His family has suffered a lot of tragedy over the years. His identical twin Maurice died of surgical complications in 2003, while youngest brother Andy died at only age 30 from heart failure in 1988.
I believe Barry and an older sister are the only siblings left in that family. Their mother is still alive and in her nineties.
They sold well over 100 million albums and had six consecutive No. 1 singles from 1977 to 1979. They were also inextricably tied to the disco era’s defining movie, “Saturday Night Fever,” a showcase for their music that included the hit “Stayin’ Alive,” its propulsive beat in step with the strut of the film’s star, John Travolta.
But the group, whose first record came out in 1963, had a history that preceded its disco hits, starting with upbeat ditties inspired by the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, then with lachrymose ballads like “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.”
The Bee Gees were best known for their disco recordings, but I remember them from way back in the 1960s, especially this song that I hated when I was a kid, but I like it okay now:
Robin wrote it and sang lead. It was a big hit for the group in 1968. He was around 18 or 19 at the time.
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