Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb is a Bee Gees co-founder, singer, songwriter and producer whose work runs from family harmonies and disco to songs for Barbra Streisand and country duets.
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Known for
- Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol. 12021 · Singer, with country and Americana guests
- Guilty1980 · Songwriter, co-producer and duet partner
- Saturday Night Fever1977 · Bee Gees singer and co-writer
- Main Course1975 · Bee Gees singer and co-writer
- Bee Gees 1st1967 · Bee Gees singer and co-writer
Overview
- Born
- 1 September 1946, Isle of Man
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer
- Started
- Singing with brothers Robin and Maurice as children in Manchester
- Breakout
- “Spicks and Specks” in Australia, followed by the Bee Gees’ international career in 1967
Mini bio
A family sound.
Barry began singing with his younger brothers Robin and Maurice in Manchester. Their family moved to Australia in 1958, where the brothers performed locally and signed their first record deal in 1963. After “Spicks and Specks” brought them success there, they returned to England to pursue an international career.
Songs you grow up with.
The Bee Gees’ 1967 recordings included “New York Mining Disaster 1941” and “To Love Somebody.” Main Course put Barry’s falsetto at the centre of their changing sound in 1975. Two years later, their songs for Saturday Night Fever included “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever” and “How Deep Is Your Love.”
Writing for other voices.
Barry also wrote “Grease” for Frankie Valli and co-wrote and co-produced Barbra Streisand’s Guilty, singing two duets with her. On Greenfields in 2021, he revisited the Gibb songbook with guests including Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Keith Urban and Brandi Carlile. The album became his first solo UK No. 1.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2021Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol. 1Lead artist; duets produced by Dave Cobb
- 1980Guilty, Barbra StreisandSongwriter, co-producer, arranger and duet vocalist
- 1978Grease, Frankie ValliSongwriter
- 1977Saturday Night FeverBee Gees vocalist and co-writer of soundtrack songs
- 1975Main CourseBee Gees vocalist and songwriter
Awards
- Kennedy Center Honors2023 · Recognised for his lifetime contribution to American culture through the performing arts.
- Knighthood2018 · Knighted for services to music and charity.
- GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award2015 · Honoured with the Bee Gees.
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame1997 · Inducted with Robin and Maurice as the Bee Gees.
- Songwriters Hall of Fame1994 · Inducted as a songwriter.
Quotes
think up a subject, then write a song on the spotBarry Gibb, quoted on the official Bee Gees album page
Describing the spontaneous songwriting behind Bee Gees 1st.
Trivia
- Before they were the Bee Gees, the brothers performed as the Rattlesnakes.
- The rhythm of “Jive Talkin’” was inspired by the sound of the car crossing Miami’s 163rd Street Causeway bridge on trips to the studio.
- “To Love Somebody” was originally written by Barry and Robin for Otis Redding.
- The brothers often recorded their harmonies together around one microphone.
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