Maurice Gibb

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Maurice Gibb, 2001

Maurice Gibb ( CBE ; born December 22, 1949 in Douglas , Isle of Man , † January 12, 2003 in Miami Beach , Florida ) was a British-Australian pop musician and member of the Bee Gees .

Life

His mother was a singer, while the father led a small orchestra. Unlike twin brother Robin , who was born 35 minutes earlier, and brother Barry , he often sang in the background and played bass or keyboard. Maurice was married to the Scottish singer Lulu from 1969 to 1973 . In 1975 he married Yvonne Spenceley , from this marriage they had two children.

In 1970 he released the solo single Railroad . His solo album The Loner 1970 remained unreleased. He was "the man in the middle" - this song he wrote and sung from the Bee Gees album This is where I came in reached number 1 on the Turkish charts in March 2005.

Maurice Gibb has been an avid paintball player since 1984 and took part in national and international tournaments with his team, Royal Rat Rangers.

Maurice Gibb died on January 12, 2003 in Miami, Florida, a few days after an intestinal operation. He had previously been reanimated after cardiac arrest. His death meant the end of the Bee Gees, which had existed since 1958.

On March 4, 2007, a park (18th Street and Purdy Avenue) in Miami Beach was reopened after a renovation and officially named after him.

Discography

Albums

  • Sing a Rude Song , 1970 (musical)
  • The Loner , 1970 (previously unreleased, as a bootleg)
  • Strings and Things , 1981 (previously unpublished)
  • A Breed Apart , 1984 (soundtrack, previously unreleased, as bootleg)
  • The Supernaturals , 1985 (Soundtrack)

Singles

  • Railroad , 1970
  • The Loner , 1972 (published under the pseudonym "The Bloomfields")
  • Hold Her in Your Hand , 1984
  • The Bridge , 2001 (previously unreleased)
  • Bloomfields

Web links

Commons : Maurice Gibb  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schwering, Stephan: Bee Gees . In: Pop-Archiv International 10/2001 of October 15, 2001, supplemented by news from MA-Journal up to week 20/2012 (accessed via Munzinger Online )
Bee Gees
Vince Melouney (1967–1968) • Colin Petersen (1967–1969)
Geoff Bridgford (1970–1972) • Alan Kendall (from 1971) • Geoff Westley (1973–1974, 1976)
Dennis Bryon (from 1973) • Blue Weaver (from 1975)
Studio albums

The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs • Spicks and Specks • Bee Gees' 1st • Horizontal • Idea • Odessa • Cucumber Castle • 2 Years On • Trafalgar • To Whom It May Concern • Life in a Tin Can ( A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants ) • Mr. Natural • Main Course • Children of the World • Spirits Having Flown • Living Eyes • ESP • One • High Civilization • Size Isn't Everything • Still Waters • This Is Where I Came In

Live albums

Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live • One Night Only

Soundtracks

Melody • Saturday Night Fever • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band • Staying Alive

Compilation albums

Rare, Precious & Beautiful • Rare, Precious & Beautiful Vol. 2 • Rare, Precious & Beautiful Vol. 3 • Best of Bee Gees • Inception / Nostalgia • Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 • Bee Gees Greatest • Greatest Volume 1 - 1967 -1974 • Bee Gees (17LP) • Tales from the Brothers Gibb • The Very Best of the Bee Gees • Their Greatest Hits: The Record • Number Ones • Love Songs • The Studio Albums 1967-1968 • The Ultimate Bee Gees • Mythology • The Triple Album Collection • The Festival Albums Collection 1965-67 • Morning Of My Life - The Best Of 1965-66 • The Warner Bros. Years 1987-1991 • You Should Be Dancing • 1974-1979 • Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits

personal data
SURNAME Gibb, Maurice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British musician, Bee Gees member
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Douglas , Isle of Man
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 2003
Place of death Miami Beach , Florida