caption associated_acts years_active birth_name alias birth_place imagesize label article_title honorific_suffix background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
gibb in 1973 the rattlesnakes , bee gees 1955 -- present barry alan crompton gibb johnny hayes douglas , isle of man 250px polydor , atco , mca barry gibb
 cbe solo_singer 1 september 1946 vocals , guitar rock , country , psychedelic rock , baroque pop , disco barry 3.png gibb -lrb- bee gees -rrb- - toppop 1973 manchester , lancashire , england barry gibb musician , singer , songwriter , record producer
barry gibb

barry alan crompton gibb , -lrb- born 1 september 1946 -rrb- is a british musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as the co-founder of the pop group bee gees , one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed groups in the history of popular music .
with his brothers , robin and maurice , he formed a songwriting partnership beginning in 1966 .
born on the isle of man , and raised in manchester where he became involved in the skiffle craze , forming his first band , the rattlesnakes , which evolved into the bee gees in 1960 when they moved to redcliffe , queensland , australia .
they returned to england where they achieved worldwide fame .
he was also known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice .
gibb shares the record with john lennon and paul mccartney for consecutive `` billboard '' hot 100 number ones as a writer with six .
`` guinness world records '' lists gibb as the second most successful songwriter in history behind sir paul mccartney .
gibb 's career has spanned over fifty years .
in 1994 , he was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame with his brothers .
in 1997 , as a member of the bee gees , he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame and received the brit award for outstanding contribution to music .
barry is a fellow of the british academy of songwriters , composers and authors .
in 2007 , `` q '' magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of `` 100 greatest singers '' .
