perform at small clubs in England. "It came to me in a dream, there was a request by Arif Mardin, who was like an uncle to us, he was a great record producer during the song 'Nights On Broadway,' for the Main Course album, which is previous to the 'Fever' syndrome. And he said, 'Can any of you scream, scream in falsetto.' So, you know, give us an ad lib or
18370-483: The one-hour finale performance at a star-studded 12-hour live concert at Sydney's Sydney Cricket Ground , part of Sound Relief , a fundraiser to aid victims of the February 2009 Victorian Bushfires that devastated large tracts of heavily wooded and populated south-eastern Australia, where the Gibb family once lived. The concert was televised live nationally across Australia on the Max TV cable network. On 10 July 2009, Gibb
18537-544: The other, is Gibb who was shown playing guitar and the members of Honey Ltd. sing along. In 1969, the Bee Gees released " First of May " as the A-side, with the flip side being "Lamplight" on which Robin sang the lead. Robert Stigwood chose "First of May" to be the A-side. No other songs were released from the album Odessa . Shortly after Robin announced his solo plans, the Bee Gees released their first single without him, " Tomorrow Tomorrow ". Barry also worked with Samantha Sang , co-writing and producing two songs "The Love of
18704-662: The place. It was one of those days when I met John Lennon – from the back. It was Pete Townshend who introduced me... [Lennon said], 'Pleased to meet you', and he carried on talking to his guest." After many stresses on their personal and professional lives, both Barry and Robin collapsed from nervous exhaustion on a flight from Australia to Turkey in 1967. On 23 December 1967, Barry and Robin left England for Australia. As Gibb explained: "But due to time difference we arrived on Christmas Day, we missed Christmas Eve altogether!". The pair celebrated Christmas with their manager Robert Stigwood 's family as Gibb said: "We went on to Sydney". At
18871-402: The planned Bee Gees bio bic, serving as executive producer. Andy Gibb Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English singer and songwriter. He was the younger brother of Barry , Robin , and Maurice Gibb , musicians who had formed the Bee Gees during the late-1950s. Gibb came to prominence in the late-1970s through the early-1980s with eight singles reaching
19038-611: The recording studio. He co-hosted the television music show Solid Gold from 1981 to 1982 with Marilyn McCoo . He also performed in Gilbert & Sullivan 's The Pirates of Penzance in Los Angeles and Andrew Lloyd Webber 's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Broadway . Gibb was ultimately fired from both Joseph and Solid Gold because of absenteeism caused by cocaine binges. Said Zev Buffman ,
19205-664: The remainder of the band's active years. On 24 November 1972, the band headlined the "Woodstock of the West" Festival at the Los Angeles Coliseum (which was a West Coast answer to Woodstock in New York), which also featured Sly and the Family Stone , Stevie Wonder and the Eagles . Also in 1972, the group sang " Hey Jude " with Wilson Pickett . By 1973, however, the Bee Gees were in
19372-443: The rest of the band put away instrumental tracks and demos. By 1969, Robin began to feel that Stigwood had been favouring Barry as the frontman. The Bee Gees' performances in early 1969 on the Top of the Pops and The Tom Jones Show , singing "I Started a Joke" and "First of May" as a medley, were the final appearances of the group with Robin. Their next album, which was to have been
19539-474: The rest of the songs that were supposed to be on the album were never released and only appeared in bootlegs. "I'll Kiss Your Memory" did not chart in either the U.K. or U.S. but reached No. 16 in Netherlands in five weeks. Another country ballad, "This Time", was chosen as the B-side. Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated that the songs on The Kid's No Good were of country and sentimental numbers. In April 1970
19706-454: The rest of their career. When it, too, failed to attract much interest, Mardin encouraged them to work within 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
19873-525: The retention of the 50-year protection for sound recordings. In 2007, " Drown On the River " was released as a single on iTunes . The song later appeared on the soundtrack of Deal . Also in the same year, Gibb sang background vocals on Jamie Jo 's song "U Turn Me On" and wrote the theme music for ITV 's Grease Is the Word . Gibb also appeared as a mentor in season six of American Idol . On 14 March 2009, Gibb teamed with Olivia Newton-John to present
20040-460: The revitalised Bandstand show hosted by Daryl Somers . Zenta would appear later as a backing band for Gibb, but did not participate on Gibb's recording sessions around 1975, which featured Australian jazz fusion group Crossfire . " Words and Music " was released on the ATA label, only in Australia and New Zealand, owned by Col Joye , who also produced the Bee Gees ' first singles in Australia. It
20207-407: The right part yet". "One Bad Thing" was later given by Gibb to his friend Ronnie Burns , a singer from Australia, and later released it as a single on Festival Records. In August 1970, the Bee Gees reunited and recorded together again, writing "Lonely Days" and " How Can You Mend a Broken Heart " at their first reunion session. In 1971, the group released "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", which
20374-585: The same year, he recorded six demos—again produced by Joye—including "Words and Music", "Westfield Mansions", and "Flowing Rivers" (which was later released). What may have detracted from the "training ground" aspect of Australia for Gibb compared with his brothers was that he was relatively comfortable financially, mainly due to his brothers' support and largesse; hence, the group's sporadic work rate. Gibb would disappear for periods of time, leaving Alderson and Stringer out of work with no income. Despondent, Alderson and Stringer returned to England . Gibb later joined
20541-685: The second single from his debut album. Atco pressed some copies of it in August 1970 with "The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine" as the B-side. It was distributed to radio stations in Canada and elsewhere, but it was decided to focus on the Bee Gees' reunion single, " Lonely Days ", released around August. While Polydor planned to release "One Bad Thing" by 2 October in territories outside North America and Canada. Gibb claimed that not only had he been focusing on writing and recording songs, but he had still hoped to be an actor, "I have already had offers to play different parts but, without appearing swell headed, I haven't found
20708-504: The start of 1980. In September 1980, Gibb produced the three new songs on Andy Gibb's first compilation album, Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits . In October 1980, Barbra Streisand 's Guilty was released, produced by the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson team. the lead off single, Woman In Love was released in August and within 5 weeks was #1 on the US charts. The two songs of which were vocal duets between Streisand and Gibb are " Guilty "
20875-405: The success of Volume 1 . On 6 April 1973 episode of The Midnight Special they performed " Money (That's What I Want) " with Jerry Lee Lewis . Also in 1973, they were invited by Chuck Berry to perform two songs with him onstage at The Midnight Special : " Johnny B. Goode " and " Reelin' and Rockin' ". After a tour of the United States in early 1974 and a Canadian tour later in the year,
21042-433: The surviving members of the group. Born on the Isle of Man during the late 1940s, the Gibb brothers moved to their father Hugh Gibb 's home town Chorlton-cum-Hardy , Manchester, England, in 1955. They formed a skiffle /rock-and-roll group, the Rattlesnakes , which consisted of Barry on guitar and vocals, Robin and Maurice on vocals, and friends Paul Frost on drums and Kenny Horrocks on tea-chest bass . In December 1957,
21209-455: The tape was found in 1990 in a search of Queen archives for bonus tracks for a CD but was not used. Since it has not been heard by any Queen collectors, its existence is somewhat doubtful, although record producer Mack has also confirmed that the version does exist. While taping The John Davidson Show in January 1981, Gibb met actress Victoria Principal . During their high-profile relationship, Gibb began working on several projects outside
21376-412: The ten tracks on the album were Gibb compositions, mostly written during his time in Australia. These included a re-recording of his previous single, "Words and Music". In September 1977 Flowing Rivers , with another No. 1 single " (Love Is) Thicker Than Water " (also co-written by Gibb and his brother Barry) to support it, quickly became a multi-million selling album. That single broke in early 1978 during
21543-563: The third-most successful band in Billboard charts history behind only the Beatles and the Supremes . Following Maurice's sudden death in 2003 aged 53, Barry and Robin retired from the group after 45 years of activity. However, in 2009 Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again. Robin died in 2012, aged 62, and Colin Petersen died in 2024, aged 78, leaving Barry, Vince Melouney , and Geoff Bridgford as
21710-604: The time that the Bee Gees' contributions to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack were dominating the world charts. In the United States it replaced " Stayin' Alive " at the top of the Hot 100 on the day before Gibb's 20th birthday, only to be surpassed by " Night Fever " at No. 1 two weeks later. Both of the singles from Flowing Rivers were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding 500,000 units. Gibb then began work with
21877-523: The time was the Bee Gees' manager, signed Gibb to his label, RSO Records in early 1976, after he heard some of his demo tapes . Gibb soon moved to Miami Beach , to begin working on songs with his brother Barry and co-producers Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. In late 1976 in Miami , Gibb, with his brother Barry producing and recording in Criteria Studios , set about making his first album Flowing Rivers . Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh played on two songs on
22044-507: The twins were young, the family moved to Smedley Cottage, Spring Valley, also in Douglas. Gibb started school on 4 September 1951, three days after his fifth birthday, attending Braddan school. In 1952, the Gibb family relocated to 43 Snaefell Road, Willaston, which became their home for the next two years. The same year, he went to Tynwald Street Infants School. On his seventh birthday in 1953, he went to Desmesne Road Boys School. In 1955, when
22211-506: The urging of Mardin and Stigwood, and crafted more dance-oriented disco songs, including their second US No. 1, " Jive Talkin' ", along with US No. 7 " Nights on Broadway ". The band liked the resulting new sound. This time the public agreed by sending the LP Main Course up the charts. This album included the first Bee Gees songs wherein Barry used falsetto , something that became
22378-473: The week ending 30 July 1977, and again for the week ending 17 September 1977. "I Just Want to be Your Everything" was Gibb's longest-running chart single on Billboard, Record World, and Cashbox and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male at the 20th Grammy Awards . The song was later ranked No. 26 on Billboard ' s 55th anniversary All Time Top 100 . Gibb later recalled Barry's writing style: So, once we discussed it all and got
22545-457: The world, launching the most popular period of the disco era. They also penned the song " If I Can't Have You ", which became a US No. 1 hit for Yvonne Elliman , while the Bee Gees' own version was the B-side of "Stayin' Alive". 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 to an album track, and another by Tavares , which
22712-550: Was Red Symons , future guitarist of Skyhooks , as well as Kylie Minogue 's parents. The group later made a new group called the Bee Gees . In 1959, the brothers began singing between races at the Redcliffe Speedway to earn money. Their vocal talent brought them to the attention of Bill Gates, a radio deejay. Gates was also interested in Gibb's original material including "Let Me Love You" and "(Underneath the) Starlight of Love". After hearing those songs, Gates asked Gibb for more original material. Gibb quit school in September 1961 and
22879-507: Was "Spicks and Specks"), was issued to radio stations with a blank white label listing only the song title. Some DJs immediately assumed this was a new single by the Beatles and started playing the song in heavy rotation . This helped the song climb into the top 20 in both the UK and US. No such chicanery was needed to boost the Bee Gees' next single, " To Love Somebody ", into the US Top 20. Originally written for Otis Redding , "To Love Somebody",
23046-570: Was Gibb's first album with all new material since the Bee Gees' final studio album, This Is Where I Came In (2001). In the Now was co-written by his sons Stephen and Ashley and produced with John Merchant. On 25 June 2017, Gibb performed the "legend" spot at the Glastonbury Festival in England. He had joined Coldplay on stage during the same festival in 2016. On 6 November 2020, Gibb announced his latest album entitled Greenfields which
23213-561: Was Gibb's first single and was backed by another composition "Westfield Mansions". The single would eventually reach No. 78 in Australia and No. 29 in New Zealand . Gibb performed this song on Countdown on 7 September 1975. While in Australia, Gibb recorded demos of his compositions as well as his own renditions of old numbers. When Gibb had got the call from his brother Barry in June 1976 that he and Col Joye 's company ATA had proceeded with
23380-572: Was Paul Anka's "I Love You, Baby", however, in 1968, he remembered it as the Everly Brothers' " Wake Up Little Susie ". The Rattlesnakes' first professional gig took place on 28 December 1957 in the Gaumont Cinema. Around 1958, Gibb's guitar was accidentally broken by Frost, who described the guitar as "broken in the middle". By May 1958 when the Gibbs moved to Northern Grove it signalled the departure of Frost and Horrocks. The brothers later changed
23547-555: Was Sir Paul McCartney who shared the stage with Gibb during the closing credits where they embraced each other. On 27 January 2014, Gibb appeared on the American television show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to announce the start of his first solo tour of the US. He performed "You Should Be Dancing" with help from Fallon's backing band, the Roots . Gibb and Fallon sang some Everly Brothers songs, including " Bye Bye Love " and " Wake Up Little Susie ". Gibb also sang " To Love Somebody " as
23714-432: Was a little monkey!" Producer and film director Tom Kennedy described Gibb's personality in his childhood: Andy was always around—he was this cheeky little lad, Hugh and Barbara doted on him, so he would have a limo to go around London with his pals and twenty quid to go to the cinema. It was unheard of in those days! But he was just a cheeky little lad with a heart of gold. He used to try to get me to buy him beer when he
23881-485: Was a particularly bad scald, and I think I had 20 minutes to live at some point. The incredible thing for me is that whole two years is wiped from my memory, the whole period of being in hospital. The idea of being burnt is in there somewhere, but I have no knowledge of it. I've got the scars but I have no knowledge. In 1949, the Gibb family relocated to 50 St. Catherine's Drive. Later that year, on 22 December, Gibb's two younger brothers Robin and Maurice were born. When
24048-449: Was after his father's youngest brother who died in infancy. According to Hugh Gibb, in a mix of fact and fiction, his third name, "Crompton", was given to honour the Gibbs' ancestor Sir Isaac Crompton (actually Samuel Crompton ). When Gibb was born, his father was busy as a musician working at various hotels in Douglas, while his mother stayed at home looking after the children. Later, the Gibbs moved to Chapel House on Strang Road. When he
24215-590: Was all heart, but he didn't have enough muscle to carry through." An unnamed co-star in Joseph was quoted as saying, "I hear he spent most of his time in his hotel room in front of the TV. I guess he was frightened and insecure. That's what happens when you're the baby brother of the Bee Gees." Commenting after Gibb's death, Solid Gold producer Brad Lachman stated, "...[Andy] was a very charming, vulnerable and charismatic performer. He clearly meant well. He wasn't being difficult. He
24382-522: Was almost two years old, he was badly scalded in an accident involving a hot teapot his mother had just set on the table, which he was able to reach and knock over. He was in Nobles Hospital for about two and a half months. Gibb later commented on that incident: Then the gangrene set in. Because in those days, the advancement of medicine simply didn't apply to people with bad scalds, so you didn't have skin grafts, you didn't have things like that. But this
24549-426: Was becoming erratic and that he was very, very thin. And Andy was a very kind person and a very gentle person, and some of his behavior seemed the antithesis of who I knew him to be. And over a period of ... deduction, I finally realized that it had to be drugs". Their romance ended shortly thereafter when she gave him an ultimatum to choose between her or drugs. After this, Gibb began dating actress Kari Michaelsen of
24716-577: Was born on 5 March 1958 at Stretford Memorial Hospital , Stretford , Lancashire. He was the youngest of the five children born to Barbara and Hugh Gibb . His mother was of Irish and English descent, and his father was of Scottish and English descent. He had four siblings: his sister, Lesley; and three brothers— Barry and fraternal twins Robin and Maurice . At the age of six months, Gibb emigrated with his family to Queensland , Australia settling on Cribb Island north of Brisbane . After moving several times between Brisbane and Sydney , he returned to
24883-524: Was going into country music. On 8 February 2015 at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , Gibb, along with the group Pentatonix , presented the category of Best Pop Vocal Album . On 26 March 2015, Gibb was one of the headlining acts on a music festival called the Hard Rock Rising Miami Beach Global Music Festival alongside Andrea Bocelli , Gloria Estefan , Flo Rida , Jon Secada and Wyclef Jean . On 26 June 2016, Gibb
25050-434: Was going through problems he couldn't deal with. He wanted everyone to love him. He had so much going for him, and he just couldn't believe it." In August 1981, Gibb and Principal released a duet of The Everly Brothers ' " All I Have to Do Is Dream ". This would be Gibb's last official single, and his last US chart entry, peaking at No. 51. Principal recalled after that, "Well, it became very apparent to me that his behavior
25217-564: Was going to happen. Bill Oakes, who supervised the soundtrack, asserts that Saturday Night Fever did not begin the disco craze but rather prolonged it: "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." Three Bee Gees singles—" How Deep Is Your Love " (US No. 1, UK No. 3), " Stayin' Alive " (US No. 1, UK No. 4) and " Night Fever " (US No. 1, UK No. 1)—charted high in many countries around
25384-485: Was in The Speakeasy Club , a nightclub in London where he was introduced by Pete Townshend to John Lennon . Lennon was still wearing his outfit for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band photo shoot earlier that day on 30 March 1967; after a couple of scotch and cokes, Townshend said to Gibb, "Do you want to meet John?" and he led Gibb across to a room where Lennon was holding court and Townshend said, "John. This
25551-634: Was made a Freeman of the Borough of Douglas (Isle of Man). The award was also bestowed upon his brother Robin and posthumously upon his brother Maurice. In late 2009, Barry and Robin announced plans to record and perform together once again as the Bee Gees. In 2010, Gibb withdrew from a planned appearance on the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach which was released in March. In December 2011, his two songs, "Grey Ghost" and "Daddy's Little Girl" were released. On 21 February 2012, Gibb performed his first solo concert in
25718-523: Was not released and most of the songs on that album was later released in 1988. Producer Randy Jackson plays bass on all of the tracks. Gibb co-wrote three songs for Swedish singer Carola on her album Runaway . Also in 1985, he joined the short-lived supergroup the Bunburys with David English. In early 1987, the Bee Gees started to record their first album in six years. In June and July 1987, Gibb and Maurice produced Andy Gibb's four new songs; one of them
25885-569: Was on it and that was amazing because we'd seen pictures of him in the Beatles fan club book, so we thought we were really there! That show had Lulu , us, the Move , and the Stones doing ' Let's Spend the Night Together '. You have to remember this was really before the superstar was invented so you were all in it together. In late 1967, they began recording their second album. On 21 December 1967, in
26052-450: Was only No. 54 in the US. The compilation reached the top 10 in both the UK and the US. While Robin pursued his solo career, Barry, Maurice and Petersen continued as the Bee Gees on their next album, Cucumber Castle . The band made their debut performance without Robin at Talk of the Town . They had recruited their sister, Lesley, to participate in at least one performance at this time as
26219-476: Was receiving phone calls from brothers Maurice and Barry (one call Barry would regret making), with last-ditch efforts to get Gibb to stop. On 5 March 1988, Gibb celebrated his 30th birthday in London while working on the new album. Two days later, he entered John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of chest pains. At around 8:30 am on 10 March 1988, Gibb's doctor informed him more tests were needed to determine
26386-495: Was recorded for the Bee Gees' 1979 album Spirits Having Flown and featured their original track, complete with Gibb's original "guest vocal" track. A second single, " I Can't Help It ", a duet with family friend and fellow British and Australian expat Olivia Newton-John, reached the Top 20 (No. 12). In 1984, Gibb performed this song on the sitcom Punky Brewster in the episode "Play It Again, Punky" where Gibb guest starred as Punky's piano teacher. Despite being certified Gold,
26553-409: Was released in late 1971. The single " How Can You Mend a Broken Heart " was their first to hit No. 1 on the US charts, while " Israel " reached No. 22 in the Netherlands. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" also brought the Bee Gees their first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . Later that year, the group's songs were included in the soundtrack for
26720-450: Was released. Two singles from the album included " Shine, Shine ", a US Top 40 single that reached the Top 10 in their Adult contemporary charts, and " Fine Line " which was less successful, only reaching No. 50 on the dance charts. The film Now Voyager starring Gibb was directed by Storm Thorgerson, in which Gibb is the protagonist, with actor Michael Hordern as his guide through a confusing world between life and death. The film includes
26887-405: Was scheduled to perform the "legend" spot at the Glastonbury Festival in England, but pulled out due to a family illness. He did, however, appear with Coldplay as a guest performer singing " To Love Somebody " and " Stayin' Alive ". On 28 June 2016, it was announced that Gibb had signed to Columbia Records and would release his second solo album, In the Now , on 7 October 2016. The album
27054-473: Was shown in July 1978. Between December 1977 and September 1978, seven songs Barry wrote would reach No. 1 in United States. Andy's third single, " Shadow Dancing ", which was credited to all four Gibb brothers, was also a US No. 1 single. In 1978, Gibb wrote a title song to order for their manager Robert Stigwood's film and stage musical Grease and was later recorded by singer Frankie Valli and reached No. 1 in
27221-544: Was the hit. During a nine-month period beginning in the Christmas season of 1977, seven songs written by the brothers held the No. 1 position on the US charts for 27 of 37 consecutive weeks: three of their own releases, two for brother Andy Gibb , the Yvonne Elliman single, and " Grease ", performed by Frankie Valli . Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb AC CBE (born 1 September 1946 )
27388-566: Was their first American No. 1 hit. In October 1971, Gibb recorded three songs for the Barry Gibb Fan Club . One of the songs, " King Kathy ", was released as a single on Lyntone Records. Gibb had remained a constant creative force for the group and, by 1972, had set aside the idea of a parallel solo career and was ready to devote full attention to the band. To Whom It May Concern was the last album recorded fully at IBC Studios and their last album arranged by Bill Shepherd who had worked with
27555-429: Was their first international LP Bee Gees' 1st . The second single from the album " To Love Somebody " – on which Gibb provided the lead vocal – has become a standard, covered by hundreds of artists consistently throughout the years since. Around the same time, the Gibb brothers contributed backing vocals on the track " Cowman, Milk Your Cow " a song written by Gibb and Robin sung by singer Adam Faith . In 1967, Gibb
27722-432: Was underage—he would only have been about 11 or 12. Gibb dropped out of school at the age of 13, and with an acoustic guitar given to him by his older brother Barry, he began playing at tourist clubs around Ibiza , Spain (when his parents moved there), and later on the Isle of Man , his brothers' birthplace, where his parents were living at the time. In June 1974, Gibb formed his first group, Melody Fayre (named after
27889-415: Was worried about my own material really, really badly. I didn't think I was a good songwriter at all. I was a bit doubtful about my own performance. The first release from the album, and Gibb's first single released outside Australia, was " I Just Want to Be Your Everything " which was written by Barry, who also provided backup vocals. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting on
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