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    • Jan 15, 1916
    Bandleader Hugh Gibb is born in Manchester, England. Three of his sons--Barry and twins Robin and Maurice Gibb--form the pop act The Bee Gees. The kids also collectively write country hits for Conway Twitty, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Rogers and Susie Allanson
    Nov 17, 1920
    Barbara Pass is born in Manchester, England. Three of her sons--Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb--form The Bee Gees and write several country hits, including Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over," Susie Allanson's "Words" and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream"
    May 27, 1944
    Hugh Gibb marries Barbara Pass in Manchester, England. Three of their sons--Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb--form the pop group The Bee Gees. The brothers Gibb also co-write a number of country hits, including "Islands In The Stream"
    Sep 1, 1947
    Barry Gibb is born in Manchester, England. With younger brothers Maurice and Robin, he founds the pop act The Bee Gees
    Dec 22, 1949
    Robin and Maurice Gibb are born in Manchester, England. With brother Barry, they form the pop group The Bee Gees. They also write several country hits, including Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream," Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over" and Susie Allanson's "Words"
    Dec 22, 1952
    Robin Gibb's future second wife, Dwina Murphy, is born in Kilskeery, Northern Ireland, three years to the date after Robin's birth. He will write such country hits as Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream," Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over" and Susie Allanson's "Words"
    Dec 4, 1968
    "Islands In The Stream" songwriter Robin Gibb marries his first wife, Molly Hullis
    Sep 21, 1972
    Bee Gee Robin Gibb has his first child, a son, Spencer Gibb, in London, England. Dad's group had a hit four years earlier with "Words," destined to become a country success for Susie Allanson
    Jun 17, 1974
    Robin Gibb, of the pop group The Bee Gees, welcomes a daughter, Melissa Gibb. Within two years, the elder Gibb has success on the country charts as a songwriter of Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over"
    Feb 23, 1976
    MCA releases Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over," written by two members of The Bee Gees: Barry and Robin Gibb
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