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Jan 15, 1916Bandleader 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 AllansonNov 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"Sep 1, 1947Barry Gibb is born in Manchester, England. With two brothers, he founds the pop act The Bee Gees. They write Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over," Conway Twitty's "Rest Your Love On Me" and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream"Dec 22, 1949Robin 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"May 11, 1950Bee Gee Barry Gibb's second wife, Linda Gray, is born. He's destined to write such country love songs as "Come On Over" and "Rest Your Love On Me"Sep 24, 1950Yvonne Spencely is born. She becomes the second wife of The Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb, co-writer of the Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton hit "Islands In The Stream"Dec 22, 1952Robin 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"Aug 22, 1966"Islands In The Stream" co-writer Barry Gibb marries his first wife, Maureen BatesFeb 24, 1967The Bee Gees sign their first management deal with Robert Stigwood in London. Within a year, they introduce their song "Words," destined to become a country hit for Susie Allanson in 1979
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