Barry Gibb (b. 1946)

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Biography

Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb is a British musician, singer and songwriter. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to global fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 70 years.

Timeline

The story of Barry Gibb, told in moments.

1946 Birth

Born on the Isle of Man to English parents. The eldest of five siblings. His twin brothers Robin and Maurice were born three years later. The family emigrated to Australia in 1958.

Was being the eldest Bee Gee a responsibility or just an accident of birth? Did emigrating to Australia at twelve feel like an adventure?

1967 Event

The Bee Gees released "New York Mining Disaster 1941," their first international hit. They'd returned from Australia to England. A record executive signed them after hearing one song.

Was one song enough for a record executive to sign you? Did 'New York Mining Disaster 1941' feel like the real beginning?

1977 Event

The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack sold over 40 million copies. Five of its songs were number-one singles. Gibb co-wrote all of them. The album spent 24 consecutive weeks at number one.

How does co-writing five number-one singles for one soundtrack feel? Were 24 weeks at number one real or a fever dream?

2003 Event

Twin brother Maurice died unexpectedly during surgery at 53. Robin died of cancer in 2012. Barry became the last surviving Bee Gee. They'd sold over 220 million records.

What is it like being the last surviving Bee Gee? Did losing Maurice and Robin change how you hear your own music? Are 220 million records consolation for what you've lost?

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A.L.A. portrait index (IA alaportraitindex02lane)

Lane, William Coolidge, 1859-1931

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The splendid outcast (IA splendidoutcast00gibbiala)

Gibbs, George, 1870-1942

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Men and women of the French revolution (IA cu31924024296349)

Gibbs, Philip, 1877-1962

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Henry Gibbs

Artist unknown

c. 1721 · Oil on canvas

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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco(!) county, Mich. (IA portraitbiograph11chic)

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Anecdotes of painting in England - with some account of the principal artists (IA anecdotesofpaint03walp 0)

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 Vertue, George, 1684-1756 Wornum, Ralph Nicholson, 1812-1877

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Anecdotes of painting in England - with some account of the principal artists (IA anecdotesofpaint03walp 2)

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 Vertue, George, 1684-1756 Wornum, Ralph Nicholson, 1812-1877 Bromley, William, 1769-1842 Worthington, William Henry, approximately 1795-approximat

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Exhibition (of) oil paintings by contemporary American artists (IA exhibitionofoilp812exhi)

Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Contemporary American Artists (Corcoran Gallery of Art) Corcoran Gallery of Art. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79079587 http://viaf.org/viaf/155922463

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Bee Gees: The Authorized Biography

A biography of the lives and careers of the Brothers Gibb, very successful rhythm and blues artists, with numerous black and white photographs.

1979

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Best of the Bee Gees

(Easy Piano Personality). Easy arrangements of a dozen top hits from the Brothers Gibb: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart * How Deep Is Your Love * I Started a Joke * Jive Talkin' * Lonely Days * More...

2000

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The Rough Guide to the Brain

How does memory work? Are we addicted to television? What is Alzheimer's Disease? Can machines read our minds? The human brain, with all its inherent complexity, has taken on near mythical status. Its...

2012

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The Rough Guide to the Brain

The Rough Guide to the Brainanswers all the important questions- how does the memory work? Are we addicted to television? What is Alzheimer's Disease? Can machines read our minds? The human brain,...

2012

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xtra inspectors were assigned to the Vega assembly line, and the first 2,000 cars were road-tested. He stated, "the first cars, from a manufacturing standpoint, were well built." But in 1972, General...

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Vega will be the highest quality product ever built by Chevrolet.

9 arrival as the Chevrolet division's general manager. In a Motor Trend interview in August 1970, DeLorean said, "Vega will be the highest quality product ever built by Chevrolet." By DeLorean's...

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