The Bee Gees have been incredibly successful, selling in excess of 180 million records and singles worldwide. All three Bee
Gees, frequent lead vocalist Barry Gibb and the twins, co-lead vocalist Robin Gibb and keyboardist/guitarist Maurice Gibb, were
born in the Isle of Man in the 1940s. The group was successful for all of its forty years and in the public's mind, they defined the
sound of disco. They sang tight three-part harmonies that were natural and infectious, and their sound was instantly
recognizable. The Bee Gees' overwhelming success rose and sank with the disco bubble. However, their international
popularity sustained less damage. Their song "How Deep Is Your Love" is their most popular with over 400 versions by other
artists in existence. It has been played over 5 million times on air in the U.S. alone. The brothers had nine No. 1 songs, wrote
dozens of hits for other artists, and sold more than 110 million records.
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