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Nov 17, 1920Barbara 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, 1944Hugh 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"Mar 5, 1958Pop singer Andy Gibb is born in Manchester, England. He's established in the summer of 1977 with "I Just Want To Be Your Everything," covered as a country hit several months later by Connie SmithOct 7, 1977Kenny Rogers hosts "The Midnight Special" on NBC, singing "Daytime Friends" and "Sweet Music Man." Debby Boone delivers "You Light Up My Life" alongside performances by Andy Gibb and B.J. ThomasDec 31, 1977Crystal Gayle sings "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" on the ABC special "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1978." Johnny Rivers performs "Mountain Of Love," and Andy Gibb chips in "I Just Want To Be Your Everything"May 17, 1978Olivia Newton-John hosts an ABC-TV special, simply titled "Olivia." She's joined by Andy Gibb and AbbaMay 26, 1978Crystal Gayle sings "Ready For The Times To Get Better" as ABC airs "The Osmond Brothers Special," also featuring guests Bob Hope, Andy Gibb and--from a beach in Hawaii--Donny & Marie OsmondJan 10, 1979NBC airs "A Gift Of Song: The Music For UNICEF Concert," with Olivia Newton-John and Andy Gibb singing "Rest Your Love On Me." Also appearing: Elton John, The Bee Gees, John Denver, Donna Summer and Kris Kristofferson & Rita CoolidgeMar 8, 1979Olivia Newton-John is a double-winner and the movie "Grease" also takes two honors during the fifth annual People's Choice Awards on CBS. Among other winners: Jerry Reed, Billy Joel, Burt Reynolds, Andy Gibb and Donny & Marie OsmondJul 4, 1979Olivia Newton-John throws an Independence Day party at her home in Malibu, California. On the guest list: Karen Carpenter, Andy Gibb, Rod Stewart, David Frost and Glen Campbell
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