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January 15, 1916
Hugh Gibb, the brothers Gibb's father, was born in Manchester
November 17, 1920
Barbara Gibb, the Gibb's mother, was born in Manchester
May 27, 1944
Hugh and Barbara Gibb got married
January 12, 1945
Hugh and Barbara Gibb had their first child, Lesley
September 1, 1946
Barry was born
December 22, 1949
Robin and Maurice were born
May 11, 1950
Linda Gibb (Barry's wife) was born
September 24, 1950
Yvonne Gibb (Maurice's wife) was born
December 22, 1952
Dwina Murphy-Gibb (Robin's wife) was born
March 5, 1958
Andy Gibb was born
September 29, 1964
Bernice Gibb was born. Bernice (Beri) is Lesley's daughter, but Hugh and Barbara adopted her
August 22, 1966
Barry married Maureen Bates
It only lasted one year.
February 1967
Robin met Molly Hullis
May 11, 1967
Maurice met Lulu
September 21, 1967
Barry met Linda Gray
December 4, 1968
Robin and Molly got married
December 28, 1968
Maurice Gibb and Lulu announced their engagement
February 18, 1969
Maurice and Lulu's wedding day
July 1970
Barry got divorce decree
September 1, 1970
Barry married Linda
September 21, 1972
Robin's first child, Spencer, was born in England
April 1973
Maurice and Lulu separated
December 1, 1973
Barry's first child, Stephen, was born in England
April 1974
Maurice met Yvonne Spenceley in Leeds
June 17, 1974
Robin's daughter, Melissa was born in England
August 21, 1975
Maurice and Lulu legally divorced
October 17, 1975
Maurice married Yvonne
February 23, 1976
Maurice's first child, Adam was born in England
July 11, 1976
Andy Gibb and Kim Reeder got married in Australia. They then moved to the States
September 8, 1977
Barry's son Ashley was born in Miami Beach
January 25, 1978
Andy's daughter Peta was born in Australia
May 22, 1980
Molly Gibb announced her filing for divorce
July 2, 1980
Maurice's daughter Samantha was born in Miami Beach
January 6, 1981
Andy Gibb appeared on the John Davidson Show and met Victoria Principal
January 10, 1981
Barry's son Travis was born in Miami Beach
1982
Robin met Dwina Murphy
June 21, 1983
Robin's son Robin John was born in Miami Beach
December 1, 1984
Barry's son Michael was born in Miami Beach
July 31, 1985
Robin and Dwina's wedding day
March 10, 1988
Andy Gibb died in England
March 2, 1991
Beri Gibb married Harry Rhoades
December 29, 1991
Barry's daughter Alexandra was born in Miami Beach
February 23, 1992
Maurice and Yvonne renewed wedding vows
March 6, 1992
Hugh Gibb died
November 7, 2002
Barry's son Stephen married Gloria Levas
November 9, 2002
Barry's son Ashley married Theresa Halmann
December 27, 2002
Nina, Stephen and Gloria's daughter, was born (Barry's grand-daughter)
January 12, 2003
Maurice Gibb died
December 28, 2003
Lucas John Crompton, Ashley and Therese Gibb's son, was born (Barry's grandson)
January 5, 2005
Damien Michael Crompton Gibb, Michael Gibb and Lisa Fagiano's son, was born (Barry's
grandson)
February 6, 2006
Angus Gibb's birthday
(Steve and Gloria Gibb's child)
October 2007
Travis Gibb marries Stacy Bash
July 17, 2008
Layla Victoria Gibb's birthday (Travis & Stacey Gibb's child)
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September
1 Barry Gibb is born (at 8.45 a.m.) at the Jane
Crookall Maternity Home in Douglas
December
22 Robin (at 3.15 a.m.) and
Maurice (at 3.50
a.m) are born at the Jane Crookall Maternity Home in Douglas
 The Gibbs move to Manchester
The brothers start singing
harmony on their own
September
1 Barry has started writing songs and gets his
first guitar
December
28 The three Gibb brothers and their two
friends Paul Frost and Kenny Horrocks perform at the Gaumont theatre in Manchester at the
interval of the matinee. They call themselves The Rattlesnakes
March
5 Andy Gibb is born (at 6.30 a.m.) at the
Stretford Memorial Hospital in Manchester
May
Paul and Kenny leave the band. The brothers
change their name to Wee Johnny Hayes and The Blue Cats
August
The Gibbs move to Australia. The boys
sing informally aboard the ship as Barry and The Twins
The family settles down in
Redcliffe and the brothers sing at the
Redcliffe Speedway between races. The Speedway's owner, Bill Goode, hears them and
introduces them to the Brisbane DJ Bill Gates, who becomes their promoter, names them
BG's,
and records 6 songs that he plays on the radio station he works for. Barry has
often said that Redcliff is still his favourite place and is in
fact the birth place of the Bee Gees.
The BG's appear on several TV
shows in Brisbane, and start performing in clubs and hotels in the Brisbane
area, as the Filmers Hotel in Redcliffe. Their father often
appears on stage with them playing drums
The Gibbs move to Surfer's
Paradise and the BG's play at hotels and
nightclubs of Surfer's Paradise and Gold Coast such as Beachcomber Hotel in
Surfer's Paradise and the Grand Hotel in Coolangatta.
Barry signs a publishing contract with Belinda
Music
The Gibbs go on performing in
the Gold Coast, where they meet Australian music star Col Joye. His brother Kevin Jacobsen
becomes their agent
The Gibbs move to Sydney. Over the
next three years Kevin Jacobsen books the Bee Gees on the hotel and nightclub
circuit in Sydney.
The brothers also play support act for Chubby Checker
and Col Joye, and appear regularly on TV shows
The Bee-Gees sign for Festival and
release their two first singles: 'The Battle of the blue and grey'/'The three kisses of
love' and 'Timber'/ 'Take hold of that star'
Col Joye and Lonnie Lee record Barry Gibb's
songs
They release 3 more singles:
'Peace of mind/Don't say goodbye', 'Claustrophobia/Could it be' and 'Turn around look at
me' / 'Theme form The travels of Jamie McPheeters'
Other artists record and release Barry's songs:
Noeleen Batley, Jimmy Little, Tony Brady, Del Juliana, Bryan Davies, Reg Lindsay
January
Trevor Gordon and the Bee Gees release
the single 'House with no windows' / 'And I'll be happy'
March-October
The Bee Gees release 3 singles: 'Every day I
have to cry' / 'You wouldn't know', 'Wine and women' / 'Follow the wind', and 'I was a
lover a leader of men' / 'And the children laughing'
November
Bee Gees release their first album: The Bee
Gees sing and play 14 Barry Gibb songs
Also this year
Other singers record and release songs by
Barry: Trevor Gordon, Bryan Davies, Noeleen Batley, Jimmy Boyd, John Hore, Michelle Rae,
Jenny Bradley, Wayne Newton, Dennis and The Delawares, Lynne Fletcher
Barry gets an award from Adelaide's radio 5KA as
'Composer of the year'
March
They release 'Cherry red' / 'I want home'
May
The Bee Gees sign to Spin Records, managed by Nat Kipner, and release
Monday's rain / All of my life. (In June its released with a different b-side:
Playdown)
July
Bee Gees release the album Monday's Rain, reissued in November with a different title, Spicks and specks.
September
The Bee Gees release Spicks and specks / I am the world.
November
Hugh Gibb contacts by mail Epstein's NEMS enterprises. The decision to move back to Britain is already taken.
Also this year
Robin and Maurice start writing songs
Colin Petersen and Vince Melouney collaborate occasionally with the Bee Gees
Other singers record Gibb compositions: Lory Balmer, Steve and The Board, Sandy Summers, Bip Addison, Barrington Davis, The Mystics,
April Byron, Anne Shelton, Jon Blanchfield, Johnny Young, The Twilights
Bee Gees nominated for the 'Best Australian group of the year'
January
3 The Gibbs leave Australia aboard the Fair Sky. 'Spicks and Specks' tops the charts in Australia and New Zealand
February
6 The Gibbs arrive back in England
24 Bee Gees sign with Stigwood. Meanwhile in Australia Festival releases another single ('Born a man' / 'Big chance') and the album Turn around look at us
Dick Ashby becomes their road manager. He has
been with the Bee Gees since then
Colin Petersen joins the Bee Gees
March
Vince Melouney joins the Bee Gees
4 Polydor releases the single 'Spicks and Specks' / 'I am the world' in the UK
27 Bee Gees support Fats Domino at the Saville Theatre in London. This happens 5 evenings, until April 1
April
14 Bee Gees release their debut international single,'New York mining disaster 1941' / 'Close another door' (#12 in UK, 14 in USA)
June
They release their 2nd single 'To love somebody' / 'I can't see nobody' (#17 USA)
July
First promotional visits to the USA and Scandinavia
14 They release their first international album Bee Gees First (8 UK, 7 USA)
August
Roy Jenkins (Home Secretary) announces that Colin and Vince should leave the country when their visas
expired (September 17). Eventually the expulsion order would be rescinded.
September
Release of 'Massachusetts', the first single from their next album Horizontal
October
14 First #1hit in Britain with 'Massachusetts' (#11 USA)
November
5 Robin and Molly hurt in train
crash at Hither Green in South East London [49 people were killed]
17 The Bee Gees switch on the Christmas lights in Carnaby Street (London)
December
24 Barry and Robin travel to Australia with Robert Stigwood to spend Christmas there.
Release of 'World' / 'Sir Geoffrey saved the world' (#8 UK) 2nd single from their next album Horizontal
Also this year
Bee Gees get 'Most Promising New Group' distinction from England's New Musical Express (NME), 'Popstars of the year' in the
Netherlands, England's Carl Allen Prize as 'Top Musical Group', the Golden Lion from Radio Luxembourg for 'Massachusetts'
January
Release of 'Words' / 'Sinking ships' (8 UK, 15 USA)
They travel to the USA and make promo appearances on TV shows
27 Bee Gees play for the 1st time in the USA at
the Anheim Convention Center in California
February
Bee Gees release their album Horizontal (16 UK, 12 USA)
February-March
Bee Gees tour Scandinavia, Germany and Switzerland, and make their second promotional trip to the USA
March
Release of 'The singer sang his song' / 'Jumbo' (25 UK, 57 USA)
27 Bee Gees play in the Royal Albert Hall. First date of the UK tour that lasts until May 3
July
Release of 'I've gotta get a message to you' / 'Kitty can' (1 UK, 8 USA) 1st single from their next album Idea
August
Bee Gees US tour
September
They release the album Idea (4 UK, 17 USA)
Bee Gees European tour, which lasts till November
Tom Kennedy becomes their road manager. He stays with them for 20 years
December
Release of 'I started a joke' / 'Kilburn towers' in Usa (6 USA), 2nd single from Idea
Vince Melouney leaves the Bee Gees
Barry travels to Australia for Christmas
Also this year
Bee Gees get an Ivor Novello award for 'Massachusetts' and the Golden Otto award from Bravo
January
Release of the single 'First of May' / 'Lamplight' (6 UK, 37 USA) and the album Odessa (10 UK, 20 USA)
February
14 Maurice Gibb presents the Disc & Music Echo awards
March
19 Robin announces he is leaving the Bee Gees
May
Bee Gees release 'Tomorrow tomorrow' / 'Sun in my morning' (23 UK, 54 USA)
19 Bee Gees perform at 'Talk of the Town'. Sister Lesley sings with them replacing Robin.
June
27 Robin releases 'Saved by the bell' / 'Mother and Jack' (2 UK)
July
12 Barry gets the Best Dressed Pop Star award
August
Bee Gees start filming Cucumber castle
Stigwood fires Colin Petersen. Geoff Bridgeford starts playing drums with the Bee Gees
Bee Gees release 'Don't forget to remember' / 'The lord' (2 UK, 73 USA)
September
Robin releases 'One million years' / 'Weekend'
December
Maurice and Barry split too
Also this year
Bee Gees voted as 'Favourite pop group' in Bravo's magazine's annual musical poll. They got 197,497 votes. The Beatles came
2nd with 85,862 votes. They also get Golden Otto award from Bravo
January
31 Robin's concert in Aukland, New Zealand
February
1 Robin's second concert in Aukland, New Zealand
Robin releases his album Robin's Reign
(19 Germany) and the single 'August October' / 'Give me a smile' (45 UK)
The stage musical Sing a rude song opens in London at the Greenwich Theatre with Maurice Gibb in the cast
March
Release of three Bee Gees singles: 'IOIO' / 'Sweetheart' (49 UK, 94 USA), Let there be love' in Europe except UK (14 Holland) and 'If
only I had my mind on something else' in the USA (91 USA)
April
Maurice releases 'Railroad' / 'I've come back'
Release of Bee Gees album Cucumber Castle (57 UK, 94 USA)
May
Barry releases 'I'll kiss your memory' / 'This time'
June
Robin and Maurice start recording together again
Barry performs at the "Miss Teen Princess of the
World" pageant in Germany
Maurice travels to Australia to visit sister Lesley
July
Barry goes to Australia to appear on Go-Set magazine awards, then travels to Spain on holiday
August
21The three brothers are officially back together as the Bee Gees
October
The single 'Lonely days' / 'Man for all seasons' comes out (3 USA, 33 UK)
December
BBC 2 airs Cucumber castle
Also this year
Bee Gees get the Silver Otto award from Bravo
January
Release of 2 Years On (32 USA)
They start recording their album 'Trafalgar'
February
2 years on Tour: USA
May
Two new releases: the Melody soundtrack, and 'How can you mend a broken heart' / 'Country woman', first single from
their new album Trafalgar
July
Trafalgar Tour: Australia and Israel
August
7 Bee Gees get their first #1 in the US with 'How can you mend a broken heart'
28 First date of Trafalgar Tour in the USA. The USA tour lasts till October 1
September
Trafalgar comes out (34 USA)
November
Hugh and Barbara moved to Ibiza (Spain) with Andy and Beri
December
Release of the 2nd single from Trafalgar:
'Don't wanna live inside myself' / 'Walking back to Waterloo' (53 USA)
Also this year
Bee Gees get Golden Otto award from Bravo Magazine and a Grammy nomination for 'How can you mend a broken heart.
Alan Kendall starts playing lead guitar with the Bee Gees.
January
Release of 'My world' / 'On time' (16 UK & USA)
February
Trafalgar Tour: Australia
March-April
Geoff Bridgeford leaves the band
Trafalgar Tour: Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia
July
Release of the 1st single from their next album To whom... 'Run to me' / 'Road to Alaska' (9 UK, 16 USA)
August
Bee Gees tour the USA
September-October
Before releasing To Whom It May Concern, they record songs for two new albums, "Life In A Tin Can" & "A Kick In The Head Is Worth Eight In The Pants" in Los Angeles
October
Release of the album To Whom It May Concern (35 USA)
November
2nd single from To whom..: 'Alive' / 'Paper mache, cabbages and kings' (34 USA)'
Also this year
Andy starts doing gigs in Ibiza (Spain)
January
They record more songs for their album "A Kick In The Head Is Worth Eight In The Pants" in Los Angeles
Release of the single 'Saw a new morning' / 'My life has been a song' (94 USA) and the album Life In A Tin Can (69 USA)
February
Dennis Byron joins the Bee Gees band on drums
19 Bee Gees play at the Royal Festival Hall in
London, first concert in Britain since 1968.
March
Release in Europe of the single 'Saw a new morning' / 'My life has been a song' and the album Life In A Tin Can (first album
under the RSO label)
Life In A Tin Can Tour: Canada and USA
June
Release of the single 'Wouldn't I be someone' / 'Elisa' from A Kick On The Head is Worth Eight In The Pants
24 Bee Gees play at the London Palladium
August
Robert Stigwood decides not to release A Kick On The Head is Worth Eight In The Pants
Bee Gees think of changing their musical direction
October
Life In A Tin Can Tour: Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore
November
Bee Gees start recording their next album, Mr Natural
Also this year
Andy Gibb records a single written and produced by Maurice (My Father Is A Reb) [not released]
January
Bee Gees start working with Atlantic Records producer Arif Mardin
Barry and his family moved to the Isle of Man. Hugh and Barbara also moved there with Andy and Beri
February
Andy forms a band called Melody Fayre
March
Release of first single from new album Mr
Natural, 'Mr Natural' / 'It doesn't matter much to me' (93 USA)
Mr Natural Tour: USA
April-May
Bee Gees play in clubs in northern
England. They feel they've hit the bottom.
June
Release of the 2nd single from Mr
Natural, 'Throw a penny' / 'I can't let you go'
July
Release of the album Mr Natural
(178 USA)
August
Release of the 3rd single from Mr
Natural, 'Charade' / 'Heavy breathing'
Mr Natural Tour: Canada and USA
September
Mr Natural Tour: Australia and New
Zealand
Andy moved to Australia
October
Mr Natural Tour: Japan
January
Bee Gees start recording their R&B-oriented 'Main
Course' album at Criteria studios in Miami, produced by Arif Mardin. They and
their band stay at 461 Ocean Boulevard.
May
They release their first single from Main
course, 'Jive talkin' / 'Wind of change' (1 USA, 5 UK)
May-July
Main Course tour: USA
June
Release of Main Course (14 USA)
September
Release of the 2nd single from Main
course, 'Nights on Broadway' / 'Edge of the universe' (7 USA)
Main Course tour: Canada
Barbara moved to Australia to be with Andy. Soon Hugh and Beri would follow
November
Andy releases his first single 'Words and
music' / 'Westfield mansions' in Australia, managed by Col Joye and Kevin Jacobsen
February
Release of the 3rd single from Main
course, 'Fanny (Be tender with my love)' / 'Country lanes' (12 USA)
March
Maurice and his family moved from Sussex to the Isle of Man
June-July
Release of 1st single from Children of
the world: 'You should be dancing' / 'Subway' ( 1 USA, 5 UK)
July
Andy signs with Stigwood
September
Release of the album Children of the
world (8 USA) and the 2nd single 'Love so right' / 'You stepped into my life' (3 USA,
41 UK)
November
Bee Gees shop opens on 57th Street in New
York
November-December
Children of the World tour across
the USA
Also this year
Bee Gees take part in the album All
this and World War II, covering Beatles songs
Bee Gees get AMPEX Golden Reel award for Children
of the world and BMI names them Songwriters of the Year
January-February
Two new singles from Children of the
world: 'Boogie child' / 'Lovers' (12 USA) and 'Children of the world' / 'Boogie child'
February
Bee Gees start recording at the Château
D'Herouville in France
May
Release of Here at last (8 USA)
Barry and his family moved to Florida. Soon Hugh, Barbara and Beri joined them
July
Release of the single 'Edge of the
universe' / 'Words' (26 USA)
14 Bee Gees on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
August
Maurice and his family moved to Florida
September
Release of 'How deep is your love' /
'Can't keep a good man down' (1 USA, 3 UK)
December
7 Saturday night fever soundtrack comes
out (1 UK & USA)
11 Bee Gees co-host the Billboard Awards show
Release of 'Stayin alive' / 'If I can't have
you' (1 USA, 3 UK)
Also this year
Andy releases his first album Flowing
rivers (19 USA) and two singles 'I just want to be your everything' and 'Love is
thicker than water'. Both singles become #1 hits in the USA
Bee Gees get the Don Kirshner Rock award for
Public Service, 2 Ivor Novello awards and 2 Grammy awards nominations
February
Bee Gees pick Grammy award for Best Vocal
Performance by Group
Release of 'Night fever'/ 'Down the road' (1 USA
& UK)
Release of Samantha Sang's single 'Emotion' (3
USA, 11 UK) and album Emotion, produced by Barry
March
4 Five Gibb songs in the USA Top Ten: 'Love is
thicker than water (#1), 'Stayin' alive' (2), 'Emotion' (4), 'Night fever' (5) and 'How
deep is your love' (10)
April
Release of the single 'If I can't have
you' (1 USA, 4 UK)
May
Release of the Grease soundtrack
and single 'Grease' (1 USA, 3 UK)
July
Release of the Sgt Pepper's lonely
hearts club band soundtrack (38 UK, 5 USA) and the single 'Oh! Darling' (15 USA)
August
Release of Sesame street fever,
with Robin (the album gets a Grammy nomination)
November
Release of 'Too much heaven' / 'Rest your
love on me' (1 USA, 3 UK)
December
4 Bee Gees and Andy get 5 Billboard Music
Awards altogether
Also this year
Andy releases Shadow dancing (15
UK, 7 USA) and 4 singles: 'Shadow dancing' (#1 USA), 'An everlasting love' (5 USA, 10 UK),
'Why', '(Our love) Don't throw it all away' (9 USA, 32 UK)
Bee Gees get 3 Ivor Novello awards and become
honorary citizens of Florida
For 3 consecutive months Gibb compositions top
the US charts: 'Stayin alive'(Feb 4-March 3), 'Love is thicker than water (March 4 -18)',
'Night fever' (March 19-May 12) and 'If I can't have you' (May 13-19). All in all Gibb
songs top the US charts for 26 weeks this year
January
Bee Gees get 6 Grammy Awards nominations
Bee Gees sing 'Too Much Heaven' at 'A gift of a
song' Unicef gala
Bee Gees get a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame and the Police Athletic League's Superstars of the Year award
Release of Spirits having flown (1 UK
& USA)
February
Bee Gees collect 4 Grammy Awards for
Saturday Night Fever
Bee Gees release 'Tragedy' / 'Until' (1 USA
& UK)
March
Release of the Osmonds' Steppin out,
produced by Maurice
April
Release of 'Love you inside out' / 'I'm
satisfied' (1 USA, 12 UK)
May
14 Bee Gees on the cover of Rolling Stone
magazine
Bee Gees get 11 Billboard awards
June-October
Spirits Having Flown tour
throughout the USA and Canada
September
26 Bee Gees invited to the White House
October
Release of Bee Gees Greatest (6
UK, 1 USA)
November
NBC airs The Bee Gees Show
December
Release of 'Spirits (having flown)' /
'Wind of change' (16 UK)
Between December 1977 and June 1979 the Bee Gees
get 6 consecutive number ones in the USA: How deep is your love (77), Stayin alive (78),
Night fever (78), Too much heaven (79), Tragedy (79) and Love you inside out (79)
Release of Jimmy Ruffin's album Sunrise,
produced by Robin, and single 'Hold on to my love' (7 UK, 10 USA)
Release of the Times Square soundtrack
and the single 'Help me', with Robin and Marcy Levy (50 USA)
Release of Barbra Streisand's album Guilty,
(1 UK & USA) produced by Barry, and singles 'Woman in love' (1 USA & UK) and
'Guilty' (3 USA, 34 UK)
Andy releases the albums After dark (21
USA) and Andy Gibb's greatest hits (46 USA), and the singles 'Desire' (4 USA),
'Rest your love on me', 'I can't help it' (12 USA) and'Times is time' (15 USA)
Ronald Selle sues Bee Gees
Bee Gees sue Robert Stigwood
Release of Streisand's 'What
kind of fool' (10 USA)
Barbra Streisand and Barry win Grammy award for
best pop performance
Andy Gibb stars The Pirates of Penzance
and releases'All I have to so is dream' / 'Good feeling' (52 USA)
Bee Gees release the album Living eyes (41
USA) and the singles 'He's a liar' (30 USA) and 'Living eyes' / 'I still love you' (45
USA)
Release of Dione Warwick's album Heartbreaker, produced by Barry (3 UK, 25 USA), and singles 'Heartbreaker' / 'I
can't see anything' (2 UK, 10 USA) and 'All the love in the world' / 'It makes no
difference' (10 UK)
Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat
opens in New York with Andy Gibb starring
Release of the Stayin alive
soundtrack (6 USA) and the singles 'The woman in you' / 'Stayin alive' (24 USA, 81 UK) and
'Someone belonging to someone' / 'I love you too much' (49 UK & USA)
Bee Gees get a Grammy nomination for Best
original score for Stayin alive
Robin releases his album How old are you
(6 Germany) and the singles 'Juliet' / 'Hearts of fire' (94 UK, #1 Germany) and 'How old
are you' / 'I believe in miracles' (93 UK)
Release of the 3rd single from Heartbreaker,
'Take the short way home' (85 UK, 46 USA)
Release of Kenny Roger's album Eyes that see
in the dark (53 UK, 6 USA) produced by Barry, and singles 'Islands in the stream' (1
USA, 7 UK) and'Eyes that see in the dark' (60 UK, 80 USA)
Kenny Rogers releases 2 more
singles from Eyes that see in the dark, 'This woman' / 'Buried treasure' (23 USA)
and 'Evening star' / ' Midsummer nights'
Robin releases his 3rd single from How old
are you, 'Another lonely night in New York' / 'I believe in miracles' (71 UK)
Robin releases a new album Secret agent
(31 Germany) and two singles: 'Boys do fall in love' / 'Diamonds' (37 USA, 71 UK) and
'Secret agent' / 'Robot'
Barry releases his solo album Now Voyager (85
UK, 72 USA) and the singles 'Shine shine' / 'She says' (37 USA) and 'Fine line' / 'Stay
alone'
Diana Ross releases the album Eaten
alive (11 UK, 45 USA) produced by Barry, and the singles 'Eaten alive' (71 UK, 77 USA)
and 'Chain reaction' / 'More and more' (1 UK, 66 USA)
Maurice writes the score for The Supernatural
Robin releases the album Walls have eyes
and the single 'Like a fool' / 'Possession'
Robin releases 'Toys' / 'Do you
love her,' 3rd single from Walls have eyes
Release of the single 'Live-in World' for the
Anti-Heroin Project, with Robin vocal contribution
Release of Diana Ross' 3rd single: 'Experience'
/ 'Oh teacher' (47 USA)
Release of Carola's album Runaway,
produced by Maurice, and singles 'The runaway' / 'So far so good' (#3 Sweden) and 'Brand
new heart' / 'Spread your wings'
Release of the single 'We are the Bunburys' by
The Bunburys (i.e Bee Gees, David English...)
Bee Gees sign with Warner Bros Music (October).
After almost 6 years working on solo albums, soundtracks and producing other artists, the
brothers are ready to work on a new Bee Gees album
September
Bee Gees release the album ESP (5
UK, 96 USA) and the single 'You win again' / 'Backtafunk' (1 UK, 75 USA)
Andy goes through financial problems
November
Release of the single 'ESP' / 'Overnight'
(50 UK)
February
Release of the 3rd single from ESP:
'Crazy for your love' / 'You win again' (remix) (80 UK)
March
7 Andy taken to hospital
10 Andy Gibb dies
21 Andy's burial in L.A
May
15 Bee Gees apperance at the Atlantic Records
40th Anniversary commemoration at the Madison Square Garden. They perform To love
somebody, Lonely days and Jive talkin
June
Bee Gees play at the Prince's Trust
Concert (Jive talkin and You win again) and at the Nelson Mandela's Tribute Concert (I've
gotta get a message to you and You win again) in London
August
Hawks premiere in London and
release of a single from its soundtrack: 'Childhood days' / 'Moonlight madness'
Release of One moment in time, the 1988
Olympics album, with two Gibb songs
September
Release of Hawks soundtrack
Also this year
Bee Gees get Ivor Novello award for their
outstanding contribution to British music
March
10 Miami dedicates Andy Gibb 'Andy Gibb Drive'
Release of the 1st single form One:
'Ordinary lives' / 'Wing and a prayer' (54 UK)
April (UK) / August (USA)
Release of One (29 UK, 68 USA)
May-July
One For All tour: European leg
June
Release of the 2nd single from One:
'One' / 'Flesh and blood' (7 USA, 71 UK)
July-December
One For All tour: America,
Australia, Japan
March
3 Bee Gees perform a
"no-drums" set of songs at Crested Butte, Colorado for the 1990 VH1
Celebrity Ski Benefit for Cystic Fibrosis
Also this year
Release of Nobody's Child,
a charity album that includes a 1989 live version of 'How can you mend a broken heart'
Release of the 4 Cd set Tales from the
Brothers Gibb
March
2 Bee Gees sing Ordinary Lives
at the Sanremo Festival in Italy
Release of first single from High
civilization: 'Secret love' / 'True confesssions' (5 UK)
April
Release of High civilization (24
UK)
May
Release of 2nd single from High
civilization: 'When he's gone'
May-July
High Civilization tour: European
leg. The American leg has to be cancelled due to Barry's back problems
August
Release of 3rd single from High
civilization: 'The only love'
November
Release of the album Andy Gibb,
with some new songs he and his brothers had written in 1987
January
Barry undergoes back surgery
September
Bee Gees play at the Hurricane Andrew Relief
Concert in Miami
October
Release of the album Bunbury tails
(feat. Bee Gees and more) and the single 'Seasons' / 'We are the Bunburys'
August
Release of the 1st single from Size
isn't everything: 'Paying the price of love' (23 UK, 74 USA)
27 Bee Gees perform at the Sunrise
Musical Theatre, Florida introducing their Size Isn't Everything release.
September (UK) / November (USA)
Release of the album Size isn't everything
(UK 23, USA 153)
November
2 Bee Gees on Howard Stern
5 Bee Gees perform in Atlanta,
Georgia
7 Bee Gees play in Orlando, Florida
25 Bee Gees perform at London's Dominion
Theatre on the Royal Variety Performance
Release of the 2nd single from Size...:
'For whom the bell tolls' (4 UK, 74 USA)
April
Release of 3rd single from Size..:
'How to fall in love' (30 UK)
June
Bee Gees inducted into the Songwriters
Hall of Fame
Release of tribute album Melody Fair
September
Bee Gees inducted into Florida's Artists
Hall of Fame
Bee Gees play at the VH-1
Fashion Awards
Bee Gees tape VH1's Stoytellers
Release of Tapestry revisited, with Bee
Gees 'Will you love me tomorrow' version
Release of Soul of the Bee Gees tribute
album
February
Release of the 1st single from Still
waters: 'Alone' (5 UK, 28 USA)
22 Bee Gees sing Alone at the
Sanremo Festival in Italy
Bee Gees receive the British Phonographic
Industry's Lifetime Achievement Award at the Brits Awards ceremony
March (UK) / May (USA)
Release of the album Still waters (2
UK, 11 USA)
April
1 Bee Gees on The Tonight Show of Jay Leno
17 Bee Gees get the Lifetime Contribution to Music
Award at the World Music Awards in Monaco
May
6 Bee Gees inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall
of Fame
June
Release of the 2nd single from Still
waters: 'I could not love you more' (14 UK)
September
25 Bee Gees inducted into the Hall of Fame of
the Australian Music Industry Association
October
Release of the 3rd single from Still
waters: 'Still waters run deep' (18 UK, 57 USA)
Maurice takes part in an online chat for Capital
FM
Bee Gees get the Bambi Award in Germany
and the Lifetime achievement award at the Goldene Europa Awards, also in Germany
November
10 Bee Gees presented with the keys to Las
Vegas
14 One Night Only concert in Las Vegas
January
31 Bee Gees play at the Saturday Night Fever
Reunion Concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York
March
Celine Dion releases her single
'Immortality', written by the Gibbs (5 UK)
May
5 The stage musical Saturday Night Fever
opens in London
August
29 One Night Only concert: Dublin, Ireland
September
5 One Night Only concert: London, Britain
7 Release of the live album One night only in
Europe (4 UK)
17 Bee Gees tape An Audience with the Bee Gees
(aired on November 7)
October
17 One Night Only concert: Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Tribute album Gotta get a message to you
released
November
3 One Night Only release in the USA (72
USA)
28 One Night Only concert: Pretoria, South Africa
January
23 Barry performs Sinatra's songs at the Love
and Hope Ball in Miami
March
20 One Night Only concert: Auckland, New
Zealand
27 One Night Only concert: Sydney, Australia
October
The Isle of Man Post Office issues Bee
Gees stamps
The stage musical Saturday Night Fever opens in
New York
December
31 Bee Gees Millenium Concert at Ft Lauderdale,
Florida
March
20 Bee Gees performance at the BBC's Radio
Theatre in London
24 Billboard issues The Bee Gees: 35 years of music
26 Release of the single 'This is where I came in' in
Europe (18 UK)
April
Bee Gees release the album This is
where I came in (6 UK, 16 USA)
Bee Gees appear on Rosie O'Donnell show
Bee Gees on A&E Live by Request
June
17 Bee Gees play at the Wango Tango concert in
LA (USA)
November
Release of The Record (5 UK, 49
USA)
December
Bee Gees awarded CBEs (Commanders of the
British Empire)
February
2 The Bee Gees are interviewed
by Larry King (CNN). It had been taped in September 2001.
22 Love and Hope Ball in Miami:
This was the last chance to see the three brothers perform live.
April
8 Maurice opens his paintball shop in Miami
Beach
June
8 Commander Mo's Paintball Shop Grand Opening
December
Barry signs publishing agreement with
Warner/Chappell Music
Robin releases his solo single 'Please' in
Germany (23 UK, 51 Germany)
January
12 Maurice Gibb dies
15 Maurice's funeral in Miami
20 Robin releases Magnet (43 UK, 10 Germany)
22 Robin announces the end of the Bee Gees
February
20 Robin presents the Best Single Award at the
Brits Awards
23 Bee Gees get Grammy Legend Award
June
10 Robin releases his second single from
Magnet,
'Wait forever'
October
22 Bee Gees get World Artist Award for Lifetime
Achievement
December
29 Release of 'A Lover's Prayer', feat. Robin
Gibb and Alistair Griffin (5 UK)
January
23 Barry Gibb guest artist at the Let It
Rain Gala in Miami
February
28 Barry Gibb performance at the Love and Hope
Ball (Miami)
May
Barry Gibb signs to UTA
12 Bee Gees receive honorary doctorates from
Manchester University
12 Barry and Robin Gibb open a school recording studio
at Oakwood High (Manchester) named in memory of their brother Maurice
27 Barry, Robin and Adam Gibb (on behalf of his father
Maurice Gibb) collect their CBEs honours from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace
July
4 Robin Gibb performance at A Capitol Fourth
(Washington DC)
September
17-26 Robin Gibb's Magnetic Tour in Germany
November-December
Bee Gees Number Ones released
(7 UK, 23 USA).
January
24 Release of the Asian tsunami
relief single 'Grief Never Grows Old', to which both Robin and Barry Gibb
contribute (4 UK)
March
28 Robin Gibb's concert in
Moscow (Magnetic Tour)
May
24 BarryGibb.com
launched
26 Robin Gibb presents
International Single Of The Year award to U2 at the Ivor Novello's Awards
in London
Barry Gibb and Barbra
Streisand start recording new album in Los Angeles.
June
9-10-11 Robin Gibb's concerts
in Hong Kong (Magnetic Tour)
Robin Gibb's Live CD
and DVD released
August-September
Aug 21 - Sep 3 Robin Gibb's concerts
in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo (Magnetic
Tour)
Release of "Guilty 25th
Anniversary Edition"
Sep 20 Release of Barbra Streisand's album
Guilty
Pleasures (Guilty Too in UK/Ireland), written and produced by Barry Gibb
(3 UK, 5 USA)
November - December
Nov 24 - Dec 1 Robin Gibb's concerts
in Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico DF and Monterrey (Magnetic
Tour)
Release of "Love Songs"
(51 UK)
February
13 Release of Liz McClarnon's version
of Woman In Love produced by Robin Gibb (5 UK)
18 Barry
and Robin Gibb reunite on stage for the first time since their brother
Maurice passed away. They perform Bee Gees hits at the Love and Hope Ball in
Miami.
March
2 Middle Ear recording studio closes down
May
1 Barry Gibb pays tribute to Roy Orbison and takes part in charity concert for tornado victims in Tennessee
15 Robin Gibb's concert in Shanghai (Magnetic Tour)
20 Barry and Robin Gibb open the
Prince's Trust 30th Birthday concert and perform Jive Talkin, To
Love Somebody and You Should Be Dancing.
25 Bee Gees honoured with the Academy
Fellowship at the 51st annual Ivor Novello Awards in London
July
29 Robin Gibb performs on Langelandsfestival in
Denmark
September
17 Robin Gibb performs at the Just
One Minute event at Wembley Arena in London. He performs Words, How deep
is your love, Tragedy, Stayin alive & a new song called Mother Of Love.
30 Robin Gibb performs Bee Gees hits
at the Grand Final of Miss World in Poland.
October
15 Robin Gibb interviewed on Richard
Allison's Show (BBC Oxford Radio). He announces the release of Mother Of
Love and a Christmas album.
November
18-25 Robin Gibb tours Asian (Shanghai,
Jakarta, Honk Kong, Manila)
December
14 Robin Gibb performs "Mother
Of Love" at the Jose Carreras Gala in Germany
February
Robin Gibb performs at Art on
Ice at the Zürich Hallenstadion (1-3 February) and at the Patinoire
de Malley in Lausanne (6-7 February)
March
4 The city of Miami Beach honors
Maurice Gibb with the official dedication of a park named after him.
9 Robin Gibb attends the Radio
Regenbogen Awards at the Schwarzwaldhalle in Karlsruhe (Germany) and
receives the 2006 Lifetime Achievement award. He performs To Love
Somebody, Massachusetts and How deep Is Your Love.
April
10 Barry Gibb' house in
Hendersonville (former Johnny Cash's) destroyed by fire when being
restored
11 Robin Gibb pesents an award
at the Energy Globe Awards gala at the European Parliament in Brussels and
performs How Deep Is Your Love
May
8 & 9 Barry Gibb mentors
final four contestants at the Bee Gees Night on American Idol TV show and
performs To Love Somebody
10 Robin Gibb performs at the
Bunbury's 21st Birthday Party held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
15 The Bee Gees receive the Icon prize
at the BMI celebration held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los
Angeles.
June
1 Robin Gibb made President of
CISAC, a body representing creative artists around the world.
2 Robin Gibb performs on the
Isle of Man, at the Peel Bay Festival.
8 Robin Gibb performs in St
Petersburg.
30 Robin Gibb sings the opening
tune at the Dame Edna Show (ITV1, UK).
July
9 Robin Gibb plays at the
International Izmir Festival in Izmir, Turkey.
10 Robin Gibb performs at the
Istanbul Jazz Fest.
September
Bee
Gees Greatest (Special Edition) reissued by Rhino.
26 Robin Gibb appears on Rachel
Ray Show to promote Greatest.
27 Robin Gibb appears on the
One Show (BBC, UK) to promote Greatest.
October
5 Robin Gibb appears on The
Ultimate Chart Show (RTL) and performs How Deep Is Your Love.
6 Robin Gibb performs at the
Aruba Music Festival.
25 Robin Gibb's concert at the
National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria.
January
11 Robin
Gibb performs with Take That at the Undiluted Spirit Charity Ball in London.
18 Robin
Gibb performs at Star Academy in France.
29 Robin Gibb performs at the
Admiralspalast in Berlin
Robin Gibb becomes president of the Heritage Foundation.
March
1 Robin Gibb performs at the Dubai
Jazz Festival.
April
9 Barry Gibb gets honorary police
badge in Miami Beach.
May
10 Bee Gees honoured in London with Heritage
Fundation's green plaque.
22 Robin Gibb presents the
songwriter of the year award at Ivor Novello Awards.
30 Barry Gibb opens charity poker
tournament in Miami.
June
6 Robin Gibb is presented
with an award for his contribution to world music at the Muz-TV awards in
Moscow. He performs Stayin Alive with Russian singer Valeriya.
July
10 Robin Gibb performs at
Labour Party's annual Sports Dinner and Auction in London.
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