Barry gibb bee gees biography videos

British-American musician (born )

Sir Barry Alan Crompton GibbAC CBE (born 1 September )^[6][7] is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music.

Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 60 years.

As a songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot number ones, each having six.

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In total, he has written or co-written sixteen Billboard Hot number ones.

In , he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Bee Gees.^[8] In , Q magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the " Greatest Singers".