Bee Gees 10 interesting facts:
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 aswriting and producing several major hits for other artists.
3.It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' record sales total morethan 200 million making them one of the best-selling musicartists 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 outsoldthe Bee Gees".
6.Following Maurice's sudden death on 12 January 2003, Barry andRobin 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 Redcliffe inQueensland, Australia.
8.By 1960, the Bee Gees were featured on television shows, and inthe next few years began working regularly at resorts on theQueensland coast.
9.Stigwood proclaimed that the Bee Gees were "The MostSignificant New Talent Of 1967" and thus began the immediatecomparison to The Beatles.
10. In February 2006 Barry and Robin reunited on stage for 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.
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