Since that first time watching the two bearded guys either side of the slight guy in the middle who sometimes held his hand to his ear, I’ve been a fan of the Bee Gees. It was 1989, I was seven years old and I remember being mesmerised by the power of the melodies and harmonies. The concert was the One For All tour and my memory tells me the Bee Gees were always on TV in Malaysia where my family lived in the 1980s.
Whether it was “always” or “occasionally” makes little difference considering the impact the music of the brothers Gibb has had on my life and career. It’s been one of the great pleasures of my life to interview Barry half a dozen times over the years.
As a result of my fan-ship, I have always tried to write the kinds of articles I’ve felt the Bee Gees deserve – critical appraisals of the sort other songwriting greats like Lennon & McCartney, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, John & Taupin, Stevie Wonder etc tend to get. The Gibbs are equally genius songwriters and are as prolific and commercially successful as any creative unit in music history.
Delving into the back catalogue of the brothers Gibb is to discover a musical library with virtually every genre you can think of: pop, funk, country, rock, folk, R&B, disco, roots-rock, classical, Euro-pop etc. The connecting threads of melody, harmony and emotion run throughout.
Here are links to my more than 75 articles about the Bee Gees. Hope you enjoy them and gain a new appreciation whether you are a fan already or not. Tim R.
Bee Gees Way Favourite Photos – Redcliffe, Queensland 2016
Barry Gibb Releases Statement Thanking Robert Stigwood For “All The Success” Of The Bee Gees
The Greatest Showman In The World: Bee Gees’ Manager Robert Stigwood Dies Aged 81
Barbra Streisand’s Biggest Selling LP Turns 35 – Episode 3 Of ‘Sunglasses Inside’
‘We’d have the most fun’ – Barry Gibb Explains His Friendship With Michael Jackson
When The Bee Gees Went Disco They Also Went Country – 40 Years Since Jive Talkin’ Hit #1
Barry Gibb Unveils Autobiographical New Track: ‘The Home Truth Song’
Bee Gees Robin & Maurice Gibb Would Be 65 Today – The Greatest Live Medley In History? Why Not.
Reissued Bee Gees LP “To Whom It May Concern” – Pop-up Bee Gees!
What If Barry Gibb Did An Entire Concert At The Grand Ole Opry? 30 Country-fied Bee Gees Songs
Barry Gibb At The Hollywood Bowl: How The Mythology Tour Was Always A Homecoming
Where Springsteen And The Bee Gees Meet – 3 More Gibb Songs For Bruce, 3 More Bruce Songs For Barry
25 Reasons To See Barry Gibb’s Mythology Tour 2014
Bee Gees First Of May + 45 Years Since One Of The Great Double LPs Of The 60s, Odessa
Diana Ross Turns 70 – 3 Of Her Best Superstar-Written Songs
Missing Kiwi On MH370 A Passionate Lionel Richie And Bee Gees Fan
Why I Love Bruce Springsteen – 3 Hour Concerts, Entire LPs Performed Live, Covers Of Bee Gees Songs
New Bee Gees Boxed Set Of Studio LPs 1987-1991: 3 Essential Songs From Each Album
Sophie Madeleine Covers The Bee Gees “You Win Again” – Why This Is Complex, Unusual Pop Music
20 Years Since The Bee Gees For Whom The Bell Tolls – Their Finest Post-Fever Song?
Lulu Turns 65 – A Motown-Sounding Bee Gees Song From 1993
RIP Sir David Frost – My Tribute, An Interview Highlight + A Bee Gees Song
Kenny Roger’s 75th Birthday – 2 Bee Gees’ Written Kenny Songs
The Other Bee Gees Song Called “Alive” – Their Most Underrated Era?
The Great Shame Of The New Bee Gees Biography, Plus 10 Of The Best Post Disco-Era Gibb Songs
35 Years Since The Worst Movie Of All Time – The Redeeming Features Of “Sgt. Pepper’s”
Coldplay feat. Barry Gibb – A Future #1 Hit With A Lost Song From 1988
Robin Gibb 1 Year On – Please Don’t Turn Out The Lights
Anzac Day & A Vietnam-Inspired Bee Gees Song
Andy Gibb With A Country / Pop Song John Denver Would’ve Been Proud Of – 25 Years On
25 Years Since Andy Gibb’s Death – A Remarkable, Lost Song
Barry Gibb Mission Estate Concert Review – “The Two” Go On Tour
Barry Gibb Mythology Tour Concert Review – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Richard Ashcroft Sampling The Bee Gees – 10 Years Since Maurice Gibb’s Death
“Songbird” By The Bee Gees For The Connecticut Shooting Victims
The Barry Gibb Interview – The Full Transcript Plus Another Forgotten Bee Gees Classic
Barry Gibb & Spirituality: One Of His Most Emotional, Revealing Interviews
Barry Gibb To Headline The Mission Concert, Napier, New Zealand
Barry Gibb’s First Solo Tour – Another Lesser Known Bee Gees Song
Barry Gibb At The Grand Ole Opry – An Emotional “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”
Barry Gibb At The Grand Ole Opry – The Top 10 Bee Gees Country Songs
Bee Gee Robin Gibb’s Sad, Beautiful Funeral
Robin Gibb Dies – The Fight For The Bee Gees’ Legacy
Robin Gibb Out Of His Coma – The Bee Gees Channeling The Band
Bee Gees Offspring Spencer Gibb On Why Whitney Houston’s Detractors Are Sad, Cynical & Plain Wrong
A New Barry Gibb Song For Christmas, Working For Newstalk ZB
Robin Gibb Suffering From Liver Cancer – Forgotten Bee Gees Classic “Walking Back To Waterloo”
Barry Gibb’s 65th Birthday – The Finest Bee Gees Song Of Them All
Barry Gibb & Michael Jackson – The Completed, Full Length Duet “All In Your Name.”
Michael Jackson Duets With Barry Gibb – Part Two
Bee Gee Robin Gibb Rushed To Hospital
Michael Jackson Duets With Barry Gibb & A Bee Gees Song Of The Week
Bee Gee Maurice Gibb 8 Years On – Song Of The Week
Song Of The Week, By Brandon Flowers Of The Killers
Mickey Rourke’s “The Wrestler” & Its Parallels With The Life Of Andy Gibb
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| Backstage with Barry Gibb, Napier, New Zealand 2013. |
