The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers Barry, Robin, and 
Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, 
lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England and during their 
childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their 
musical careers. Their worldwide success came when they returned to 
England and signed with producer Robert Stigwood.

The multiple award-winning group was successful for most of its forty 
years of recording music, but it had two distinct periods of 
exceptional success: as a harmonic "soft rock" act in the late 1960s 
and early 1970s, and as the foremost stars of the disco music era in 
the late 1970s.

No matter the style, the Bee Gees sang three-part tight harmonies that 
were instantly recognizable; as brothers, their voices blended 
perfectly, in the same way that The Everly Brothers and Beach Boys did. 
Barry sang lead on many songs, and an R&B falsetto introduced in the 
disco years; Robin provided the clear vibrato lead that was a hallmark 
of their pre-disco music; Maurice sang high and low harmonies throughout 
their career. The three brothers co-wrote most of their hits, and they 
said that they felt like they became 'one person' when they were writing. 
The group's name was retired after Maurice died in January 2003.

The Bee Gees were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 
1997; fittingly, the presenter of the award to "Britain's first 
family of harmony" was Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys, 
America's first family of rock harmony.

It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' record sales total more than 
220 million, easily making them one of the best-selling music 
artists of all-time. The above figure in record sales does not 
include record sales for artists for whom they have written and 
with whom they have collaborated. Their 1997 Rock and Roll Hall 
of Fame citation says "Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, 
Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the 
Bee Gees".