Bee Gees...

The three Gibb brothers, born in Douglas, on the Isle of Man, the sons of English bandleader Hugh Gibb. The family moved to Manchester in 1955 and the brothers started performing , under such names as the Rattlesnakes and Wee Johnny Hays and also the Blue Cats. They moved with their parents to Brisbane in 1958 and worked talent shows and other amateur outlets, singing sets of Everly Brothers songs and an occasional Barry Gibb composition, by this time calling themselves the Bee Gees. They signed with Australia's Festival Records in 1962 and released a dozen singles and two albums in the next five years. Cracks began to show in 1969, when the non family members left the group.

From mid-1969 to late 1970 Robin tried a solo career and had a UK hit, Saved by the Bell. Meanwhile, Barry and Maurice recorded Cucumber Castle as a duo and cut some singles individually. The trio reunited for two more hit ballads, the million sellers Lonely Days in 1970 and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart in 1971. Producer Arif Mardin, who steered them toward R&B brought them to Miami. This gave them their third round of hits. including Jive Talkin' and Nights on Broadway both in 1975, the Bee Gees now had their first platinum album.

In 1987 came the album E.S.P, with one Bee Gees song You Win Again topping one more time the European charts. Five more studio albums have come since then showing their huge talent for song writing. Shattered by the death of their younger brother Andy Gibb in March 1988, the Bee Gees retired for a time, and Maurice suffered a brief relapse of his alcoholism. The group's most recent work continues to fare far better outside the States The Bee Gees became one of the wealthiest groups in pop.