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Barry Gibb is born on the Isle Of Man in 1947
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Maurice and Robin Gibb are born on the Isle of Mann
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In 1958, another brother, Andy was born
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In 1965 and 1966 was when the Beegees released a dozen hit singles and were voted the top Australian team song wrighters.
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In January, 1967, the Gibb family set sail to Great Britain and while on the ship, they heard that one of their songs, "Spicks and Specks" had just reached Australia's Number One of the Pop Charts.
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Once they sighned a five year contract Vince melouney on guitar and Colin Petersen on drums, the band headed for the studio to record "Bee Gees First", which was released in mid-1967.
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The Bee Gees sent demo tapes of most of their Australian material, including "Spicks and Specks", to NEMS Enterprises, headed by the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein. Epstein and his associate, Robert Stigwood listened to the tapes and Stigwood was more than interested. The Bee Gees were soon signed to a five-year management contract with Stigwood.
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"Lonley Days" was one of the songs that the Bee Gees wrote after getting back together after splitting up for 18 months
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The brothers move to Miami Florida to record their songs and albums
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Once Andy was in his teen years he was ready to perform,and Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb help by wrighting songs for him.
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On March 10th, 1988 Andy died at the John Radcliff hospital in Oxford, England from myocarditis, ( an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a viral infection). The Gibb family learned that Andy had been suffering from heart problems, but he never told anyone about it. He was buried at Forest Lawn, Glendale Park, Los Angeles on March 21st.
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The Bee Gees get inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
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The 53-year-old had been in critical condition in a Miami hospital after suffering a heart attack during an operation to remove an intestinal blockage after he collapsed at his Florida home the previous week.
