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Maurice Ernest Gibb (1949–2003) was a British composer, record producer, guitarist, and singer. Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, he was a baritone who performed on bass guitar, guitar, and piano. His musical work spanned pop, rock, disco, baroque pop, pop rock, and synthpop genres. He began his professional career in 1958 and was affiliated with the Polydor record label.
Gibb was a member of the Gibb family, which included siblings Robin, Barry, and Andy, as well as relative Steve. He received the award of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Among his notable works is "Stayin' Alive." He died of cardiac arrest in Miami Beach, Miami, in 2003.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Stayin' Alive
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Film & TV
Acting · Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician and singer-songwriter. He was born in the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers Robin and Barry. The trio got their start in Australia and found major success when they returned to England. The Bee Gees became one of the…
Known for
- Bee Gees – The Seventies Collection 1971–1975 (Live Performances) — self2023
- Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart — Self (archive footage)2020
- Bee Gees: Everlasting Words — Self2019
- Bee Gees: Special — Self2015
- The Bee Gees at the BBC... and Beyond — Self2014
- The Joy of the Bee Gees — Self2014
- The Story of The Bee Gees — Self2011
- Bee Gees: In Our Own Time — self2010
- Bee Gees - The Ultimate — Self2009
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949
- Active to
- 2003
Discography
- The Loner1970
Member of
- Bee Gees1958–2003
- The Bunburys
- The Bloomfields
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,410
- Total plays
- 10,489
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Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE (December 22, 1949 – January 12, 2003) was a British musician and a member of the Bee Gees. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man to English parents. The twin of Robin Gibb, Maurice was the younger by 35 minutes. He grew up with his family in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England. In 1958 he and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia, settling in one of the city's poorest suburbs, Cribb Island, which was subsequently demolished to make way for Brisbane Airport. <a hre
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 5
- Cited by
- 1
Research areas
Most cited works
- How Deep Is Your Love2013 · 1 cit
- Yoshihiro Kondo 1996 by piano solo = 近藤嘉宏, 19961997 · 0 cit
- One night in Eden : live in concert1999 · 0 cit
- Bee Gees: The Authorized Biography1979 · 0 cit
- Sarah Brightman : the Eden tour1999 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome
· 2013 · cited 8,955x
- QuPath: Open source software for digital pathology image analysis
· 2017 · cited 8,315x
- General Theory of Three-Dimensional Consolidation
· 1941 · cited 8,165x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,194x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,700x
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Key facts
- Born
- Maurice Ernest Gibb , ( 1949-12-22 ) 22 December 1949, Douglas, Isle of Man
- Died
- 12 January 2003 (2003-01-12) (aged 53), Miami Beach, Florida , US
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 1955–2002
- Spouses
- Lulu ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) Yvonne Spenceley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 )
- Parents
- Hugh Gibb (father) Barbara Gibb (mother)
- Relatives
- Barry Gibb (brother) Robin Gibb (twin brother) Andy Gibb (brother) Steve Gibb (nephew) Spencer Gibb (nephew)
- Origin
- Douglas , Isle of Man
- Genres
- Rock pop soul disco
- Instruments
- Vocals bass keyboards guitar
- Labels
- Polydor Atco Spin Beacon Pye Capitol RCA Audiotrax
- Formerly of
- Bee Gees The Rattlesnakes
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Encyclopedic overview
Maurice Ernest Gibb (/ˈmɒrɪs/; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician and songwriter. He achieved global fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group, considered one of the most successful pop-rock groups of all time. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two songs featuring Maurice's lead vocals, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time".
The Jane Crookall Maternity Home, Douglas Isle of Man, where Maurice and Robin Gibb were born on 22 December 1949. Gibb started his music career in 1955 in Manchester, England at the age of five joining the skiffle-rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes, which later evolved into the Bee Gees in 1958 after spending three years in Manchester when they moved to Australia. They returned to England, where they achieved worldwide fame. In 2002, the Bee Gees were appointed as CBEs for their "contribution to music". Following Gibb's unexpected death in 2003, his son collected his award at Buckingham Palace in 2004.
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