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Bee Gees - Wikipedia. The Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1.

Their line- up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1. 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& Bfalsetto became their signature sound during the mid- to- late 1.

The Bee Gees wrote all of their own hits, as well as wrote and produced several major hits for other artists. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England, until the late 1. There, in 1. 95. 5, they formed The Rattlesnakes. The family then moved to Redcliffe, in Queensland, Australia, and then to Cribb Island.

After achieving their first chart success in Australia as the Bee Gees with . In 2. 00. 9, Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed the Bee Gees would re- form and perform again. In December 1. 95. 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 7. RPM record broke.

The brothers had to sing live and received such a positive response from the audience that they decided to pursue a singing career. The young brothers began performing to raise pocket money. They were introduced to leading Brisbane radio DJ Bill Gates by speedway promoter and driver Bill Goode, who had hired the brothers to entertain the crowd at the Redcliffe Speedway in 1. 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 renamed them the BG's (later changed to . While there, the brothers attended Northgate State School. By 1. 96. 0, the Bee Gees were featured on television shows, including their performance of .

For his songwriting, Barry sparked the interest of Australian star Col Joye, who helped them get a record deal in 1. Festival Records subsidiary Leedon Records, under the name . The three released two or three singles a year, while Barry supplied additional songs to other Australian artists. In 1. 96. 2, the Bee Gees were chosen as the supporting act for Chubby Checker's concert at Sydney Stadium. It was released on his posthumous album 5.

St. Catherine's Drive. By 1. 96. 6 Festival was, however, on the verge of dropping them from the Leedon roster because of their perceived lack of commercial success. It was at this time that they 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.

Byrne gave the Gibb brothers virtually unlimited access to St Clair Studio over a period of several months in mid- 1. During this productive time they recorded a large batch of original material—including the song that would become their first major hit, . They regularly collaborated with other local musicians, including members of beat band Steve & The Board, led by Steve Kipner, Nat's teenage son. Ossie Byrne travelled with them and Colin Petersen, who eventually became the group's drummer, followed soon afterward.

While at sea in January 1. Epstein passed the demo tapes to Robert Stigwood, who had recently joined NEMS. Work quickly began on the group's first international album, and Stigwood launched a promotional campaign to coincide with its release. Before recording the first album, the group expanded to include Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney. 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 2. UK and US. No such chicanery was needed to boost the Bee Gees' second single, .

Originally written for Otis Redding, . Another single, . The parent album, Bee Gees 1st (their first internationally), peaked at No. 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 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: 1. Maurice recalled: In late 1. On 2. 1 December 1. Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, they performed their own song, ! The Herald Angels Sing.

The folk group the Settlers also performed on that program and were conducted by the Very Reverend Edward H. Patey, dean of the cathedral. Ten days later, the band finished the year off with their Christmas Eve special, How on Earth? January 1. 96. 8 began with a promotional trip to the US.

The Los Angeles Police Department was on alert in anticipation of a Beatles- type reception, and special security arrangements were being put in place. US hit) and the No. UK single . The Horizontal album reached No.

US and No. 1. 6 in the UK. Promoting the record, the group made their first appearance on US television on The Smothers Brothers Show, on CBS. Tommy Smothers had first encountered the band on a trip to London, and became their friend as well as a fan. That evening, Smothers wore a shirt which Maurice had bought for him at the Beatles' Apple Boutique. 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 2. 7 February 1. Massachusetts String Orchestra, began their first tour of Germany with two concerts at Hamburg Musikhalle. In March 1. 96. 8, the band was supported by Procol Harum (who had a well- known hit .

As Maurice described it: “There were over 5,0. 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 the floor.”On 1. March, the band performed . The other artists who performed on that night's show were Lucille Ball, George Hamilton, and Fran Jeffries. US) and the double A- sided single . UK and No. 5. 7 in the US. The Bee Gees felt .

Further Bee Gees chart singles followed: . US), and . 6 US), both culled from the band's third album Idea. UK and was another top 2. US (No. Melouney did achieve one feat while with the Bee Gees: his composition .

This gave the group the opportunity to display their comedy skills in sketches with Howerd. Torrent How I Met Your Mother S05e06 Torrent there. The band were due to begin a seven- week tour of the US on 2 August 1.

July, Robin collapsed and fell unconscious. He was admitted to a London nursing home suffering from 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 the rest of the band put away instrumental tracks and demos. Most rock critics felt this was the best Bee Gees album of the 1. Feeling the flipside, . The single . 2. 3, but it was only No. US. The compilation reached the top 1. UK and the US. The band made their debut performance without Robin at Talk of the Town.

They had recruited their sister, Lesley, into the group at this time. Certified Associate In Software Testing Study Guide. To accompany the album, they also filmed a TV special which aired on the BBC in 1.

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).