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He was a musician and singer-songwriter born in Douglas,
Isle of
Man, Great
Britain and was the twin brother of
Robin Gibb. His family moved to
Manchester while he was still young
and then in 1958 they emigrated to Australia. He and his brothers, Robin and
Barry, started singing and songwriting from a young age and became the
Bee Gees in 1958.
He was generally known as "the quiet one" and was the
only one of the three brothers who had not been in trouble with the police
before the family emigrated to Australia. He was married to the singer Lulu
from 1969 to 1973. Along with
his brothers, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994 and
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Outside of the group he performed a
role in the West End musical Sing a Rude
Song
and had a paintball team he called the Royal Rat Rangers. He died in Miami,
Florida on 12th
January 2003 after complications
following cardiac surgery and subsequent surgery for a twisted intestine.
Bee Gees Recordings
Jive Talking (Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb/Robin
Gibb)
Wind of Change (Barry Gibb /Robin Gibb)
Nights on Broadway (Barry Gibb/Robin
Gibb/Maurice Gibb)
Edge of the Universe (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
RSO, SO 515, ST-SO-30640-PL
Susie Allanson
Recordings
Words (Barry
Gibb/Maurice Gibb/Robin Gibb)
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Gibb
- http://www.beegeesonline.com/
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