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Hugh Leslie Gibb (15 January 1916 – 6 March 1992) was an English drummer, bandleader and the father of musicians Barry, Robin, Maurice and Andy Gibb. Barry, Robin and Maurice would go on to form the Bee Gees, one of the most successful musical groups of all time, while Andy would have several hits as a solo performer.
The Bee Gees in 1967 (left to right: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Vince Melouney, Maurice Gibb and Colin Petersen) Before their departure from Australia to England, Hugh Gibb sent demos to Brian Epstein, who managed the Beatles and directed NEMS, a British music store.
Gruppo vocale che fa affidamento sulla voce di Barry Gibb e sulle caratteristiche armonie nasali, i Bee Gees sono passati dalla musica pop accorata degli anni sessanta, di cui sono considerati fra i maggiori esponenti, alla disco music degli anni settanta, che hanno popolarizzato con la colonna sonora della Febbre del sabato sera.
19 gen 2023 · The Bee Gees' mother, Barbara Gibb, was a gifted singer and married a former bandleader — Hugh Gibb of the Hughie Gibb Orchestra in Manchester. As noted by The Guardian, Barbara and Hugh acted as their sons' managers in the early days of their singing careers — leading their sons to become one of the biggest pop groups in history.
Hugh Gibb, Jr., was a working musician, forming his own Big Band and playing drums in night clubs, hotels and ballrooms throughout England and Scotland. In 1941, Hugh spotted a young woman dancing in the crowd of a Manchester ballroom.
9 mar 2022 · Remembering Hugh Gibb, the father of The Bee Gees and Andy Gibb. Hugh passed away of internal bleeding in Las Vegas on March 6, 1992. For many years, Hugh was a band leader and big band drummer...
Father Hugh Gibb was a bandleader and drummer who had worked the Northern Mecca circuit and had met their mother in 1940 at a Manchester ballroom. They had married in 1944 and moved to the Isle of Man after the war where there was work to be found playing for holiday-makers.
