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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.
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb AC CBE (born 1 September 1946 [6] [7]) 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.
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.
The Bee Gees were formed originally by three brothers: Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. Barry is the last surviving brother − Maurice and Robin died in 2003 and 2012, respectively.
The Best of the Bee Gees announced the drummer's death on Monday, Nov. 18 ... Petersen joined the group when the Gibb brothers moved to London in 1966. ... 'Totally changed my 64-year-old skin' AOL.
The Bee Gees are one of the most successful pop-rock groups of all time. [3] Gibb started his music career in 1955 in Manchester, England at the age of five joining the skiffle-rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes, [1] which later evolved into the Bee Gees in 1958 after spending three years in Manchester when they moved to Australia. [4]
The Bee Gees, formed by brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, have sold more than 220 million records worldwide. Maurice died in 2003 , aged 53, due to complications from a twisted intestine.
The Bee Gees had their first US No. 1 single "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", with Gibb contributing on the song, writing with Barry and singing lead vocals on its first verse. [28] In April 1972, two months after the departure of drummer Geoff Bridgford, he wrote his last solo composition on a Bee Gees record until 1999, "Never Been Alone". [29]