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Rolling Stone, The New Musical Express, Melody Maker, Billboard, Record Mirror, Creem, Crawdaddy, Fabulous 208, Playboy, Circus, Mojo, Q, People, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Spin, Songwriter, Co-Ed, VH1, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Variety.
index
ABBA, 214
Abbey Road (Beatles), 182, 194
Academy Awards/nominations (1977), 202–203
Adelson, David, 288
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The (Twain), 251–253
Aerosmith, 190–191, 199
After Dark (Andy Gibb), 255, 256–257
“Ahab the Arab,” 238
Alice Cooper, 190
“All I Have to Do Is Dream,” 261
“Alone,” 285, 286
American Bandstand (TV show), 45, 140
American Idol (TV show), 307
“And the Sun Will Shine,” 58, 61
Anderson, Clive/BBC talk show, 286–287
Andy Gibb’s Greatest Hits (album), 257–258
Andy Hardy films, 182
Anthony, Dee, 185, 187, 191–192, 198–199
Arthur (discotheque), 140–141
Ashby, Dick, 35, 61, 148, 220–221, 265
Atco, 43
Atkinson, Paul, 282
Atlantic and Bee Gees, 36, 37, 43, 53, 119
“August October,” 106
Australia
Andy Gibb and, 236–239
Gibb family and, 4, 16–24
history, 16
Australian Weekly, 247
Australian Women’s Weekly, 18
“Avalanche,” 107–108
Average White Band, 120, 130
Avildsen, John G., 165, 166, 167–168
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom (Cohn), 144
Badham, Mary/John, 168
Baker, Ginger, 11, 27, 108
Balin, Michael, 91
Ballard, Hank, 140
Band, The, 83, 106
Bands
conflicts summary (late 1960s), 88
finances overview, 109–110
musician-producer relationships, 121
relationships, 5–6
Bangs, Lester, 188–189
Barrett, Syd, 104–105
Barry Gibb’s First Ever Solo Concert (2012), 313–317
Bates, Maureen, 24, 48, 73, 75–76, 110
Batley’s Variety, 122, 123
Bay City Rollers, 157, 238
BBC talk show, 286–287
Beach Boys, 4, 87, 88, 174
Beat-Club (TV show), 39, 56, 75
Beatles
Bee Gees music/sound and, 2, 114, 126, 132, 178–180
music, 8, 9, 26–27, 35, 37, 48, 63, 87, 121, 173–174, 251
relationships among, 6, 88
Stigwood and, 28, 178, 180, 181–182
See also specific individuals; specific music
“Because,” 194
Bee Gees
Barry/Robin and “Bee Gees” name, 307
breakup (1969), 86, 87
comedy skits/videos, 206–207
consecutive #1 hits record, 216–217
conspicuous consumption, 7, 49, 80, 99, 113
criticism of, 57, 59, 64, 65–66, 81–82, 97, 128–129, 150, 210, 214–216, 217
as family act, 4–5, 6–7
first tour of America, 67–68
lawsuit against Stigwood/
Polygram, 35, 275–279
name origins, 18
presentation/fashion and, 2–3, 35, 50, 57
promotion/Beatles-like sound, 37–39
publishing rights and, 110, 278
reading/writing music and, 38, 153
retiring name, 300, 307
reunion (1970), 110–111
solo careers (summary), 108–109
status/respect and, 1–3, 9
taxes and, 306–307
tensions/conflicts (late 1960s), 69–74, 75, 76, 77, 78–79, 82–83, 85–86, 87, 88, 96
writing/producing for others (overview), 279–283
Bee Gees: The Authorized Biography (Leaf), 216
Bee Gees’ 1st (album), 43, 45, 315
Bee Gees Greatest (album), 223
Bee Gee’s Sing & Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs (album), 23
Bee Gees Special, The (TV), 254–255
Begin (Boettcher), 105
Belafonte, Harry, 171
Belinda Records, 22
“Benny and the Jets,” 130
“Best of My Love,” 243
Billboard charts/magazine, 43, 115, 133, 136, 185, 197, 213, 231, 242, 243–244, 247, 300
Billboard Music Awards (1979), 217–218
Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, The (film), 168
Bitzer, George, 282
“Black Diamond,” 82–83, 84
Blind Faith, 101
Blondie, 5, 214
Bluesbreakers, 27
“Boat I Row, The,” 39
Boettcher, Curt, 105
Boleyn, Anne, 305
“Boogie Shoes,” 170
Boone, Debbie, 203
Boone, Pat, 266
Boonero Homs, 219
Borstal reform school, 13, 16
Bortel, Leo, 212–213
Bowie, David, 107, 120, 130, 148, 214, 294
Brahman religion, 307
Brantley, Ben, 289–290
Brennan, Joe, 118, 197
Bridgeford, Geoff, 117
Brisbane Speedway, 17
Brooks, Garth, 2, 3, 9
Brown, James, 144
Brown, Peter, 35, 40, 46, 156
Bruce, Jack, 27, 108
Bryon, Dennis
Bee Gees/music and, 123, 204, 219–220
Saturday Night Fever, 149, 150–151, 153, 159, 161, 162, 165
Buffman, Zev, 267
Bump (dance), 141
Burden, Eric, 42
“Buried Treasure,” 281
Burns, George, 189
Burton, Sybil, 140
Byrne, Ossie, 23–24
Caine, Michael, 294
“Calypso Breakdown,” 171
Campbell, Glenn, 254
“Can’t Stop Dancing,” 238
Capitol, 35–36, 197
Capote, Truman, 142, 143
Car Wash (film), 183
Cara, Irene, 214, 227
Carr, Allan, 205
Carter, A. P./Carter Family, 317
Carter, Jimmy, 222
Casey, Harry Wayne, 300
Cassidy, David, 231
“Chain Reaction,” 280, 282–283
Chaka Kahn, 120
Chambers Brothers, 141
“Changes,” 130
Chariots of Fire (film), 81
Charles, Prince, 294
Charles, Ray, 219
“Cherry R
ed,” 24
Chez Régine, 140
Chicago (band), 204–205
Children of the World (Bee Gees), 131, 132, 148
Chopin, Frédéric, 148
Christgau, Robert, 153, 180, 217
Chubby Checker, 22, 140
Church (Sanctuary), Hell’s Kitchen, 141
Circus/Weekly magazine, 207, 216, 234, 237, 244, 251
Clapton, Eric, 6, 27, 31, 35, 108, 123, 132, 169
Clark, Dick, 45, 140
Co-Ed magazine, 232, 234
Cocker, Joe, 42, 185
Cohn, Nik, 144–147, 288
Col Joye (Colin Jacobson), 18, 22, 237
Come Away with Me (Norah Jones), 120
“Come Home for the Winter,” 241
“Come Home Johnny Bridie,” 119
“Come Together,” 199
Concert for Bangladesh, 211
“Cottie’s Happy Hour” (TV show), 18
“Country Lanes,” 131
Coury, Al, 136–137, 146, 158, 170, 196, 199, 201, 205, 257, 276
Cowart, Harold, 204, 219
“Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy,” 44
Cream, 11, 27, 36, 60, 70, 108, 178
Criteria Studios, Miami, 123–125, 131–132, 158–159, 168, 204, 206, 249
Crocker, Frankie, 213
“Cucumber Castle,” 44, 45
Cucumber Castle (Bee Gees album/film), 96, 100–101
Culture Club, 120
Daily Mail (newspaper), 51
Daily Mirror (newspaper), 85, 91, 248
Daily News, 297
Dallas (TV show), 228, 229, 259
Dancing-to-records history,
138–147
Dancing with the Stars (TV show), 307
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Rich, 65
Davidson, John, 228–229, 230, 259
Dawber, Pam, 260–261
“Day Time Girl,” 58
Deans, Mickey, 141
Death Proof (film), 65
Dees, Rick, 171–172
Derek, Bo, 259
DeShannon, Jackie, 132
Diamond, Neil, 236
Dibango, Manu, 142
Dinah Shore Show, The, 217
Dion, Celine, 288
Disco/discotheque
culture, 138
dancing-to-records history, 138–147
first disco music, 141–142
patrons inspection/entrance and, 141, 142–143
peak/fading, 138, 175, 212–213
“Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” (article by Nik Cohn), 144–147
See also specific discotheques; specific individuals/bands; specific music
“Disco Duck,” 171–172
“Disco Inferno,” 170–171
“Dizzy Miss Lizzy,” 180
“Do Ya Think I’m Sexy,” 212
“Dogs,” 121
Donahue, Phil/show, 261–262
“Don’t Bring Back Memories,” 141
“Don’t Cry Alone,” 309
“Don’t Forget to Remember,” 96–97, 98, 287
Dooley, Jim, 311
Doors, 45
“Down the Road,” 121
“Down to Earth,” 78
Druidism, 304–305
Drum loop, 160–163, 165
“Drums of Passion, The,” 141
Duncan, Susan, 238, 239, 244
Dupree, Cornell, 240
Dylan, Bob, 77, 87, 88, 144
Eagles, 132, 241
“Earnest of Being George,” 58
Earth, Wind and Fire, 199, 212, 213
“Eaten Alive,” 282
Eaten Alive (Ross), 282
Eatwell, Brian, 182
Ed Sullivan Show, The (TV show), 63–64, 212
Edge, 254
“Edge of the Universe,” 124–125, 131, 175–176
“Edison,” 83
Edwards, Henry, 180–181, 184
Elliman, Yvonne, 136, 137, 138, 169, 175, 223
Emotions, The, 243
“End of the World,” 315
Entertainment Tonight, 266
Epstein, Brian, 27–28, 33, 34, 35–36, 40, 46–47, 186
Ertegun, Ahmet, 36, 120, 123, 127
E.S.P. (Bee Gees), 283
Esperanto Pop, 214
“Everlasting Love,” 252
Everly Brothers, 15
“Every Christian Lionhearted Man Will Show You,” 315
“Everything Is How You See Me,” 107
Eyes That See in the Dark (Rogers), 281
Family acts description, 3–4
“Fanny (Be Tender with My Love),” 128, 131, 172
Farina, Sandy, 184–185, 187
Fawcett-Majors, Farah, 225
Festival Records, 22, 29, 33, 34
“Fifth of Beethoven, A,” 171
Fighting Back (BBC show), 296
“First of May,” 78, 79, 84–85, 315
Flack, Roberta, 42, 120, 171
Fleetwood Mac, 5, 136, 148, 185
“Flowing Rivers,” 231, 237, 240–242, 247, 252
Flowing Rivers (Andy Gibb), 231, 247
Flying Burrito Brothers, 42, 119
Fogelberg, Dan, 241
Foundations, 65
Four Tops, 141
461 Ocean Boulevard (Clapton), 123
Frampton Comes Alive! (album), 136, 185
Frampton, Peter, 136, 185, 186, 187–188, 189, 191, 195, 196, 199–200, 201, 216
Franklin, Aretha, 120, 125, 132
Fresh (Sly), 129, 142
Frost, David, 209, 211, 223
Frost, Paul, 15
Funky Nassau sound, 129, 170, 171, 214, 240
Galuten, Albhy
Andy Gibb and, 240, 249, 250, 253
Bee Gees/music and, 131–132, 205–206, 207–210, 217, 281
Saturday Night Fever, 149–150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 161–163, 165, 166
Garland, Judy, 141
Garrett, Leif, 231
Gates, Bill, 17, 18, 19
Gaynor, Gloria, 169
Gershon, Freddie, 147, 158, 197–198, 277
Gibb, Andy
Australia/music apprenticeship, 236–239
Barry and, 8–9, 218, 231, 232, 234–235, 236–237, 239–240, 241–242, 244, 249–250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 256–257, 269, 270, 271
Bee Gees fame and, 232, 242, 244–245, 250, 253, 257
Betty Ford Clinic, 268
birth/childhood, 231–238
confessions on TV, 266
criticism, 246
depression, 227, 255, 268, 272
description, 7, 8, 9, 225, 226, 227–228, 231, 240, 241, 242, 258
drugs/alcohol, 225, 226–227, 228, 242, 244, 245–246, 253, 258, 262–264, 266, 270, 273, 284
European tour/collapse, 251
financial difficulties/bankruptcy, 266, 269–270
funeral/burial, 272
health emergencies/death, 270–271, 272–273
horses and, 232
Ibiza and, 232, 234
Maurice/Lulu wedding, 79
Melody Fair band, 235–236, 237
Miami Beach life, 247
move back to Los Angeles, 258
music/performing, 231, 234–235, 237–238, 240–242, 243–245, 246–247, 249–255, 256–258, 267–268
obituary, 225–226
parents moving in with, 265
performances with brothers, 253–255
plan for new album (1986), 268, 270
plan to join Bee Gees, 268–269
at Robin’s estate, 270, 271
school and, 232, 233, 236
Solid Gold (TV show), 227–228, 258, 262, 264
See also Principal, Victoria/Andy Gibb; Reeder, Kim/Andy Gibb; specific work
Gibb, Barbara
Andy’s health emergencies/death, 270, 271, 273
background, 11–12
Maurice’s collapse/death and, 297, 300
sons and, 13, 18, 19, 99, 113, 217, 232, 233, 235, 237, 253–254, 263, 264
Gibb, Bar
ry
Andy’s death and, 271, 272
arthritis, 283, 314
Barry Gibb’s First Ever Solo Concert (2012), 313–317
Beatles and, 178, 186, 187
on Bee Gees/music, 37, 38, 42, 48, 49, 50, 55–57, 57, 59, 60–
61, 65, 66, 69–70, 78–79, 86, 97–98, 101–102, 111, 112, 113–114, 115, 123, 124, 126, 130, 134, 135, 152–153, 155, 156, 157, 160, 166, 179, 187–188, 194–195, 200, 201–202, 203–204, 211, 213, 215, 219–220, 222, 223, 224, 286, 287, 288, 289
birth/childhood accident, 12
on childhood, 13–14, 19, 21, 23–24, 30
description, 7–9, 21, 33, 41–42, 50, 56, 60, 61–62, 63–64, 72, 95, 155–156, 158, 174, 180, 194, 203, 205–206, 318
engagement rings/one-night stands and, 61–63
first guitar, 14
Grand Ole Opry, 317–318
on leaving Bee Gees/music, 71–72, 73, 79, 103
Maureen Bates and, 24, 48, 73, 75–76, 110
Maurice’s collapse/death and, 297, 298, 299–300
performances 2012–2013, 313–318
relationship with brothers, 7, 8–9, 19, 73, 76, 89, 164, 174, 223
on Robin leaving, 86, 89–90, 91, 92–93, 101–102
Robin’s illness/death and, 310, 311, 312, 316, 318
song writing beginnings, 13, 17, 18–19, 22
See also Bee Gees; Gibb brothers childhood; Gray, Lynda/Barry; specific work
Gibb, Beri, 232, 265
Gibb brothers childhood
charts/selling records and, 22–23
music/Australia, 4, 17–24, 28–30
music/England, 12–16
presentation/pleasing audience and, 20–21
schooling and, 21
Gibb brothers childhood (continued)
setting fires/trouble and, 13, 14
See also Gibb family
Gibb family
in Australia, 4, 16–24
family relationship, 4–5
trip from Australia to England, 28–32
See also specific individuals
Gibb, Hugh
Andy’s death and, 271, 284
as Bee Gees’ manager, 19–20, 21, 28, 29–30, 32–33, 34
death, 284
description, 4, 32, 318
music/background, 4, 11–12, 16, 113
sons and, 99, 100, 113, 217, 232, 233, 235, 244, 253, 262–263, 265
Gibb, Lesley, 12, 18, 79, 90
Gibb, Maurice
Andy’s death and, 270, 283–284, 294
Beatles and, 178, 187
on Bee Gees/music, 36, 39, 42, 48, 49, 57, 59, 89, 93, 103, 111, 112, 119–120, 121–122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 134, 135, 157, 163–164, 177, 186, 188, 200, 216, 223–224, 280–281, 289
birth, 12
on childhood, 19–20, 21, 30
collapse/death, 297–298
description/relationship with brothers, 74, 118, 156, 158, 172, 299
drinking, 79–80, 118, 150, 151, 154, 196, 204, 293–295, 298–299
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