Barry Gibb
British musician (born 1946)
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- Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British and American musician.
- Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range, including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto.
- As a songwriter, Gibb shares the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones, at six, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
- In 1994, Gibb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers.
- In 2007, Q magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers".
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WikipediaSir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British and American musician. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to global fame as a founder of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range, including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 70 years.
As a songwriter, Gibb shares the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones, at six, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen Billboard Hot 100 number ones.
In 1994, Gibb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Bee Gees. In 2007, Q magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers". Guinness World Records lists him as the second most successful songwriter in history, behind Paul McCartney.
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