Bee Gees were a music group formed in 1958. Their lineup consisted of brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
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Barry started a skiffle group with his younger brothers, Robin & Maurice as vocalists and were later joined by Paul Frost (drums) and Kenny Horrocks (tea-chest bass).
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Bill Gates named the Group ‘BGs’ (later changed to Bee Gees) after his, Bill Goode’s and Barry Gibb’s initials.
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Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb had an elder sister Lesley and a younger brother Andy who was to join Bee Gees but died tragically when he was 30.
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Frustrated by their lack of success, Bee Gees were returning back to England in 1967 when Go-Set, Australia’s most popular music newspaper declared Spicks & Specks the Best Single of the Year.
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‘Bee Gees 1st’, the first international album of Bee Gees peaked at No. 7 in the US and No. 8 in the UK.
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Bee Gees released their ninth album Trafalgar in 1971 and the same year the group’s songs were included in the soundtrack for the film, Melody.
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Bee Gees won 4 the Grammy Awards in 1979 for their album Saturday Night Fever and 1 Grammy in 1978 for their single, How Deep Is Your Love.
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The song ‘Fight (No Matter How Long)’ by The Bunburys reached No. 8 on the rock music chart and appeared on The 1988 Summer Olympics Album.
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In October 1999, the Isle of Man Post Office unveiled a set of 6 stamps honouring Bee Gees, the native sons’.