Maurice Gibb

Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE (/ˈmɔːrɪs/; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He was married to Scottish singer, Lulu, in 1969 but they split four years later.

Maurice Gibb CBE
File:Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) - TopPop 1973.png Gibb on TopPop in 1973
Background information
Birth name	Maurice Ernest Gibb
Born	(1949-12-22)22 December 1949 Isle of Man
Died	12 January 2003(2003-01-12) (aged 53) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Rock, pop, country
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician record producer
Instruments	Vocals bass guitar keyboards
Years active	1955–2003
Labels	Polydor Atco Spin Beacon Pye Capitol RCA Audiotrax
Associated acts	The Rattlesnakes The Bee Gees the Fut Tin Tin Jimmy Stevens the Bloomfields Lulu

Career

Gibb was a member of the British-Australian pop group The Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two compositions by Maurice, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever.

Death

Gibb died of complications from a twisted intestine on 12 January 2003 in Miami Beach, Florida at the age of 53.

Maurice Gibb Media

• The birth of Maurice & Robin Gibb.png

  Record of the birth of Maurice & Robin Gibb (Isle of Man Examiner, 23 December 1949)

• Bee Gees in 1967.jpg

  Gibb (second from left) with the Bee Gees in 1967, when the band was a quintet

• Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) - TopPop 1973 (cropped).png

  Gibb on TopPop in 1973.

• Maurice Gibb 1968.jpg

  Gibb played bass on Dutch television Twien in 1968