Ask most people to name a Bee Gees song and you’ll get “Stayin’ Alive” or “How Deep Is Your Love.” Hardly anyone says “Islands in the Stream.” Yet some of the biggest hits Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb ever wrote were sung by somebody else entirely. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Barbra Streisand. Diana Ross. […]

Few band names seem easier to explain than the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb. Robin Gibb. Maurice Gibb. Three brothers with the same last name, singing together for more than four decades. Obviously, “Bee Gees” must be a phonetic spelling of “BGs,” meaning “Brothers Gibb.” It’s a perfectly logical explanation. It’s also not how the name […]

The Bee Gees have sold more than 220 million records, written some of the most recognizable songs in popular music, and left a catalogue that spans everything from orchestral pop to disco, country, R&B, and adult contemporary. Most fans know the big stories: Saturday Night Fever, the falsetto harmonies, and the remarkable songwriting partnership of […]