Robin Gibb

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The two surviving brothers of the Bee Gees are preparing to perform together again, six years after the death of their brother and third Bee Gee, Maurice Gibb, according to media reports. Robin Gibb told BBC Radio that he had just been with his older brother Barry in Miami and they were ready to perform together again, planning a series of live dates. "The two of us are getting back together again as we speak," Gibb told BBC Radio's Test Match Special cricket program. He said he and Barry had "got through the breakwater of emotions" following their sibling's 2003 ... Read Full Story

In 1969, Robin Gibb left the Bee Gees. Although they had just recorded their arguable masterpiece, the psychedelic epic Odessa , he and his brother Barry had clashed over the choice of A-side for their latest single, and Robin was rumoured to perhaps not be in the best of ways. Nevertheless, his solo career got off to a flying start with his single, ‘Saved By the Bell’ going to no. 2 in the British charts. The accompanying album, Robin’s Reign , with the lone Gibb brother standing in full Royal Guardsman’s regalia on the cover, did less well. As always in the world of ... Read Full Story

From bbc.co.uk The surviving members of the Bee Gees have been lined up to perform on a future episode of Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC has confirmed. It will be their first TV performance since Maurice Gibb died during emergency surgery in 2003. Best known for hits such as Night Fever and Staying Alive, brothers Robin and Barry will appear on 31 October. After Maurice’s death, the brothers said they would no longer use the Bee Gees name. Further acts But in 2008, Robin told the BBC News website they would perform again “when the time is right”. Last month, they confirmed that they ... Read Full Story

THE BEE GEES The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The multiple award-winning group was successful for most of its forty years of recording music, but the trio had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a harmonic "soft rock" act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as the foremost stars of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The group sang three-part tight harmonies that were instantly recognizable; brother Robin's clear vibrato lead was a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became a signature sound during the disco years. ... Read Full Story

Artist: Bee Gees Title: Trafalgar Label: Atco/Polydor Year: 1971 Songs: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart*/Israel**/The Greatest Man In The World*/It's Just The Way***/Remembering*/Somebody Stop The Music^/Trafalgar***/Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself**/When Do I*/Dearest*/Lion In Winter*/Walking Back To Waterloo^^ Written by: * Robin & Barry Gibb, **Barry Gibb, ***Maurice Gibb, ^Barry & Maurice Gibb & ^^Robin, Barry & Maurice Gibb Produced by: Robert Stigwood and the Bee Gees Thoughts: After splitting up in 1969 and then coming back together only to produce an unsuccessful album, by 1971, the Bee Gees were probably desperate to come up with a hit. "How Can You Mend A ... Read Full Story