The Bee Gees
The Bee Gees - the name is an acronym of "The Brothers
Gibb" - are indisputably one of the most popular recording
acts of all time. Their records have sold more than 100 million
copies (read that again - One hundred million copies!).
The trio were so incredible in the 1960s in a psychedelic pop
way and yet transitioned so comfortably into the disco mire. With
their bizarre falsetto warblings and their satin-trousered,
open-shirted, blow-waved and bearded rugged looks The Bee Gees
were a veritable 70s icon, and most people remember them for their
work on three movies; Saturday Night Fever, Sgt Peppers
Lonely Hearts Club Band and Grease (whose title song
they wrote).
As balladeers, The Bee Gees probably have no equal, and their
recorded output has almost been surpassed by the sheer number of
songs they have written for other artists (including Diana Ross
and Barbra Streisand). Only John Lennon and
Paul McCartney have
written more number one singles on the American charts than Barry
Gibb.
 Listening to a number of their recordings from the sixties, The
Bee Gees sound so completely utterly miserable that Joy Division
and Nirvana sound positively gleeful by comparison. Nevertheless,
the boys have been rightfully inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame and there probably isn't a person on the face of the
planet who doesn't know at least one Bee Gees song.
There has been much talk of The Bee Gees being Australian . . .
They are not. They emigrated from Manchester (UK) to Australia
with their family in 1958. By 1967 they were on the move again
(back to the UK). So the brothers Gibb spent a grand total of 9
years in Australia. That makes them as Australian as Mel Gibson .
. .
HISTORICAL NOTE
The career of The Bee Gees as we know them effectively came to
an end on January 12, 2003, with the tragic death of Maurice Gibb.
While Barry and Robin have stated they will continue to record,
they will no longer be The Brothers Gibb.
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