| The Bee Gees The Bee Gees are three brothers: | | | | #1 single in the US, and their first gold US |
| Barry, Robinand Maurice Gibb; three | | | | single.The 1972album "To Whom It May Concern" |
| outstanding songwriters, singers,producers | | | | produced the single "Run |
| and musicians.They have been rated as one of | | | | |
| thebest musical acts of all time.They were | | | | To Me", another huge hit. |
| best rated band inthe world in 1978. | | | | |
| | | | By 1975 The Brothers Gibb were back on top, |
| They were born on the Isle of Man to English | | | | commercially andcreatively, as "Main Course" |
| parents, livedin Manchester, England and | | | | went gold and platinum, both |
| moved to Brisbane, Australiaduring their | | | | |
| childhood years, where they began their | | | | "Nights on Broadway" and "Jive Talkin'" shot |
| musicalcareers. Their worldwide success came | | | | to #1, and |
| when they returned to | | | | |
| | | | "Jive Talkin'" was a gold single. 1976's |
| England and signed with producer Robert | | | | "Children ofthe World" went gold and |
| Stigwood. | | | | platinum, both "You Should Be |
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| It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' | | | | Dancing" and "Love So Right" were gold |
| record sales totalmore than 220 million, | | | | singles, and "You |
| easily making them part of the listof | | | | |
| best-selling music artists. | | | | Should Be Dancing" went to #1 as well. |
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| In 1958 The entire family moved to Australia, | | | | The movie "Grease" opens with the theme song, |
| settling inthe Brisbane area.1960, the | | | | "Grease,"added for the movie and written by |
| Brothers were given their ownhalf-hour weekly | | | | Barry Gibb of the BeeGeesand performed by |
| television show in Brisbane when Barry | | | | Frankie Valli. Who could ever forget |
| wasstill only 13, and the twins were 10! | | | | thatmovie? |
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| In 1963, they signed their first recording | | | | Saturday Night Fever" gained the music which |
| contract with | | | | propelled itinto the stratosphere. The |
| | | | soundtrack to "SNF" became thebest-selling |
| Festival ]Records in Australia. They released | | | | album ever (a title it held until Michael |
| their first | | | | |
| | | | Jackson's "Thriller" took over), and it |
| Bee Gees written single, "Three Kisses of | | | | remains thebest-selling soundtrack album to |
| Love", and wrotesongs for other artists the | | | | this day. |
| Bee Gees had been voted the topsongwriting | | | | |
| team in Australia in both 1965 and 1966. | | | | They keep on performing hit after hit and |
| Yes,they had been named Australia's best | | | | they were namedthe best rated band in 1978.On |
| group in 1966. In | | | | March 10, 1988, youngerbrother Andy died at |
| | | | age 30 from myocardial, an inflammationof the |
| January, 1967, the Gibb family journeyed back | | | | heart muscle due to a recent viral infection. |
| to Great | | | | |
| | | | Maurice, who had been the musical director of |
| Britain. While on this journey, the Bee Gees | | | | the Bee Geesduring their final years as a |
| finally gottheir first #1 in Australia with | | | | group, died suddenly on |
| "Spicks and Specks". | | | | |
| | | | January 12, 2003, from a strangulated |
| By 1969, after numerous hits, the stress of | | | | intestine.They thendecided to retire the |
| working togetherand other personal matters, | | | | groups name. |
| the group split up. It wouldtake 15 months | | | | |
| for the group to come back together again. | | | | This article, by no means,has covered all of |
| | | | the great hitsthat this family has had over |
| Two Years On", the next Bee Gees album. That | | | | the more than 4 decades that theywere |
| albumcontained "Lonely Days", which became | | | | performing. The Bee Gees, in my opinion, were |
| the Brothers first | | | | one ofthe greatest performing families of all |
| | | | times. |