Editing Barry Gibb

{{Short description|British-American musician (born 1946)}}
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| honorific_prefix   = [[Sir]]
| name               = Barry Gibb
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| image              = Barry Gibb-Glasto17-198 (35455982371) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Gibb performing at [[Glastonbury Festival 2017]]
| birth_name         = Barry Alan Crompton Gibb
| alias              = Johnny Hayes
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1946|9|1}}
| birth_place        = [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], Isle of Man
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician|record producer}}
| years_active       = 1955–present
| spouse             = {{ubl
| {{marriage|Maureen Bates|22 August 1966|July 1970|end=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Linda Gray|1 September 1970}}
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| children           = 5, including [[Steve Gibb|Steve]]
| father             = [[Hugh Gibb]]
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Maurice Gibb]] (brother)|[[Robin Gibb]] (brother)|[[Andy Gibb]] (brother)}}
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| signature          = Barry Gibb signature.svg
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| origin             = [[Manchester]], England<ref name="first">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KugbDQHX0R8C&pg=PT66 |title=The Bee Gees – Tales of the Brothers Gibb |last=Hughes |first=Andrew |date=26 October 2023 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857120045 |accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>
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| instrument      = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| label           = {{hlist|[[Polydor]]|[[Atco Records|Atco]]|[[MCA Records|MCA]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Bee Gees]] | 
[[The Rattlesnakes (1955 band)|The Rattlesnakes]]}}
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'''Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb''' (born 1 September 1946<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/barry-gibb-mn0000659118 |title=Barry Gibb Biography |last=Summers |first=Kim |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/barry-gibb-20761655 |title=Barry Gibb Biography |publisher=Bio |access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref>) is a British<!-- Please don't change nationality. As of 2009, he has dual citizenship in the UK and the US. He never had Australian citizenship. --><!-- Instead of defining him as "British-Australian" or "British-American", we could state it in a separate sentence. See end of this paragraph and the Talk page.--> musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, [[Robin Gibb|Robin]] and [[Maurice Gibb|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 70 years.

As a songwriter, he shares with [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] the record for most consecutive [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number ones, each having six. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones.

In 1994, he was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] with his brothers. In 1997, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], as a member of the Bee Gees.<ref name="Fellow" /> In 2007, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060224054627/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=24 February 2006 |title=Q Lists |publisher=Rocklist.net |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' lists him as the second most successful songwriter in history, behind Paul McCartney.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Steve |title=First Abba song in 18 years and Hollywood honors McCartney |url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_19878506. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525081329/http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_19878506 |archive-date=25 May 2012 |access-date=16 April 2012 |publisher=SGVTribune.com}}</ref>

Gibb was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2002 New Year Honours]] for services to music and entertainment, and a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2018 New Year Honours]] for services to music and charity.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=56430 |date=31 December 2001 |page=23 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=62150 |date=30 December 2017 |page=N2 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44612790|title=Arise Sir Barry: Bee Gee is knighted|date=26 June 2018|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> He was also made an [[Order of Australia|Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia]] on 27 January 2022.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Travis M. |date=22 June 2023 |title=Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb to be Kennedy Center honorees |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2023/06/22/kennedy-center-honors-2023/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

==Early years==
[[File:Barry Gibb's birth.png|thumb|right|Announcement of the birth of Barry Gibb (''Isle of Man Examiner,'' Friday September 6, 1946)]]
[[File:50 St Catherine’s Drive, childhood home of the Bee Gees.jpg|thumb|left|50 St Catherine's Drive, [[Douglas, Isle of Man]], childhood home of the Bee Gees]]
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb was born at Jane Crookall Maternity Home in [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], Isle of Man, on 1 September 1946, to [[Hugh Gibb]] (15 January 1916 – 6 March 1992), a drummer, and Barbara Gibb ({{nee}} Pass; 17 November 1920 – 12 August 2016), both [[Manchester]] natives.<ref name="born">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uzv_AgAAQBAJ&q=jane+crookall+maternity+home+bee+gees&pg=PT27 |title=The Bee Gees |author1=Melinda Bilyeu |author2=Hector Cook |author3=Andrew Môn Hughes |date=January 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857128942 }}</ref> He has English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2011/who-do-you-think-you-are/robin-gibb-63/|title=Featured Articles – Robin Gibb |publisher=TheGenealogist.co.uk |date=22 December 1949 |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> Gibb's grandfather Hugh Gibb Sr. was born in [[Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]] in 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2011/who-do-you-think-you-are/robin-gibb-63/|title=Robin Gibb on Genealogist |access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref> He has an older sister, Lesley Evans. His second name, "Alan", was after his father's youngest brother who died in infancy. According to Hugh Gibb, in a mix of fact and fiction, his third name, "Crompton", was given to honour the Gibbs' ancestor Sir Isaac Crompton (actually [[Samuel Crompton]]).<ref>Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook and Andrew Môn Hughes, ''The Ultimate Biography of the Bee Gees'', Omnibus Press, 2001</ref>

When Gibb was born, his father was busy as a musician working at various hotels in Douglas, while his mother stayed at home looking after the children. Later, the Gibbs moved to Chapel House on Strang Road. When he was almost two years old, he was badly scalded in an accident involving a hot teapot his mother had just set on the table, which he was able to reach and knock over. He was in Nobles Hospital for about two and a half months. Gibb later commented on that incident:

{{blockquote|Then the gangrene set in. Because in those days, the advancement of medicine simply didn't apply to people with bad scalds, so you didn't have skin grafts, you didn't have things like that. But this was a particularly bad scald, and I think I had 20 minutes to live at some point. The incredible thing for me is that whole two years is wiped from my memory, the whole period of being in hospital. The idea of being burnt is in there somewhere, but I have no knowledge of it. I've got the scars but I have no knowledge.<ref name="born"/>}}

In 1949, the Gibb family relocated to 50 St. Catherine's Drive.<ref name="hughes2009"/> Later that year, on 22 December, Gibb's two younger brothers [[Robin Gibb|Robin]] and [[Maurice Gibb|Maurice]] were born. When the twins were young, the family moved to Smedley Cottage, Spring Valley, also in Douglas.<ref name="hughes2009">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KugbDQHX0R8C&pg=PT66 |title=The Bee Gees – Tales of the Brothers Gibb |last=Hughes |first=Andrew |date=2009 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857120045}}</ref>

Gibb started school on 4 September 1951, three days after his fifth birthday, attending Braddan School. In 1952, the Gibb family relocated to 43 Snaefell Road, Willaston, which became their home for the next two years. The same year, he went to Tynwald Street Infants School. On his seventh birthday in 1953, he went to Desmesne Road Boys School.<ref name="born"/>

==Musical career==
===1955–1966: early performances and songwriting===
In 1955, when the Gibb family moved back to their hometown of [[Manchester]],<ref name="manchester">{{Cite news|title=Bee Gees honoured at home|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/bee-gees-honoured-at-home-925429|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=25 July 2009|access-date=10 March 2023|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210221551/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/bee-gees-honoured-at-home-925429|url-status=live}}</ref> the brothers formed the [[Skiffle|skiffle group]] [[The Rattlesnakes (1955 band)|the Rattlesnakes]], consisting of Barry on vocals, lead and slide guitar, Robin and Maurice on vocals and acoustic guitar and friends/neighbours Paul Frost and Kenny Horrocks also providing vocals. By 1957, the Rattlesnakes played songs by [[Cliff Richard]], [[Paul Anka]], [[Buddy Holly]] and [[the Everly Brothers]]. Gibb said that their first song played was Paul Anka's "I Love You, Baby", however, in 1968, he remembered it as the Everly Brothers' "[[Wake Up Little Susie]]". The Rattlesnakes' first professional gig took place on 28 December 1957 in the Gaumont Cinema. Around 1958, Gibb's guitar was accidentally broken by Frost, who described the guitar as "broken in the middle".<ref name="hughes2009"/> By May 1958 when the Gibbs moved to Northern Grove it signalled the departure of Frost and Horrocks. The brothers later changed the name of the group to Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats. Under that name, they performed regularly in ''Minor 15'', a talent contest for under-fifteens held on Thursday nights from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Princess Club in [[Chorlton-cum-Hardy|Chorlton]].<ref name="hughes2009"/>

At the beginning of August 1958, the Gibb family set sail for Australia as part of an assisted migration scheme from Southampton on the ship ''[[Fairsea]]''. Also aboard was [[Red Symons]], future guitarist of [[Skyhooks (band)|Skyhooks]], as well as [[Kylie Minogue]]'s parents.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/pound-pom-arrival-lists-go-online/story-fnhrvfuw-1226887167148?nk=8189939b66b43a012363cffedb1375ad |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141201152516/http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/pound-pom-arrival-lists-go-online/story-fnhrvfuw-1226887167148?nk=8189939b66b43a012363cffedb1375ad |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2014 |title=10 pound Pom arrival lists go online |newspaper=Perth Now |access-date=1 December 2014 }}</ref> The group later made a new group called the [[Bee Gees]]. In 1959, the brothers began singing between races at the Redcliffe Speedway to earn money. Their vocal talent brought them to the attention of Bill Gates, a radio deejay. Gates was also interested in Gibb's original material including "Let Me Love You" and "(Underneath the) Starlight of Love". After hearing those songs, Gates asked Gibb for more original material. Gibb quit school in September 1961 and the Gibbs moved to [[Surfers Paradise]]. The brothers spent the summers of 1961 and 1962 performing at hotels and clubs in the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] area. By September 1962, Gibb managed to audition songs to [[Col Joye]]. The Gibb family moved to [[Sydney]] at the start of 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/62.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1946–1962 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>

Around the same time, the Bee Gees were signed to [[Festival Records|Festival]] but they were assigned to [[Leedon Records|Leedon]]. Their first single, "[[The Battle of the Blue and the Grey]]" was written by Gibb. All of the Bee Gees' singles from 1963 to 1966 were written by Gibb. In July 1963, [[Lonnie Lee]], one of Australia's top recording stars of the time, recorded what is said to be the first rock and roll recording of a Barry Gibb song. Recorded on [[Leedon Records]] and named "I'd Like To Leave If I May", radio preferred the flip side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gibb Songs : 1963 |url=https://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/63.html |access-date=26 August 2022 |website=www.columbia.edu}}</ref> Also between 1963 and 1966, Gibb's songs were recorded by numerous other Australian recording artists including [[Trevor Gordon]], [[Noeleen Batley]], [[Anne Shelton (singer)|Anne Shelton]], [[April Byron]], [[Ronnie Burns (singer)|Ronnie Burns]] and [[Lori Balmer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/66.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1966 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> One of them is his composition "One Road" which hit No. 2 in Australia New South Wales Chart and No. 32 on the [[Kent Music Report]] charts for [[Jimmy Little]] in 1964.<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en/littlejimmy/littlejimmy.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/littlejimmy/littlejimmy.htm | title = Jimmy Little | last1 = Nimmervoll | first1 = Ed | author-link1 = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd | archive-date = 26 July 2012 | access-date = 10 March 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1053 |author=McFarlane, Ian |date=1999 |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |access-date=10 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040930213156/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1053 |archive-date=30 September 2004 |author-link=Ian McFarlane }}</ref> Another of his compositions, "I Just Don't Like to Be Alone" by [[Bryan Davies (singer)|Bryan Davies]], reached No. 25 on the New South Wales chart in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/64.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1964 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>

In 1966, Gibb won the annual Radio 5KA award for the best composition of the year, "I Was a Lover, A Leader of Men".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhEEAAAAMBAJ&q=barry+gibb+i+was+a+lover+a+leader+of+men&pg=PA66 |title=Billboard: Thorpe Gets Aussie Award |date=13 August 1966 |page=66 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |date=August 27, 1966 |title=From the Music Capitals of the World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=barry+gibb+i+was+a+lover+a+leader+of+men&pg=RA1-PA50 |journal=Billboard |page=50 |access-date=March 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/ea4653au |title=Bryan Davies – Love and Money |publisher=45cat |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

===1967–1970: return to UK, commercial break-out and worldwide popularity===
[[File:Barry Gibb early 1968.jpg|thumb|Headshot of Gibb in 27 January, 1968 issue of [[KRLA Beat]]]]
The Bee Gees returned to the United Kingdom in early 1967. On 24 February, the group passed a live audition with [[Robert Stigwood]] and later signed to Robert Stigwood Organization also the same day that "Spicks and Specks" was released by Polydor as a single in the United Kingdom. Stigwood became the manager of the Bee Gees. [[Colin Petersen]], drummer, and [[Vince Melouney]], lead guitarist, later joined the group. The result was their first international LP ''[[Bee Gees' 1st]]''. The second single from the album "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]" – on which Gibb provided the lead vocal – has become a standard, covered by hundreds of artists consistently throughout the years since.

Around the same time, the Gibb brothers contributed backing vocals on the track "[[Cowman, Milk Your Cow]]" a song written by Gibb and Robin sung by singer [[Adam Faith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/67.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1967 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

In 1967, Gibb was in [[The Speakeasy Club]], a nightclub in London where he was introduced by [[Pete Townshend]] to [[John Lennon]]. Lennon was still wearing his outfit for ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' photo shoot earlier that day on 30 March 1967; after a couple of scotch and cokes, Townshend said to Gibb, "Do you want to meet John?" and he led Gibb across to a room where Lennon was holding court and Townshend said, "John. This is Barry Gibb, from the group the Bee Gees" to which Lennon replied, "Howyadoin'"."So I met John Lennon's back", Gibb says with a laugh, "I didn't meet his front".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/barry-gibb-the-last-brother-20140704?page=2 |title=Barry Gibb: The Last Brother |last=Eells |first=Josh |date=4 July 2014 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref> Gibb earlier said in 2010 about the meeting, "It was virtually a closed club and you went downstairs and there was a coffin and if you were someone they knew and you were supposed to go in, the wall would turn around... and in you would go. There would be [[The Rolling Stones|[Rolling] Stones]] lying around all over the place. It was one of those days when I met John Lennon – from the back. It was Pete Townshend who introduced me... [Lennon said], 'Pleased to meet you', and he carried on talking to his guest."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hub.contactmusic.com/bee-gees/news/gibb-still-cherishes-first-lennon-meeting-in-exclusive-club_1187658 |title=Bee Gees – Gibb Still Cherishes First Lennon Meeting In Exclusive Club |date=6 December 2010 |author=WENN |publisher=contactmusic.com |access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref>

After many stresses on their personal and professional lives, both Barry and Robin collapsed from nervous exhaustion on a flight from Australia to Turkey in 1967. On 23 December 1967, Barry and Robin left England for Australia. As Gibb explained: "But due to time difference we arrived on Christmas Day, we missed Christmas Eve altogether!". The pair celebrated Christmas with their manager [[Robert Stigwood]]'s family as Gibb said: "We went on to Sydney".<ref name="hughes2009"/>

[[File:Barry Gibb 1968.jpg|thumb|upright|Gibb performing with the [[Bee Gees]] in 1968]]
At the end of 1967, fame was taking its toll and the group were at odds with each other. At the start of 1968, the Gibbs were vying for influence in determining the musical direction of the group, creating tension in the studio and on stage. Also in 1968, to promote ''[[Horizontal (album)|Horizontal]]'' the group made their first appearance on U.S. television on ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]'' as well as ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-aS_vD_lYwEC&q=bee+gees+the+smothers+brothers+show&pg=PA159 |title=Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" |last=Bianculli |first=David |date=December 2009|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781439109533 }}</ref> The group later filmed a TV special ''Frankie Howerd Meets the Bee Gees'' with [[Frankie Howerd]].<ref name="hughes2009"/> His 1968 composition "[[Only One Woman]]" (UK No. 5) was [[The Marbles (duo)|the Marbles]]' most successful single up to date. The Bee Gees were invited by Hollywood manager [[Lee Hazlewood]] at his party alongside the members of [[the Monkees]] and [[Honey Ltd.]] The photos from that event were leaked, and two of the pictures showing Gibb was talking to actress [[Angela Cartwright]], and the other, is Gibb who was shown playing guitar and the members of Honey Ltd. sing along.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psycho-jello.com/monkees/parties.htm |title=Monkee Parties |publisher=psycho-jello.com |access-date=10 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513213359/http://www.psycho-jello.com/monkees/parties.htm |archive-date=13 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1969, the Bee Gees released "[[First of May (Bee Gees song)|First of May]]" as the A-side, with the flip side being "Lamplight" on which Robin sang the lead. Robert Stigwood chose "First of May" to be the A-side. No other songs were released from the album ''[[Odessa (Bee Gees album)|Odessa]]''. Shortly after Robin announced his solo plans, the Bee Gees released their first single without him, "[[Tomorrow Tomorrow (Bee Gees song)|Tomorrow Tomorrow]]". Barry also worked with [[Samantha Sang]], co-writing and producing two songs "The Love of a Woman" and the B-side "Don't Let It Happen Again" released on [[Parlophone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/nzp3335 |title=Samantha Sang – The Love of a Woman / Don't Let It Happen Again |publisher=45cat |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> He also produced songs for [[P.P. Arnold]] including "[[Bury Me Down By the River]]" (released as a single) which were originally recorded by the Bee Gees for their 1970 album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/59367 |title=P.P. Arnold – Bury Me Down By The River / Give A Hand, Take A Hand |publisher=45cat |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> In the summer of 1969, Petersen left the group which now only featured Barry and Maurice as the Bee Gees. [[Pentangle (band)|Pentangle]] drummer [[Terry Cox]] replaced Petersen to complete another 12 songs, but only five songs were released in the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/69.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1969 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref>

The film ''[[Cucumber Castle (film)|Cucumber Castle]]'', featuring only two Bee Gees after originally including Petersen, aired on BBC2 on 26 December 1970. When the group announced that they had split at the start of December 1969, Gibb spent January 1970 writing songs to record the following month.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sandoval|first=Andrew|title=The Day-By-Day Story, 1945–1972|year=2012|publisher=Retrofuture Day-By-Day|isbn=978-0-943249-08-7|pages=102–115|edition=1st|type=Paperback}}<!--|access-date=20 January 2013--></ref>

===1970: debut as a solo artist===
In February 1970, he started to record his first solo album, ''[[The Kid's No Good]]''; he released his first solo single, "[[I'll Kiss Your Memory]]", but the rest of the songs that were supposed to be on the album were never released and only appeared in bootlegs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gibb-The-Kids-No-Good/release/1368505 |title=Barry Gibb – The Kid's No Good (Isle of Man release) |publisher=Discogs |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gibb-The-Kids-No-Good/release/3661262 |title=Barry Gibb – The Kid's No Good (Hong Kong release) |date=22 May 2014 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> "I'll Kiss Your Memory" did not chart in either the U.K. or U.S. but reached No. 16 in Netherlands in five weeks. Another country ballad, "This Time", was chosen as the B-side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Barry+Gibb&titel=I%27ll+Kiss+Your+Memory&cat=s |title=Barry Gibb – I'll Kiss Your Memory |publisher=www.dutchcharts.nl |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> Bruce Eder of [[AllMusic]] stated that the songs on ''The Kid's No Good'' were of [[Country music|country]] and sentimental numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-kids-no-good-mw0001041867 |title=The Kid's No Good – Barry Gibb |last=Eder |first=Bruce |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>

In April 1970 the album ''[[Cucumber Castle]]'' was released four months after the break-up, featuring only Barry and Maurice, as Robin was working on his solo career.<ref name="session"/> For the first time as a solo artist, he appeared on the panel of judges and performed "[[One Bad Thing]]" and "The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine" on ''Miss Teen Princess of the World'' pageant in Germany in June, his reaction was "I've not appeared on stage for at least a year and three months, and I really miss people". In July 1970, Gibb travelled to Australia to act as compere for ''Go-Set'', and on that occasion, he gave an interview on the magazine which revealed that sixteen months after the Bee Gees' break-up, he was still not ready to argue with his brothers, "Obviously, we're still brothers, but we are no longer as a group".<ref name="hughes2009"/>

He considered the song "One Bad Thing" for the second single from his debut album. Atco pressed some copies of it in August 1970 with "The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine" as the B-side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/a/atco.html |title=45 discography for ATCO Records |publisher=Globaldogproductions |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> It was distributed to radio stations in Canada and elsewhere, but it was decided to focus on the Bee Gees' reunion single, "[[Lonely Days]]", released around August.<ref name="session"/> While Polydor planned to release "One Bad Thing" by 2 October in territories outside North America and Canada.<ref name="hughes2009"/> Gibb claimed that not only had he been focusing on writing and recording songs, but he had still hoped to be an actor, "I have already had offers to play different parts but, without appearing swell headed, I haven't found the right part yet".<ref name="hughes2009"/> "One Bad Thing" was later given by Gibb to his friend [[Ronnie Burns (singer)|Ronnie Burns]], a singer from Australia, and later released it as a single on Festival Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popsike.com/ONE-BAD-THING-RONNIE-BURNS-BARRY-GIBBBEE-GEES-B-CADD/190381119692.html |title=ONE BAD THING RONNIE BURNS BARRY GIBB/BEE GEES. B CADD |publisher=popsike.com |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) - TopPop 1973 3.png|thumb|Gibb in 1973 on the Dutch television show TopPop]]

===1970–1974: Bee Gees' reunion===
In August 1970, the Bee Gees reunited and recorded together again, writing "Lonely Days" and "[[How Can You Mend a Broken Heart]]" at their first reunion session.<ref name="session">{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/70.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1970 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

In 1971, the group released "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", which was their first American No. 1 hit. In October 1971, Gibb recorded three songs for the ''Barry Gibb Fan Club''. One of the songs, "[[King Kathy]]", was released as a single on Lyntone Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gibb-King-Kathy/release/4776456 |title=Barry Gibb – King Kathy |year=1971 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> Gibb had remained a constant creative force for the group and, by 1972, had set aside the idea of a parallel solo career and was ready to devote full attention to the band. ''[[To Whom It May Concern (Bee Gees album)|To Whom It May Concern]]'' was the last album recorded fully at IBC Studios and their last album arranged by Bill Shepherd who had worked with the group since 1964. Also in 1972, Gibb moved to Los Angeles to record in the [[Record Plant]] studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/72.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1972 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> In 1973, the Bee Gees moved to Robert Stigwood's [[RSO Records]] and released their first singles for Stigwood, "[[Saw a New Morning]]" and "[[Life in a Tin Can]]". Stigwood was not ready to give up on the group, but he did not believe in the musical direction they were taking. At the suggestion of [[Jerry Wexler]] and [[Ahmet Ertegun]] of [[Atlantic Records]], Stigwood sent them to work with Atlantic producer and arranger [[Arif Mardin]] who produced the next Bee Gees album in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/73.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1973 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> After a United States tour early in 1974, the group started to perform at small clubs in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/74.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1974 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

===1975–1980: big success for disco works===
{{quote box|quote="It came to me in a dream, there was a request by Arif Mardin, who was like an uncle to us, he was a great record producer during the song 'Nights On Broadway,' for the ''Main Course'' album, which is previous to the 'Fever' syndrome. And he said, 'Can any of you scream, scream in falsetto.' So, you know, give us an ad lib or a scream at the end. So from screaming, it turned into things like 'blaming it all'."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8114 |title= Bee Gees – Nights on Broadway Songfacts |publisher=Songfacts |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> |source= —Gibb on discovering his [[falsetto]] skills, ''[[The Larry King Show]]'', 2002|width=20%|align=right|style=padding:8px;}}

At the start of 1975, the group moved to Miami at the suggestion of [[Eric Clapton]] to work on their new album with [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] producer [[Arif Mardin]] in [[Criteria Studios]]. The first song featuring Gibb's falsetto was 1975's "[[Nights on Broadway]]". In 1976, Gibb wrote "[[I Just Want to Be Your Everything]]", his brother [[Andy Gibb]]'s first US No. 1, and provided backup vocals.<ref name="backup">{{cite web|url= http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/76.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1976 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref>

During 1976, Gibb met with Vince Melouney and wrote two songs, "Let It Ride" and "Morning Rain", that were never recorded.<ref name="backup"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/index.php/songs/detailed/C122/P359/ |title=Songwriters Hall of Fame – Barry Gibb |publisher=songwritershalloffame.org |access-date=31 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403032351/http://songwritershalloffame.org/index.php/songs/detailed/C122/P359/ |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 1977, the film ''[[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]'' was released and its [[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] became the best-selling soundtrack of all time. During 1977, Gibb co-wrote "[[Emotion (Samantha Sang song)|Emotion]]", the song remains Samantha Sang's best-known hit. Gibb and Galuten wrote "[[Save Me, Save Me]]" originally recorded by the group Network<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Network-Save-Me-Save-Me/release/1423842 |title=Network – Save Me, Save Me |year=1978 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> and later covered by [[Frankie Valli]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/nc438342us |title=Frankie Valli – Save Me, Save Me |publisher=45cat |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> [[Dusty Springfield]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Dusty-Springfield-Living-Without-Your-Love/release/3925768 |title=Dusty Springfield – Living Without Your Love |date=May 1979 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> [[Rare Earth (band)|Rare Earth]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Rare-Earth-The-Best-Of-Rare-Earth/release/6300326 |title=Rare Earth – The Best of Rare Earth |year=1995 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> and [[Teri DeSario]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Teri-De-Sario-Pleasure-Train/release/1281003 |title=Teri De Sario – Pleasure Train |date=25 September 1978 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> The film ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', featuring Gibb as Mark Henderson was shown in July 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/77.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1977 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Between December 1977 and September 1978, seven songs Barry wrote would reach No. 1 in United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/78.html|title=Gibb Songs: 1978|publisher=Columbia University|accessdate=4 December 2023}}</ref> Andy's third single, "[[Shadow Dancing (song)|Shadow Dancing]]", which was credited to all four Gibb brothers, was also a US No. 1 single. In 1978, Gibb wrote a [[Grease (song)|title song]] to order for their manager Robert Stigwood's film and stage musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'' and was later recorded by singer [[Frankie Valli]] and reached No. 1 in the US. The song contains guitar work by [[Peter Frampton]]. In February 1978, he provided background vocals for his composition "[[Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You]]" which featured [[Teri DeSario]] on vocals.

After the Bee Gees' successful [[1979 Spirits Having Flown Tour]] to promote the [[Spirits Having Flown|album of the same name]], he wrote, produced and sang on almost all of the songs on Andy Gibb's final album, ''[[After Dark (Andy Gibb album)|After Dark]]'', released at the start of 1980.

===1980–1983: producer for other artists===
In September 1980, Gibb produced the three new songs on Andy Gibb's first compilation album, ''[[Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits]]''. In October 1980, [[Barbra Streisand]]'s ''[[Guilty (Barbra Streisand album)|Guilty]]'' was released, produced by the [[Gibb-Galuten-Richardson]] team. the lead off single, Woman In Love was released in August and within 5 weeks was #1 on the US charts. The two songs of which were vocal duets between Streisand and Gibb are "[[Guilty (Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb song)|Guilty]]" a U.S. Top 5, and "[[What Kind of Fool]]" also reached the Top 10 in the U.S. and reached No. 1 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US Adult contemporary chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/80.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1980 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> In 1981, the Bee Gees released ''[[Living Eyes (Bee Gees album)|Living Eyes]]''. Songs from the album were not [[disco]] and the album was not a commercial success. In 1982, [[Clive Davis]] asked Gibb to write for [[Dionne Warwick]], who was on his [[Arista Records|Arista]] label. Barry produced Warwick's ''[[Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick album)|Heartbreaker]]''. The songs were all written by Gibb except "[[Our Day Will Come]]". In August 1983, after Gibb met [[Kenny Rogers]] who asked for some songs, Gibb recorded his first demo for Rogers entitled "[[Eyes That See in the Dark (song)#Barry Gibb version|Eyes That See in the Dark]]". At that time, Robin was working on his ''[[How Old Are You? (album)|How Old Are You?]]'' album with Maurice playing instruments. The other songs intended for Kenny Rogers were written in late 1982,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/82.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1982 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> then at the start of 1983, Barry continued to record the demos until April 1983, while also recording songs with the Bee Gees for the film ''[[Staying Alive (1983 film)|Staying Alive]]''. In August 1983, he produced Rogers' new album ''[[Eyes That See in the Dark]]'', which includes the song "[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]" by Rogers and [[Dolly Parton]] which became one of the best-selling singles in [[country music]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DVqsWsJyAWIC&q=kenny+rogers+barry+gibb&pg=PA102 |title=The Words and Music of Dolly Parton |last=Cardwell |first=Nancy |date=22 July 2011|publisher=Abc-Clio |isbn=9780313378041}}</ref>

===1983–1986: break from the Bee Gees and switch to solo projects===
In August 1983, Irving Azoff signed Gibb to the MCA Records for North America. Gibb was signed for a few million dollars to a multi-album deal. Polydor still had rights to Gibb's songs outside North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/83.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1983 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> In September 1984, his album ''[[Now Voyager]]'' was released. Two singles from the album included "[[Shine, Shine]]", a US Top 40 single that reached the Top 10 in their [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult contemporary]] charts, and "[[Fine Line (Barry Gibb song)|Fine Line]]" which was less successful, only reaching No. 50 on the dance charts. The film ''Now Voyager'' starring Gibb was directed by Storm Thorgerson, in which Gibb is the protagonist, with actor [[Michael Hordern]] as his guide through a confusing world between life and death. The film includes a music video on most of the songs on ''Now Voyager''. A video for "Fine Line" featuring Gibb without his trademark beard and was filmed in black and white.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/84.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1984 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

In 1985, Gibb started to record demos for [[Diana Ross]], for her album ''[[Eaten Alive (album)|Eaten Alive]]''. In the same year, he co-wrote most of the songs on Robin Gibb's album ''[[Walls Have Eyes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/85.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1985 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

In late 1985 and early 1986, he wrote new songs for his next album, though his third album ''[[Moonlight Madness (Barry Gibb album)|Moonlight Madness]]'' was not released and most of the songs on that album was later released in 1988. Producer [[Randy Jackson]] plays bass on all of the tracks. Gibb co-wrote three songs for Swedish singer [[Carola (singer)|Carola]] on her album ''[[Runaway (Carola album)|Runaway]]''. Also in 1985, he joined the short-lived supergroup the Bunburys with David English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/86.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1986 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

===1987–2002: later activity===
In early 1987, the Bee Gees started to record their first album in six years. In June and July 1987, Gibb and Maurice produced Andy Gibb's four new songs; one of them is "[[Arrow Through the Heart]]" which was released in 2010. In 1987, Gibb co-wrote "Up the Revolution" by [[Elton John]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/87.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1987 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> And in 1988, Gibb recorded two new songs for the ''[[Hawks (film)|Hawks]]'' film. In September 1988, the [[Hawks (soundtrack)|film soundtrack]] of the film was released by Polydor only in the U.K. The songs were all performed by Gibb except "[[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)|Chain Reaction]]" (Diana Ross). The single from the soundtrack, "[[Childhood Days (song)|Childhood Days]]", reached only No. 60 in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/88.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1988 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

Around 1990, the Bee Gees recorded ''[[High Civilization]]''. In September 1990, Gibb played guitar and produced "Born to Be Loved by You" by Kelli Wolfe, which was released as an unreleased B-side in August 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/90.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1990 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> Around 1992, Gibb played guitar on [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]]'s "Let Me Wake Up in Your Arms", released in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/92.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1992 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> In 1993, the Bee Gees recorded and released ''[[Size Isn't Everything]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/93.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1993 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> In 1994, the Bee Gees and [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] planned a tour to promote ''Size Isn't Everything'', but it was off in February, due to Gibb's trouble with arthritis in the back, right hand and right knee.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/94.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1994 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> Gibb co-wrote "I Will Be There", which was recorded as a demo for [[Tina Turner]] and released on Turner's album ''[[Twenty Four Seven (Tina Turner album)|Twenty Four Seven]]''. In 2001, Gibb co-wrote "I Cannot Give You My Love" with Ashley Gibb, which was intended for [[Cliff Richard]]. In September 2001, the Bee Gees re-recorded "[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]".  However, this session featured only Robin and Maurice; Barry did not participate in the session, held at Middle Ear Studios in Miami Beach, Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/01.html|title=Joseph Brennan – Gibb Songs: 2001|publisher=Columbia.edu|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> In 2002, Gibb and [[Michael Jackson]] recorded "[[All in Your Name]]". Also in 2002, Gibb sings background vocals on [[Michael Bublé]]'s version of the 1971 song "[[How Can You Mend a Broken Heart]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/02.html|title=Joseph Brennan – Gibb Songs: 2002|publisher=Columbia.edu|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>

===2003–2012: Maurice's death and semi-retirement of the Bee Gees===
Maurice died suddenly on 12 January 2003. Ten months later, in November of that year, Gibb produced and contributed background vocals and guitar to two songs performed by Cliff Richard, "I Cannot Give You My Love" and "How Many Sleeps?"; Maurice's keyboard work from a 2001 demo version was included in this 2003 version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/03.html|title=Joseph Brennan – Gibb Songs: 2003|publisher=Columbia.edu|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> On 2 May 2004, Barry and Robin Gibb received the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] award at [[Buckingham Palace]]; their nephew Adam accepted his father Maurice's posthumous award.<ref name="brothersgibb">{{cite web |url=http://www.brothersgibb.org/reports-cbe.html |title=Barry, Robin and Maurice's son Adam received the CBE award |publisher=Brothersgibb.org |date=27 May 2004 |access-date=2 June 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017173320/http://www.brothersgibb.org/reports-cbe.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in 2004, Gibb co-wrote and sang background vocals on his son [[Steve Gibb]]'s solo single "Living in the Rain". In January 2005, along with many artists, Gibb and his brother Robin recorded vocal parts for the charity single "Grief Never Grows Old" on behalf of victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami]] in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004. In April and May 2005, Barbra Streisand recorded songs for her new album produced by Gibb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/05.html|title=Joseph Brennan – Gibb Songs: 2005|publisher=Columbia.edu|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>  In August 2006, two Gibb singles, "Doctor Mann" and "Underworld", were released on [[iTunes]]. "Underworld" was featured on the film soundtrack of ''[[Arctic Tale]]'' but not in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/06.html|title=Joseph Brennan – Gibb Songs: 2006|publisher=Columbia.edu|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>  On 7 December 2006, Gibb joined 4,500 other musicians in a full-page advertisement in the ''[[Financial Times]]'' newspaper, calling for the [[British Government]] to extend the existing 50-year copyright protection of sound recordings in the United Kingdom. The [[fair play for musicians]] advertisement proposed that the copyright be extended to the American standard of 95 years and was a direct response to the [[Gowers Review]] (published by the British Government on 6 December 2006), which recommended the retention of the 50-year protection for sound recordings.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://stereogum.com/4121/being_for_the_benefit_of_british_musicians/news/ |title=Being For The Benefit Of British Musicians |date=8 December 2006 |publisher=Stereogum.com |access-date=2 June 2011}}</ref>

In 2007, "[[Drown On the River]]" was released as a single on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]]. The song later appeared on the soundtrack of ''[[Deal (2008 film)|Deal]]''. Also in the same year, Gibb sang background vocals on Jamie Jo's song "U Turn Me On"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/07.html|title=Joseph Brennan – Gibb Songs: 2007|publisher=Columbia.edu|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> and wrote the theme music for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[Grease Is the Word]]''.  Gibb also appeared as a mentor in season six of  ''[[American Idol (season 6)|American Idol]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='American Idol': 11 Most Awkward Mentor Moments |url=https://ew.com/gallery/american-idol-11-most-awkward-mentor-moments/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> 

On 14 March 2009, Gibb teamed with [[Olivia Newton-John]] to present the one-hour finale performance at a star-studded 12-hour live concert at Sydney's [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], part of [[Sound Relief]], a fundraiser to aid victims of the February 2009 [[Victorian Bushfires]] that devastated large tracts of heavily wooded and populated south-eastern Australia, where the Gibb family once lived. The concert was televised live nationally across Australia on the [[MAX (Australian TV channel)|Max TV]] cable network.<ref name="SR-Sydney">{{cite web|title=SOUND RELIEF :: SYDNEY INFO|url=http://www.soundrelief.com.au/sydlineup.php|website=Sound Relief|accessdate=10 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014211857/http://www.soundrelief.com.au/sydlineup.php|archivedate=14 October 2009}}</ref> On 10 July 2009, Gibb was made a Freeman of the Borough of Douglas (Isle of Man). The award was also bestowed upon his brother Robin and posthumously upon his brother Maurice.<ref name="iomtoday1">{{cite news|url= http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Bee-Gees-named-Freemen-of.5449394.jp |title=Bee Gees named Freemen of the Borough|author=Rachael Bruce|date=10 July 2009|newspaper=Isle of Man Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528163038/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/bee-gees-named-freemen-of-the-borough-1-1793643 |archive-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> In late 2009, Barry and Robin announced plans to record and perform together once again as the Bee Gees.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |author=BBC News |title=Bee Gees to perform on Strictly |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8308513.stm |date=15 October 2009 |access-date=16 October 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091018103028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8308513.stm| archive-date= 18 October 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, Gibb withdrew from a planned appearance on the [[Gorillaz]] album ''[[Plastic Beach]]'' which was released in March.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/10.html |title=Gibb Songs: 2010 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> In December 2011, his two songs, "Grey Ghost" and "Daddy's Little Girl" were released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/11.html |title=Gibb Songs: 2011 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>  On 21 February 2012, Gibb performed his first solo concert in the U.S. at the Seminole [[Hard Rock Cafe]] in Florida.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com/blog/2012/01/barry-gibb-performs-his-first-u-s-sole-concert-at-hard-rock-live-on-february-21/ |title=Barry Gibb Performs his First U.S. Solo Concert at Hard Rock Live on 21 February | publisher=Hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com |date=26 January 2012 |access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref> He sang "[[How Can You Mend a Broken Heart]]" with Maurice's daughter, Samantha Gibb, who is a singer in her own band. Barry's son Steve was also on stage as lead guitarist and sang a Maurice composition, "[[On Time (song)|On Time]]". On 20 May 2012, Robin Gibb died, making Barry the sole surviving Gibb brother.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/27/gibb-died-from-kidney-liver-failure | title=Gibb died from kidney, liver failure  |newspaper=Toronto Sun | access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref>

===2012–present===
[[file:Barry Gibb Hollywood Bowl-0545 (14365129281).jpg|thumb|Gibb performing in 2014 at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]]]

Gibb made his debut performance at the [[Grand Ole Opry]] on 27 July 2012, performing three songs with [[Ricky Skaggs]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57479522-10391698/barry-gibb-to-make-debut-at-grand-ole-opry/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119004018/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57479522-10391698/barry-gibb-to-make-debut-at-grand-ole-opry/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 January 2013 |title=Barry Gibb to make debut at Grand Ole Opry – Celebrity Circuit |work=CBS News |access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> Skaggs later recorded "Soldier's Son" on which Gibb added vocals for Skaggs' album ''Music to My Ears'' released in  2012.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/12.html|title=Gibb Songs: 2012 |author=Joseph Brennan}}</ref>

He commenced a world tour in 2013 in Australia called [[Mythology Tour]], featuring the Bee Gees anthology set [[Mythology (Bee Gees album)|album of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/09/barry-gibb-to-tour-starting-in-february.html|title=Barry Gibb to Tour Starting in February|publisher=vintagevinylnews.com|access-date=23 September 2012|archive-date=28 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928004714/http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/09/barry-gibb-to-tour-starting-in-february.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was joined on stage by his son Steve and Maurice's daughter Samantha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/barry-gibb-hits-the-road-with-familys-next-generation/story-fn9d2mxu-1226572120440|title=Barry Gibb hits the road with family's next generation – The Australian|publisher=Theaustralian.com|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> On that tour, for the first time on stage, Gibb performed "[[Playdown]]" (1966), "[[Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You]]" (1967), "[[I Started a Joke]]" (1969) and "With the Sun in My Eyes" (1968). Also, for the first time, the music video of the Bee Gees' 2001 song "Technicolor Dreams", written by Gibb, was shown before the show began. This short tour inspired [[Festival Records]] to release a box set of the Bee Gees' three Australian albums, ''The Festival Albums Collection, 1965–1967'', and a 'best of' compilation of the group's Australian era songs titled ''Morning of My Life''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/13.html |title=Gibb Songs: 2013 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>

On 27 October 2013, Gibb appeared at the [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|Country Music Hall of Fame]] with Kenny Rogers and [[Bobby Bare]]; Gibb performed "Islands in the Stream" with Kelly Lang. In October, Gibb performed at the Grand Ole Opry for the second time with Ricky Skaggs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brothersgibb.org/news.html |title=Brothers Gibb News 2013 |publisher=GSI |access-date=29 December 2013 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810230801/http://www.brothersgibb.org/news.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 21 December 2013, Barry Gibb made a surprise appearance on the US television show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' at the end of the "[[Barry Gibb Talk Show]]" skit with [[Jimmy Fallon]], [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]. Also appearing that night was Sir [[Paul McCartney]] who shared the stage with Gibb during the closing credits where they embraced each other.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/videos/paul-mccartney-makes-merry-with-fallon-and-timberlake-on-snl-20131222 |title=Paul McCartney Makes Merry With Fallon and Timberlake on 'SNL' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=22 December 2013 |last=Watkins |first=Gwynne |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

On 27 January 2014, Gibb appeared on the American television show ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' to announce the start of his first solo tour of the US. He performed "You Should Be Dancing"  with help from Fallon's backing band, [[the Roots]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.radio.com/2014/01/28/watch-barry-gibb-perform-with-the-roots-on-fallon/ |title=Watch Barry Gibb Perform with The Roots |author=Shannon Carlin |publisher=News.radio.com |access-date=29 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130020135/http://news.radio.com/2014/01/28/watch-barry-gibb-perform-with-the-roots-on-fallon/ |archive-date=30 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gibb and Fallon sang some Everly Brothers songs, including "[[Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers song)|Bye Bye Love]]" and "[[Wake Up Little Susie]]". Gibb also sang "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]" as a bonus online performance.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2014/01/barry-gibb-and-jimmy-fallon-sing-the-everly-brothers/ |title=Barry Gibb and Jimmy Fallon sings Everly Brothers songs |author=Late Night with Jimmy Fallon}}</ref> On 28 January, Gibb was interviewed by CNN about his brothers and, in that same interview, Gibb talked about [[Justin Bieber]], saying he is "heading for a brick wall".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.myworldnews.com/Channel/683-cnn/Story/345677-barry-gibb-offers-justin-bieber- | title=My World News – CNN – Barry Gibb interview | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202235845/https://www.myworldnews.com/Channel/683-cnn/Story/345677-barry-gibb-offers-justin-bieber- | archive-date=2 February 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In a ''Mirror'' interview with Gibb on 11 July 2014 he said he was still mourning following the death of Robin and credits his wife Linda and Paul McCartney for helping him to recover.<ref name="misses"/> Gibb appeared on a McCartney tribute album, ''[[The Art of McCartney]]'', released on 18 November 2014 performing "[[When I'm Sixty-Four]]".<ref>{{Citation |title=The Art of McCartney by Various Artists on Apple Music |date=2014-11-17 |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-art-of-mccartney/1518055459 |access-date=2024-11-13 |language=en-AU}}</ref> Gibb's friend, country singer [[TG Sheppard]], said in an interview with Gary James that Gibb just moved to Nashville and was going into country music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicbands.com/TGSheppardInterview.html |title=Gary James' Interview With T.G. Sheppard |publisher=classicbands.com |last=James |first=Gary |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

On 8 February 2015 at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]], Gibb, along with the group [[Pentatonix]], presented the category of [[Best Pop Vocal Album]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2015/02/2015_grammy_awards_live_updates_winners_and_notes.html |title=2015 Grammy Awards: Live updates, winners and notes from music's big night |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=8 February 2015 |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> On 26 March 2015, Gibb was one of the headlining acts on a music festival called the Hard Rock Rising Miami Beach Global Music Festival alongside [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Flo Rida]], [[Jon Secada]] and [[Wyclef Jean]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.southflorida.com/music/sf-miami-beach-gibb-bocelli-estefan-hard-rock-20150325-story.html |title=Bocelli, Estefan, Flo Rida headline Hard Rock Rising Miami Beach |publisher=southflorida.com |access-date=31 March 2015 |archive-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043344/http://www.southflorida.com/music/sf-miami-beach-gibb-bocelli-estefan-hard-rock-20150325-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article16432463.html |title=Miami Beach centennial concert rocks the crowd |newspaper=Miami Herald |date=26 March 2015 |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

On 26 June 2016, Gibb was scheduled to perform the "legend" spot at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in England, but pulled out due to a family illness. He did, however, appear with [[Coldplay]] as a guest performer singing "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]" and "[[Stayin' Alive]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Coldplay close Glastonbury 2016, with help from the Bee Gees|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36636808|publisher=BBC|date=28 June 2016}}</ref>

On 28 June 2016, it was announced that Gibb had signed to [[Columbia Records]] and would release his second solo album, ''[[In the Now]]'', on 7 October 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=2016-06-29 |title=Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb Signs With Columbia Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bee-gees-barry-gibb-signs-columbia-records-7423211/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The album was Gibb's first album with all new material since the Bee Gees' final studio album, ''[[This Is Where I Came In]]'' (2001). ''In the Now'' was co-written by his sons [[Steve Gibb|Stephen]] and Ashley and produced with John Merchant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagan |first=Joe |date=2016-10-06 |title=Barry Gibb, the Last Bee Gee, on Relaunching His Music Career at 70: ‘I Was Ready to Quit’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/barry-gibb-new-album-7533451/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 25 June 2017, Gibb performed the "legend" spot at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in England.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barry Gibb brings Glastonbury to its feet|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40400072|publisher=BBC|date=25 June 2017}}</ref> He had joined Coldplay on stage during the same festival in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/coldplay-to-be-joined-by-bee-gees-legend-at-glastonbury-says-report-a6952296.html|title=Looks like Coldplay might be joined by a Bee Gees legend at Glastonbury|date=25 March 2016|work=The Independent|access-date=13 November 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 6 November 2020, Gibb announced his latest album entitled ''[[Greenfields (album)|Greenfields]]'' which is a duets album featuring country artists [[Dolly Parton]], [[Little Big Town]], [[Alison Krauss]] and others. The album contains 11 Bee Gees tracks and one unreleased Gibb track, re-imagined as country songs. The song "Words of a Fool" featuring [[Jason Isbell]] was released the same day as a preview. The song was originally written by Gibb in 1986 for an unreleased album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barry Gibb Previews New Album With the Jason Isbell Duet ‘Words of a Fool’ |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/barry-gibb-previews-new-album-with-the-jason-isbell-duet-words-of-a-fool/ar-BB1aKch9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205054921/https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/barry-gibb-previews-new-album-with-the-jason-isbell-duet-words-of-a-fool/ar-BB1aKch9 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |website=[[MSN]]}}</ref>
Barry was honored at the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in December 2023. In 2024, Gibb focused his attention on pre-production of the planned Bee Gees bio pic, serving as executive producer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/ridley-scott-bee-gees-movie-1235827580/|title=Ridley Scott To Direct Paramount's Bee Gees Movie From GK Films|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=16 February 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gibb's first marriage was to Maureen Bates, whom he married on 22 August 1966 when he was 19 years old. The couple lived together for only a short time and were divorced in July 1970.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Bee Gees|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AvpBAAAAIBAJ&pg=2656,3236283|access-date=19 January 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph Herald|date=22 July 1979}}</ref>

During the taping of the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Top of the Pops]]''{{when?|date=April 2024}} in London, Gibb met the former Miss Edinburgh, Linda Gray.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-20 |title=Bee Gees star Barry Gibb reveals he and wife had romp in Doctor Who's TARDIS |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/barry-gibb-tardis-encounter-110254069.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJEN1v8rtyvRhDPSySBI6eUEezWPudjCx3AIEVjK_A7qAhHZkHUIoWsx9dF_YysXebPgQBgVLTKZedvheqAlh3uGbNsWGsguY98GOYZ3iTHKjdFXgCQI-pr9ff2oenNTasyGI2FknwGYkA14-FssRmK9NrWw8yxHyBsEeobuBZ08 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 1 September 1970 (his 24th birthday), they were married. Together, they have five children, including [[Steve Gibb|Stephen]].<ref name="hughes2009" /> He has seven grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/18/barry-gibb-bee-gees-music-alive |title=Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees: 'I want to keep the music alive' |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 March 2014 |access-date=7 October 2016}}</ref> Gibb and his wife became U.S. citizens in 2009, while retaining their UK citizenship.<ref>{{cite web| title=Family News – Love and Hope Ball, Feb 19, 2010| url=http://www.brothersgibb.org/familynews.html| access-date=15 August 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310193504/http://brothersgibb.org/familynews.html| archive-date=10 March 2010| url-status=live}}</ref>

In his 11 July 2014 interview with ''The Mirror'', Gibb said he became friends with [[Michael Jackson]]: "He would come to Miami and stay in our house. He'd sit in the kitchen and watch the fans outside his hotel on TV, just giggling – 'Hee hee!' He lived upstairs for a while, right before his [[Trial of Michael Jackson|child-molestation trial]]. We never discussed the case. We would just sit around and write and get drunk. Michael liked wine – there were a few nights when he just went to sleep on the floor", adding that he misses Jackson.<ref name="misses">{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bee-gees-singer-barry-gibb-3843078 |title=Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb says he wants to die on stage while singing iconic hit Stayin' Alive |publisher=Mirror |date=11 July 2014 |last=Jefferies |first=Mark |access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref>

Gibb owns a home in the UK, but has lived primarily in the US since 1974.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=7 December 2020 |title=The Bee Gees' Barry Gibb: 'There's fame and there's ultra-fame – it can destroy you' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/07/the-bee-gees-barry-gibb-theres-fame-and-theres-ultra-fame-it-can-destroy-you |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In January 2006, Gibb purchased the former home of the late country singers [[Johnny Cash]] and [[June Carter Cash]] in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]], US intending to restore it and turn it into a songwriting retreat.<ref>{{cite news| title = Gibb buys Johnny Cash's house| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-01-05-cash-house_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA | access-date =15 April 2007 | work=USA Today | date=5 January 2006}}</ref> The house was destroyed by fire on 10 April 2007 while under renovation, and a new house was built.<ref>{{cite web| title= Johnny Cash's Former Home Burns to Ground| url= http://www.wsmv.com/entertainment/11606239/detail.html| access-date= 10 April 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070502000129/http://www.wsmv.com/entertainment/11606239/detail.html| archive-date= 2 May 2007| url-status=dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref> The property was sold in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Tena |title=Barry Gibb sells Johnny Cash property for $2M |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/hendersonville/2014/04/22/barry-gibb-sells-johnny-cash-property-m/8014945/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 10 July 2009, Gibb was made a Freeman of the Borough of [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]]. The award was also bestowed upon his brother Robin and posthumously upon his brother Maurice.<ref name="iomtoday1"/>

==Influences==
Gibb's influences when he was in the Rattlesnakes were [[Tommy Steele]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1418589/Bee-Gee-Maurice-critically-ill-after-surgery.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1418589/Bee-Gee-Maurice-critically-ill-after-surgery.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Bee Gee Maurice critically ill after surgery |date=11 January 2003 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London|last=Davies |first=Hugh |access-date=24 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[the Mills Brothers]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2014/oct/11/mills-brothers-one-of-numerous-brother-acts-to/ |title=BARRY LEVINE: Mills Brothers one of numerous brother acts to find success in the music business |date=10 October 2014 |publisher=albanyherald.com |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/05/21/151126992/bee-gee-robin-gibb-dies-of-cancer-at-62 |title=Bee Gee Robin Gibb Dies Of Cancer At 62 |website=NPR.org |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> [[the Everly Brothers]], [[Paul Anka]], and [[Cliff Richard]].<ref name="hughes2009"/> The [[Bee Gees]] acknowledged that they would sing in the style of the Everlys and then add a third harmony; the result was "[[New York Mining Disaster 1941]]" (1967). When Gibb heard [[Roy Orbison]]'s song "[[Crying (Roy Orbison song)|Crying]]", he said: "That was it. To me that was the voice of God."<ref name="hall">Hall, Mark. (director) ''In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story'', Nashmount Productions Inc., 1999.</ref>

Gibb also praises the vocal skills of [[Frankie Valli]] as one of his influences: "Frankie Valli has become one of the hallmark voices of our generation. He created a style that we all still strive to emulate."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/frankie-valli-20101202 |title=Frankie Valli – 100 Greatest Singers |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> Gibb was also influenced by [[country music]] as his songs on the 1970 unreleased ''The Kid's No Good'' show: "Country music always inspired us. I love Nashville and I love this music. Since my brothers passed, I've been able to be self-indulgent. I've been able to go where I love the music".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/bee-gees-barry-gibb-country-music-always-inspired-us |title=The Bee Gees' Barry Gibb: "Country Music Always Inspired Us" |date=4 November 2013 |magazine=Country Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085038/http://www.countryweekly.com/news/bee-gees-barry-gibb-country-music-always-inspired-us |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

==Legacy==
In 2007 Gibb was ranked by ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine at No. 38 on its list of '100 Greatest Singers'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/forum/printable.asp?m=1246208 |title=Q magazine's 100 Greatest Singers |publisher=empireonline.com |access-date=10 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154127/http://www.empireonline.com/forum/printable.asp?m=1246208 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref>

Gibb had a highly successful career as a member of the Bee Gees, a group near the top of the [[List of best-selling music artists|all-time top-sellers list]]. When the group was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1997, their citation read 'Only [[Elvis Presley]], [[the Beatles]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Garth Brooks]] and [[Paul McCartney]] have outsold the Bee Gees.'<ref name="HoF">{{cite web| url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/the-bee-gees/bio|title=The Bee Gees biography|year=1997| publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|access-date=25 October 2010}}</ref> The trio's contribution to ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' pushed the film's soundtrack past the 50 million mark in sales. It reigned as the top-selling album until Michael Jackson's ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]''. They are the only group in pop history to write, produce and record six straight No. 1 hits.

===Grammy awards===
Between his work with the Bee Gees, as an individual artist, and as songwriter/producer, Gibb has six Grammy wins from 15 nominations, plus two honorary Grammy awards.
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|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[14th Annual Grammy Awards|1972]]
| rowspan="15" | [[Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus]]
| "[[How Can You Mend a Broken Heart]]"
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bee-gees/7576|title=Artist: Bee Gees|publisher=Grammy.com|access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[20th Annual Grammy Awards|1978]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group]]
| "[[How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song)|How Deep Is Your Love]]"
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical|Producer of the Year]]
| Bee Gees
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| [[21st Annual Grammy Awards|1979]]
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| ''[[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5gIpAAAAIBAJ&pg=2129,3598894|title=Bee Gees Head Lists For 6 Grammy Awards|date=9 January 1979|access-date=19 February 2015|work=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal|Daytona Beach Morning Journal]]|publisher=The News-Journal Corporation}}</ref>
|-
| [[21st Annual Grammy Awards#Pop|Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]]
| ''Saturday Night Fever''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices|Best Arrangement of Voices]]
| "[[Stayin' Alive]]"
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical|Producer of the Year]]
| Bee Gees
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| ''[[Grease (1978 soundtrack)|Grease]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| "Stayin' Alive"
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| "Stayin' Alive"
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| [[23rd Annual Grammy Awards|1981]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
| "[[Guilty (Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb song)|Guilty]]"
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| ''[[Guilty (Barbra Streisand album)|Guilty]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| "[[Woman in Love]]"
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| "Woman in Love"
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[26th Annual Grammy Awards|1984]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special]]
| ''[[Staying Alive (soundtrack)|Staying Alive]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Grammys"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[45th Annual Grammy Awards|2003]]
| rowspan="2" | Grammy Awards<br /><small>Special award of merit</small>
| [[Grammy Legend Award|Legend Award]]
| Bee Gees
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=2002&genre=All|title=2002 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015]]
| [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
| Bee Gees
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2015/feb/08/grammy-2015-award-winners-and-performances-live|title=Grammy Awards 2015: winners and performances – as it happened|date=9 February 2015|work=Guardian |access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref>
|}

The three Gibb brothers were appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in 2002. On 2 May 2004, Barry and Robin received their awards at [[Buckingham Palace]], along with their nephew Adam, who collected the award on behalf of his father Maurice, who had died in January 2003.<ref name="brothersgibb" />Gibb was also awarded a [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] in the [[2018 New Year Honours]]. He was also made an [[Order of Australia|Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia]] on 27 January 2022 in the [[2022 Special Honours (Australia)|2022 Special Honours]] for eminent service to the performing arts as a musician, songwriter and record producer, to the advancement of Australian music artists and to philanthropy.<ref name=":hAC">{{Cite web |date=27 January 2022 |title=Barry Gibb honoured in Order of Australia |url=https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/7597848/barry-gibb-honoured-in-order-of-australia/ |website=Blue Mountains Gazette}}</ref> In 2023, He became a [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honoree]] for contributions to American culture & for being a "pop music pioneer".<ref name="auto"/>

Gibb is also a prolific and successful songwriter and a fellow of the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]].<ref name="Fellow">{{cite web|url=http://www.basca.org.uk/about-us/people/fellows/|title=Fellows – The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors|publisher=Basca.org.uk|access-date=27 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030090735/http://www.basca.org.uk/about-us/people/fellows/|archive-date=30 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1977, Gibb saw five of his songs simultaneously enter the Top Ten of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and, for one week in March, four of the top five songs were written by him. His songs were No. 1 for 27 out of 37 weeks from 24 December 1977 to 2 September 1978. Gibb also holds a very unusual record, in that he is the only songwriter in history to write four successive US No. 1 hits: in 1978, the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" was replaced at number one by Andy's single, "Love Is Thicker Than Water", followed by the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" for their longest run, seven weeks. This was then replaced by the Bee Gee's "If I Can't Have You", recorded by [[Yvonne Elliman]]. He is the only male artist to have 10 songs on the 600 biggest songs of the Hot 100 Billboard in its history, having co-written, co-produced or performed them.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary |title=Hot 100 turns 60 |publisher=billboard.com |access-date=11 August 2018}}</ref>

As a songwriter, Gibb has had No. 1 songs in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, when "[[(Barry) Islands in the Stream|Islands in the Stream]]" became No. 1 in the UK as the [[Comic Relief]] single for 2009. His compositions for the Bee Gees have been recorded by numerous artists, including [[José Feliciano]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Al Green]], [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Janis Joplin]], [[Jimmy Little]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Kenny Rogers]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Nina Simone]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Samantha Sang]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Conway Twitty]], [[Frankie Valli]], [[Luther Vandross]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Jennifer Warnes]], [[Dionne Warwick]] and [[Andy Williams]]. Australian musician [[David Campbell (Australian musician)|David Campbell]], praising Gibb, compared [[the Beach Boys]] and the Bee Gees: 'And like [[Brian Wilson]], Barry Gibb's melodies made the songs timeless.'<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/john-farnham-tops-the-list-of-australias-greatest-singers-of-all-time/story-e6frfn09-1226610374225 |title=John Farnham tops the list of Australia's greatest singers of all time |work=news.com.au |access-date=10 March 2015 |archive-date=20 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720080511/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/john-farnham-tops-the-list-of-australias-greatest-singers-of-all-time/story-e6frfn09-1226610374225 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Gibb's solo songs have been recorded by number of artists, including [[Lou Reizner]], [[Samantha Sang]], [[P. P. Arnold]], [[Ronnie Burns (singer)|Ronnie Burns]], [[Jerry Vale]] and many others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-dont-have-to-say-you-love-me-i-dont-know-how-to-love-her-mw0000315855 |title=You Don't Have to Say You Love Me/I Don't Know How to Love Her – Jerry Vale |last=Campbell |first=Al |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref> As a record producer, Gibb produced albums for [[Andy Gibb]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Diana Ross]].

===Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame===
The [[Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame]] was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asai.org.au/hall-of-fame/|title=Hall of Fame|website=asai|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2022
| Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
| [[Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame]]
| {{yes2|inducted}}
|}

==Solo discography==
{{for|his discography with the Bee Gees|Bee Gees discography}}

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:3em"|Year
!rowspan="2" style="width:15em"|Album details
!colspan="3"|Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="AUS Albums">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Barry+gibb |title=Barry Gibb Australian Albums |publisher=australian-charts.com Hung Medien |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22015/barry-gibb/ |title=Barry Gibb Chart History |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br/><ref name="billboard"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1984
|align="left"|'''''[[Now Voyager]]'''''
*Released: September 1984
*Label: [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| —
|85
|72
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
|align="left"|'''''[[In the Now]]'''''
*Released: October 2016
*Label: [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
|3
|2
|63
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
|align="left"|'''''[[Greenfields (album)|Greenfields]]'''''
*Released: 8 January 2021
*Label: [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
|1<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=18 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
|1
|15<br /><ref>{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1351551924840132610|title=Debuts on this week's #Billboard200...|date=19 January 2021|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
|}

===Soundtracks===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:3em"|Year
!style="width:15em"|Album details
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1988
|align="left"|'''''[[Hawks (soundtrack)|Hawks]]'''''
*Released: September 1988
*Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
|}

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:3em"|Year
!style="width:15em"|Album details
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|2006
|align="left"|'''''[[The Guilty Demos]]'''''
*Released: 10 October 2006
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[The Heartbreaker Demos]]'''''
*Released: 10 October 2006
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos]]'''''
*Released: 10 October 2006
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[The Eaten Alive Demos]]'''''
*Released: 10 October 2006
|}

===Unreleased albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="1" style="width:15em"|Album details
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[The Kid's No Good]]'''''
*Recorded: 1970
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="chart">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/Barbra+Streisand+%2526+Barry+Gibb.art |title=Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb Top Songs |publisher=musicvf.com |access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref>
!width="35"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br/><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=124}}</ref>
!width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br/><ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280711/barry-gibb/chart |title=Barry Gibb Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-date=22 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222150918/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280711/barry-gibb/chart |url-status=dead }}</ref><br/><ref name="chart"/>
!width="35"| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US <br/> Dance]]<br/><ref name="billboard"/>
!width="35"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US <br/> AC]]<br/><ref name="billboard"/>
!width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/person.asp?name=Barry+Gibb&country=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904130938/http://www.officialcharts.de/person.asp?name=Barry+Gibb&country=de |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2014 |title=The Gibb brothers discography |publisher=officialcharts.com |access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
!width="35"| [[Dutch Top 40|NED]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=barry%20gibb&cat=s |title=Barry Gibb Songs Discography |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426052120/http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=barry%20gibb&cat=s |archive-date=26 April 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|1970
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[I'll Kiss Your Memory]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 16
|
| style="text-align:left;"| Singles only
|-

|1978
|align="left" | "[[A Day in the Life]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|align="left" | ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|-
|1980
|align="left" |"[[Guilty (Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb song)|Guilty]]" <small>(with [[Barbra Streisand]])</small>
| 34
| 37
| 3
| —
| 5
| 15
| —
| 
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Barry Gibb|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
* RIAA: Gold{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''[[Guilty (Barbra Streisand album)|Guilty]]'' <small>(Barbra Streisand album)</small>
|-
|1981
|align="left" |"[[What Kind of Fool]]" <small>(with Barbra Streisand)</small>
| —
| —
| 10
| —
| 1
| —
| —
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1984
|align="left" | "[[Shine, Shine]]"
| 95
| 87
| 37
| —
| 8
| 45
| —
|
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Now Voyager''
|-
|align="left" | "[[Fine Line (Barry Gibb song)|Fine Line]]"
| —
| —
| —
| 50
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|1988
|align="left" | "[[Childhood Days (song)|Childhood Days]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 60
| —
|
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Hawks (soundtrack)|Hawks]]'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
|align="left" | "Doctor Mann"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6"| Singles only
|-
|align="left" | "[[Underworld (song)|Underworld]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|2007
|align="left" | "[[Drown On the River]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011
|align="left" | "[[All in Your Name]]" <small>(with [[Michael Jackson]])</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
|align="left" | "Grey Ghost"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
|align="left" | "Daddy's Little Girl"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
|2020
|align="left" | "Butterfly"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
| style="text-align:left;"|''Greenfields''
|-
| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases did not chart
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.barrygibb.com/ Barry Gibb official website]
*[https://www.beegees.com/ Bee Gees official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928155857/https://www.beegees.com/ |date=28 September 2020 }}
*{{IMDb name|2956|Barry Gibb}}
*{{Discogs artist}}

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