Andy GibbAndy Gibb (5 March 1958 - 10 March 1988) was a British singer and teen idol, and the younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, also know as the famous Bee Gees. He was born Andrew Roy Gibb in Manchester, England, to Hugh and Barbra Gibb, and began performing while still a child, performing in bars in Australia and Spain at only 15 years of age. The idea of his joining the Bee Gees was often mooted, but the age gap between him and his elder brothers made this difficult to achieve. Instead, he embarked on a successful solo career. All of his singles released hit the number one spot simultaneously. In 1976, he married his girlfriend, Kim, in Sydney, Australia. They had one child before he left her in 1978, his work and family commitments having come between them. In 1977, he had his first major hit, "I Just Want to Be Your Everything", a song written by his brother Barry. He soon followed it up with "Shadow Dancing" (the only Top Ten hit written by all four performing Gibb brothers), and for a brief period was one of the world's top pop stars, achieving almost immediate success in both the USA and UK. After a brief affair with the actress Victoria Principal, his career began to wane, and the use of drugs, especially cocaine, took its toll on his health. Andy Gibb died at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England, of heart failure. His body was brought back to Los Angeles, California for interrment in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. This page about Andy Gibb includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Andy Gibb News stories about Andy Gibb External links for Andy Gibb Videos for Andy Gibb Wikis about Andy Gibb Discussion Groups about Andy Gibb Blogs about Andy Gibb Images of Andy Gibb |
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His body was brought back to Los Angeles, California for interrment in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. His recording has also been named as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Andy Gibb died at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England, of heart failure. In 2001, his recording of "Kansas City" was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. After a brief affair with the actress Victoria Principal, his career began to wane, and the use of drugs, especially cocaine, took its toll on his health. Wilbert Harrison died in 1994 in a Spencer, North Carolina nursing home at the age of 65. He soon followed it up with "Shadow Dancing" (the only Top Ten hit written by all four performing Gibb brothers), and for a brief period was one of the world's top pop stars, achieving almost immediate success in both the USA and UK. He toured for many years with a band known as "Wilbert Harrison and The Roamers" as well as a solo act. In 1977, he had his first major hit, "I Just Want to Be Your Everything", a song written by his brother Barry. In 1970, he had some success with "My Heart Is Yours". They had one child before he left her in 1978, his work and family commitments having come between them. After this success, Harrison continued to perform and record but it would be another ten years before he recorded "Let's Work Together" that made it on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1976, he married his girlfriend, Kim, in Sydney, Australia. The song was written in 1951 and was one of the first collaborations by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. All of his singles released hit the number one spot simultaneously. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Harrison had a Billboard No.1 record in 1959 with the song "Kansas City". Instead, he embarked on a successful solo career. Wilbert Harrison (born January 5, 1929 – died October 26, 1994) was an American singer. The idea of his joining the Bee Gees was often mooted, but the age gap between him and his elder brothers made this difficult to achieve. He was born Andrew Roy Gibb in Manchester, England, to Hugh and Barbra Gibb, and began performing while still a child, performing in bars in Australia and Spain at only 15 years of age. Andy Gibb (5 March 1958 - 10 March 1988) was a British singer and teen idol, and the younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, also know as the famous Bee Gees. |