Bee Gees
The Bee Gees were a British–Australian pop group. For most of its history, the band consisted of three brothers all of whom were born on the Isle of Man, a British Crown dependency. The brothers, Barry Gibb (born 1 September 1946), and twins Maurice Gibb (22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) and Robin Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012), started singing at a young age when living in Manchester. In the late 1960s, the band briefly expanded to include Australian born Vince Melouney and Colin Petersen. When the band reformed after splitting in 1969, Australian born Geoff Bridgford briefly became a member. The Bee Gees existed for almost 40 years They are most famous for their album, Saturday Night Fever, the soundtrack for the movie of the same name. They stopped performing after Maurice died. The two other brothers reunited as a duo in 2009. In 2012 Robin died. They had a younger brother, Andy Gibb (1958–1988), who was also a singer.
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 The Bee Gees performing on Dutch television in 1968. From left to right: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Pop, rock, blue-eyed soul, disco |
| Years active | 1958–2003, 2009–2012 |
| Labels | Festival Records, Polydor, Atco, RSO, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Andy Gibb |
| Website | www |
| Past members | Colin Petersen Vince Melouney Geoff Bridgford Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb |
Group history
The Gibb brothers were born on the Isle of Man, then lived in Manchester, England, before moving to Australia in 1958. It was in Australia that the Bee Gees' band was formed. In January 1967, the Gibb brothers returned to England where their band the Bee Gees started to become internationally famous. In 1967, Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney joined the band but by the end the decade both had left and the brothers themselves had briefly gone their separate ways, only to reform in 1970. Between 1970 and 1972, Geoff Bridgford was a member of the Bee Gees. In 1975, the brothers relocated to the United States.
Bee Gees Media
Bee Gees plaque at Maitland Terrace/Strang Road intersection in Union Mills, Isle of Man
The Bee Gees in 1967 (left to right: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Vince Melouney, Maurice Gibb and Colin Petersen)
The Bee Gees performing at The Tom Jones Show in early 1969, one of the last performances with Robin as he left the group later in March
The Bee Gees performing at The Midnight Special in 1973
Bee Gees' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Bee Gees Way in Redcliffe with 2015 statue
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Other websites
- Hear the Bee GeesArchived 2012-06-02 at the Wayback Machine on the Pop Chronicles
