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Barry Gibb

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Also known as Sir Barry Gibb, pan, Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb

British musician

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Barry Gibb is an Australian male singer-songwriter and pop musician. His musical career began in 1955, and he has also performed under the pseudonym Johnny Hayes. Associated genres include pop, classic rock, rock, and disco. Gibb is recognized as an author of the work Bee Gees.

He has five children. His official website is barrygibb.com.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1946
Works
1

Top works

  • Bee Gees

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Australia
Active from
1946-09-01
2008 universal fire victimenglishpop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
60,953
Total plays
368,225

Tags

popclassic rocksinger-songwriterrockDisco

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England. He is known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Barry+Gibb">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb , ( 1946-09-01 ) 1 September 1946 (age 79) , Douglas, Isle of Man
Other name
Johnny Hayes
Occupations
Musician singer songwriter record producer
Years active
1955–present
Spouses
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Children
5, including Steve
Father
Hugh Gibb
Relatives
Maurice Gibb (brother) Robin Gibb (brother) Andy Gibb (brother) Spencer Gibb (nephew)
Origin
Manchester , England
Genres
Rock pop disco country
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Labels
Polydor Atco MCA Capitol
Formerly of
Bee Gees The Rattlesnakes
Website
barrygibb .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British and American musician. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to global fame as a founder of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range, including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 70 years.

As a songwriter, Gibb shares the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones, at six, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen Billboard Hot 100 number ones.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barry Gibb” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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