Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a
musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who rose to worldwide
fame as a co-founder of the group Bee Gees, one of the most
commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. With
his younger brothers, twins Robin and Maurice Gibb, he formed a
songwriting partnership beginning in 1955.Born in Douglas on the Isle
of Man, Gibb was raised in Manchester, where he took part in the
skiffle craze, in 1955 forming his first band, the Rattlesnakes, which
evolved into the Bee Gees in 1960 after the Gibb family had moved to
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. They returned to England where they
achieved worldwide fame. Well known for his wide vocal range, Gibb's
most notable vocal trait is a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. As a
songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record
for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones, each having six. In
total, he has written or co-written sixteen Billboard Hot 100 number
ones. Guinness World Records lists Gibb as the second most successful
songwriter in history, behind Paul McCartney.Gibb's career has spanned
over sixty years. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall
of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, as a member of the Bee Gees, he
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Barry Gibb is a fellow of
the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In 2007, Q
magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest
Singers". Gibb was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British
Empire (CBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to music and
entertainment and a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for
services to music and charity.
musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who rose to worldwide
fame as a co-founder of the group Bee Gees, one of the most
commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. With
his younger brothers, twins Robin and Maurice Gibb, he formed a
songwriting partnership beginning in 1955.Born in Douglas on the Isle
of Man, Gibb was raised in Manchester, where he took part in the
skiffle craze, in 1955 forming his first band, the Rattlesnakes, which
evolved into the Bee Gees in 1960 after the Gibb family had moved to
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. They returned to England where they
achieved worldwide fame. Well known for his wide vocal range, Gibb's
most notable vocal trait is a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. As a
songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record
for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones, each having six. In
total, he has written or co-written sixteen Billboard Hot 100 number
ones. Guinness World Records lists Gibb as the second most successful
songwriter in history, behind Paul McCartney.Gibb's career has spanned
over sixty years. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall
of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, as a member of the Bee Gees, he
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Barry Gibb is a fellow of
the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In 2007, Q
magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest
Singers". Gibb was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British
Empire (CBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to music and
entertainment and a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for
services to music and charity.
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