Treasures of the Bee Gees
Author(s): Brian Southall
Brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb have trailblazed their way across pop music since the 1960s and were the first band to top the UK singles chart in each of three decades and the first group to have top 20 hits in five decades. In America, Barry is the most successful British writer in US chart history, after the legendary Lennon & McCartney. Their worldwide record sales are close to 200 million - including "Saturday Night Fever", the world's best selling soundtrack - and the list of star artists who have recorded their compositions reads like a best-of chart and features the likes of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Destiny's Child, Al Green, Boyzone and Take That. They were awarded CBEs in 2002 in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to music. This beautifully designed book tells the amazing story in words, photographs and rare hands-on memorabilia facsimile.
Product Information
Brian Southall began writing about pop music in the 1960s on a local newspaper before graduating to the likes of Melody Maker and Disc. He then pursued a 30-year career in the record business working for A&M, Tamla Motown, EMI and Warner Music. His first book - the official history of Abbey Road Studios - was published in 1982 and since then he has written The A - Z of Record Labels; the Sex Pistols 90 Days at EMI, Northern Songs - the story of the Beatles music publishing; If You Don't Know Me By Now - the authorized story of Simply Red; Pop Goes To Court; and most recently The Rise & Fall of EMI.
1958-66: The Australian Years; 1967-69: Breakthrough and break-up; 1970-73: Back in Business; 1974-77: Disco Takes Over; 1978-80: Saturday Night Fever Rules; 1981-85: Songwriting Reigns; 1986-1991: Bouncing Back; 1992-98: Top Ten Hits Again; 1999-2003 The End?; 2003-08: Remembering Maurice; 2009-10: Fifty Years at the Top.
General Fields
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- : Carlton Books Ltd
- : Prion Books Ltd
- : 1.197
- : 01 July 2011
- : 283mm X 245mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Brian Southall
- : Hardback
- : 782.421660922
- : 64
- : 100 b/w & colour photographs, 20 pieces of removable facsimile memorabilia