Bee Gees

1. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers

Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.
2. The three brothers co-wrote most of their own
hits, as well as writing and producing several major
hits for other artists.
3. It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' record
sales total more than 200 million making them one of
the best-selling music artists of all time.
4. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1997; fittingly, the presenter of the award
to "Britain's first family of harmony" was Brian Wilson,
historical leader of the Beach Boys, America's first
family of rock harmony.
5. Their Hall of Fame citation says "Only Elvis
Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks
and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees".
6. Following Maurice's sudden death on 12
January 2003, Barry and Robin Gibb temporarily
ended the group after forty-five years of activity.
7. In 1958, the Gibb family, including infant
brother Andy (born 5March 1958 in Manchester,
England), emigrated to Red cliffe in Queensland,
Australia.
8. By 1960, the Bee Gees were featured on
television shows, and in the next few years began
working regularly at resorts on the Queensland coast.
9. Stig wood proclaimed that the Bee Gees were
"The Most Significant New Talent Of 1967" and thus
began the immediate comparison to The Beatles.
1 0 . I n Fe br ua ry 2 0 0 6 Ba rry a nd Ro bi n
r e u n i t e d o n s t a g e f o r a Miami charity
concert to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute. It
was their first public performance together since the
death of brother Maurice. Barry and Robin also played
at the 30th annual Prince's Trust Concert in the UK on
20 May 2006.