What was the name of the chart-topping group consisting of brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb?

The Bee Gees were a pop group consisting of three brothers from the Isle of Man. The brothers, Barry Gibb (born 1946), and twins Maurice Gibb (1949-2003) and Robin Gibb (1949-2012), started singing together after moving to Manchester during their childhood. In 1958, they moved to Australia and briefly expanded to include Australian-born Vince Melouney and Colin Petersen. After returning to England in 1967, the Bee Gees became internationally famous when their producer, Robert Stigwood, began promoting them to a worldwide audience.

By 1969, Melouney and Petersen had left the Bee Gees, who reformed with Australian-born Geoff Bridgford. In 1975, the brothers relocated to the United States, and in 1977, their album 'Saturday Night Fever', which is the soundtrack for the movie of the same name, became the turning point of their career. They won five Grammy Awards for 'Saturday Night Fever', including Album of the Year.

For almost 40 years, the Bee Gees wrote and performed singles and albums. They stopped performing as the Bee Gees after Maurice died, although the two remaining brothers reunited as a duo in 2009 until Robin's death three years later. During their music career, the Bee Gees sold over 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music groups of all time.

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Brian Reynolds

I have fond memories of the 70's disco era and the unique falsetto voices of the Bee Gees. I loved their music. Sadly Barry is the only one still with us.

Charles Hunt

tiffy, he wasn't part of the group. He was a solo artist.

Johnny Rock

tiffy, Andy Gibb was never part of the Bee Gees. He was a solo artist.

William Laughlin

Bekkah, That is not true. With his heart greatly weakened from years of cocaine abuse, shortly after his 30th birthday, Andy entered John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of chest pains. On March 10 1988, Gibb's doctor told him that more tests were needed to find out the cause of his pains. Later that day, he died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a recent viral infection.

lls

Super band--with those great harmonies and instrument arrangements, they made musical history!~

Joy Holbrook

The Bee Gees originally made their name in Australia by travelling around the country performing at agricultural shows. My husband saw them perform at the Newcastle Show in 1960/61 when they looked exactly like that.

Audrey Lee

I loved the Bee Gees and still enjoy listening to their music!😍

Sergey Arustamov

Amazing band! I dance to music from "Saturday night fever " at my school graduation party in 1979 great memories.

garyeisele

tiffy, Barry wrote and produced 3 consecutive #1 hits for Andy on 1977-78, but Andy was never a part of the Bee Gees, though he did join them on stage during one live show.

Cheryl McMeekin

I've enjoyed there music, I was also a big fan of disco music.

Dawn Barela

I love them and Andy as well. They were all very talented. Only oldest brother Barry is still alive. They died from youngest to oldest. Even though Robin and Maurice were twins, Robin was born first. they also have an older sister, Lesley.

Dawn Barela

tiffy, I read someplace that he was going to become part of the group, but he died before it happened.

Howard Groopman

I always liked them, especially their early stuff, and own a number of their albums. Sadly, my longtime pen-pal from England hates them and calls them the Squeegees.