3. Facts
• Founded in 1958
• Career Record Sales total over 220 Million
• Inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 1997
• Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles,
Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks,
and Paul McCartney have outsold
the Bee Gees
4. MUSIC
• The Bee Gees were known best for the
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in
the U.S.
• Three Bee Gees singles ("How Deep Is
Your Love", "Stayin' Alive", and "Night
Fever") reached #1 in the United
States and most countries around
the world, launching the most
popular period of the disco era.
5. Death of Maurice/Robin
Maurice died January 12, 2003 of Cardiac arrest while waiting
to undergo surgery for a twisted intestine.
Following Maurice’s unexpected death, Barry and Robin
retired the groups name after 45 years of activity.
In 2009 Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed that
the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again.
Robin died in May 2012, at the age of 62, after a prolonged
struggle with cancer.
6. The last of the Bee Gees
• The last surviving Bee Gee (Barry) no longer performs since his
brothers deaths.
• At the end of his performing career he shares the record with John
Lennon and Paul McCartney for consecutive # 1 hits as a writer with
6.
• The book of Guinness World Records lists Barry Gibb as the second
most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney.
