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Barry Gibb

Sir Barry Alan Crompton GibbCBE (born 1 September ) is a British-American singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as the founder of the British-Australian pop group Bee Gees. With his brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Gibb formed a songwriting partnership beginning in In , he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[7] In June, , Barry was officially knighted by Prince Charles, which allows Barry to use the title Sir. Barry has dual British/US citizenship.

Early life

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Barry Gibb was born on 1 September on the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea. He formed his first band, The Rattlesnakes, in His younger twin siblings, Robin and Maurice were also members of this skiffle group. After moving to Australia, the Gibb brothers renamed their band, the Bee Gees.

Career

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Gibb released his first album with the Bee Gees, The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs, in It did not chart. In , after returning to England, the Bee Gees released their first charting album Bee Gees' 1st. In the Bee Gees released their only number one album Spirits Having Flown. Gibb released Now Voyager in "Shine, Shine" was released as the album's second single. It reached number 37 in the Billboard Gibb made the soundtrack for the movie Hawks. In "All In Your Name", a song Gibb sung with Michael Jackson, was released as a single.

References

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  3. ↑V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., ), ISBN&#;X, pp.
  4. "Bee Gees on AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September
  5. Summers, Kim. "Robin Gibb". Allrovi. Archived from the original on 19 May Retrieved 20 May
  6. Thompson, Gayle (September 26, ). "Ricky Skaggs Draws Barry Gibb Into Country Music". The Boot. Retrieved 31 March
  7. "CBE". . Archived from the original on Retrieved