The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb
- ISBN-10
- 0857128949
- ISBN-13
- 9780857128942
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 800
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-01
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Authors
- Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook, Andrew Môn Hughes
Description
The definitive biography, now updated to include the death of Robin Gibb in May 2012. The Bee Gee's journey from Fifties child act to musical institution is one of pop's most turbulent legends. Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb somehow managed to survive changing musical fashions and bitter personal feuds to create musical partnership that has already lasted four times as long as The Beatles. Described by the authors as their objective tribute, this unflinching biography chronicles everything - the good, the bad... and the bushed-up. Youthful delinquency, disastrous marriages, bitter lawsuits, gay sex scandals, serious drug problems and the death of younger brother Andy have sometimes made the personal lives of the Brothers Gibb look as bleak as the low spots of a career that once reduced them to playing the Batley Variety Club. Yet every time the Bee Gees roller coaster seemed derailed for good, they recorded and went on to even greater triumphs. Today they are revered among pop music's all-time great performers, producers and songwriters. But the true story of their success and the high price they paid for it has never been fully revealed... until now. This new edition of The Ultimate Biography incorporates a complete listing of every song written or recorded by the Gibbs.
Get the book
Similar books
-
The Bee Gees: Tales of the Brothers Gibb
By Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook, Andrew Môn HughesThis third edition of Tales of the Brothers Gibb incorporates a complete listing of every song written and recorded by the Gibbs.
-
The Bee Gees: The Biography
By David N. MeyerMartin, George and Jeremy Hornsby, All You Need Is Ears (London: Macmillan, 1979), 154–55. * Ibid, 217–18. * White, “Earthy Angels.” * Grein, “Fever Sells at White Hot Pace.” * Glazer, “The Rise and Fall of the Brothers Gibb.
-
The Bee Gees in the 1960s: Decades
By Andrew Môn Hughes, Mark Crohan, Grant WaltersFew musical groups have provided the soundtrack to our lives like the Bee Gees, and it all started in the fascinating decade that was the 1960s.
-
Tragedy: The Ballad of the Bee Gees
By Jeff Apter" This is the story of the brothers' incredible careers and an examination of the Gibb 'curse'--an all-too-human look at the rollercoaster ride of fame.
-
Bee Gees: The Day-By-Day Story, 1945-1972
By Andrew SandovalSure to be the definitive reference book on the early days of the Bee Gees, Andrew Sandoval is uniquely qualified to pen this volume, having overseen the restoration and reissue of the band s classic material.
-
I Wrote That One, Too . . .: A Life in Songwriting from Willie to Whitney
By Steve Dorff, Colette FreedmanThe book follows Steve from his childhood in Queens to Manhattan to Nashville and to his eventual arrival in Los Angeles, California.
-
Mr Showbiz: The Biography of Robert Stigwood
By Stephen Dando-CollinsBorn in Port Pirie, South Australia and moving to the UK in the 1950s where he soon established a theatrical agency, at the height of his success, in the 1970s, Robert Stigwood 'Stiggy' was the entertainment industry’s most powerful ...
-
Roger Miller: Dang Him!
By Don CusicdCusic traces the personal life and career of Roger Miller, from Erick, Oklahoma, to the Country Music Hall of Fame and shows why he was an American genius.
-
The Key Is Love: My Mother's Wisdom, A Daughter's Gratitude
By Marie OsmondFor beloved superstar Marie Osmond, one gift that her mother gave her stands above the rest: the gift to trust and follow her heart.
-
Bee Gees: Chord Songbook
By Wise PublicationsThe Bee Gees: Chord Songbook is here, and now you can sing and play your favourite Bee Gees hits on guitar with just a handful of easy chords.