Īt the urging of his brother Barry, Gibb returned to Australia in 1974. Another track on the session performed by him was "Windows of My World," co-written by him and Maurice. Gibb's first recording, in August 1973, was a Maurice Gibb composition, "My Father Was a Rebel", which Maurice also produced and played on. The group was managed by Andy's mother, Barbara, and had regular bookings on the small island's hotel circuit. In June 1974, Gibb formed his first group, Melody Fayre (named after a Bee Gees song), which included Isle of Man musicians John Alderson on guitar, Stan Hughes on bass, and John Stringer on drums. He quit school at the age of 13, and with an acoustic guitar given to him by his older brother Barry, he began playing at tourist clubs around Ibiza, Spain (when his parents moved there), and later on the Isle of Man, his brothers' birthplace, where his parents were living at the time. He used to try to get me to buy him beer when he was underage-he would only have been about 11 or 12. It was unheard of in those days! But he was just a cheeky little lad with a heart of gold. Producer and film director Tom Kennedy described Andy's personality in his childhood:Īndy was always around-he was this cheeky little lad, Hugh and Barbara doted on him, so he would have a limo to go around London with his pals and twenty quid to go to the cinema. He'd wander back home around lunchtime smelling of horse manure, yet he'd swear he had been at school. I'd send him off to school, but he'd sneak off to the stable and sleep with his two horses all day.
In his childhood, his mother, Barbara, described Andy as "A little devil, a little monster. After moving several times between Brisbane and Sydney, Andy returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 as his three older brothers began to gain international fame as the Bee Gees.
He had four siblings: his sister, Lesley Evans and three brothers- Barry and fraternal twins Robin and Maurice.Īt the age of six months, Andy Gibb emigrated with his family to Queensland, Australia, settling on Cribb Island just north of Brisbane. His mother was of Irish and English descent, and his father was of Scottish and English descent. He was the youngest of five children born to Barbara and Hugh Gibb. Life and career 1958–1975: Early life and first recordings Īndrew Roy Gibb was born on 5 March 1958 at Stretford Memorial Hospital in Stretford, Lancashire. He died on 10 March 1988, five days after his 30th birthday. Gibb would later have issues with drug addiction and depression. He also performed in a production of The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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In the early 1980s, he co-hosted the American music television series Solid Gold. Gibb came to prominence in the late 1970s through the early 1980s with eight singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot 100, three of which went to number-one: " I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), " (Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (1977), and " Shadow Dancing" (1978). He was the younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, who went on to form the Bee Gees. * Please kindly note that color may vary slightly from monitor to print due to monitor settings.Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English-Australian singer and songwriter. – Please check out our size chart for measurements to ensure an accurate fit We suggest ordering a size smaller than what you would normally wear.
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