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5 days ago · Robert Stigwood, the film’s soundtrack executive producer and future Bee Gees manager, approached the group to write music that captured the essence of disco fever. With the movie still in its early stages, Stigwood only had a general theme – discomania – to guide the Bee Gees.
1 day ago · Early years Barry Alan Crompton Gibb was born at Jane Crookall Maternity Home in Douglas, Isle of Man, on 1 September 1946, to Hugh Gibb (15 January 1916 – 6 March 1992), a drummer, and Barbara Gibb (née Pass; 17 November 1920 – 12 August 2016), both Manchester natives. He has English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Gibb's grandfather Hugh Gibb Sr. was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1892 ...
May 1, 2024 · But disco only encompasses one of the group’s iterations. “We were just inclined to work in different styles,” Gibb said. ... In early 1967, the Bee Gees met and signed with Robert Stigwood ...
May 1, 2024 · Stigwood chose First of May, with Barry’s lead vocal, as the A-side of the single and Lamplight, on which Robin sang lead, as the B-side. Barry supported Stigwood’s choice but Robin disagreed, which is said to have played a part in his decision to quit the group for a year.
3 days ago · The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century.
- London, England
- 1964–1982, 1985, 1988–1991, 1996–1997, 1999–present
Apr 26, 2024 · Stickweed turned out to be Robert Stigwood, a brash and uncompromising impresario with his fingers in various pies — music, theater, film — who had partnered with Beatles manager Brian Epstein in hopes of taking over Epstein’s most successful group one day, a dream stymied by the fact that the lads from Liverpool couldn’t stand him.
May 1, 2024 · Robert Stigwood, the Bee Gees manager, chose “First of May” for the A-side. No other singles were released from the Odessa album, as Robin Gibb already had left the group. The song was partially responsible for Robin’s brief departure from the Bee Gees, because he had wanted his song, “Lamplight,” to be the album’s first single ...
