R.I.P Maurice Gibb

[Lost Cause]

Maurice Gibb passed away tonight in Florida from a heart failure while awaiting emergency surgery for an intestinal blockage. Besides his love for music, he devoted himself to animal causes. He was 53.

One link: http://home.earthlink.net/~sandraabailey/maurice.html

 

[A Desert Rose]

Well, that is extremely sad news. I love the BeeGees and he will be missed.

 

[Lost Cause]

Officially......

Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb Dies at Age 53
17 minutes ago


MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Maurice Gibb, a member of the famed disco band the Bee Gees, died Sunday at a Miami Beach hospital, his family said. He was 53.


Gibb, who joined with his older brother and his twin to harmonize their way to becoming one of the best selling musical groups ever, suffered cardiac arrest before undergoing emergency surgery for a blocked intestine. He was admitted to Mount Sinai Medical Center Wednesday and underwent surgery Thursday.


"To our extended family friends and fans, with great sadness and sorrow we regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning," Gibb's family said in a statement. "His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain an inspiration to all of us. We will all deeply miss him."


Gibb played bass and keyboard for the group, whose name is short for the Brothers Gibb.


The Bee Gees — twins Maurice and Robin, and their older brother Barry — have lived in South Florida since the late 1970s. Their younger brother, Andy, who had a successful solo career, died in 1988 at age 30 from a heart ailment.


Known for their close harmonies and original sound, the Bee Gees are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and their 1977 contributions to the "Saturday Night Fever" album made it the best selling movie soundtrack ever with more than 40 million copies sold.


Among their disco hits on that album are "Stayin' Alive," "More Than a Woman" and "How Deep Is Your Love," and "Night Fever."


The group won seven Grammy Awards. The Bee Gees last album was in 2001, entitled "This Is Where I Came In."


The family emigrated from England to Australia in 1958, and the brothers soon gained fame as a teen pop group.


They returned to England in the 1960s, and their first four albums contained hits such as "1941 New York Mining Disaster," "To Love Somebody," and their first U.S. number one song, 1971's "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart."


The Bee Gees followed "Saturday Night Fever" with the 1978 album "Spirits Having Flown" which sold 20 million copies.


The brothers wrote and produced songs for Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick in the 1980s. They also wrote the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream."


The Bee Gees released three studio albums and went on a world tour in the 1990s. The live album from the tour "One Night Only," sold more than 1 million albums in the United States.


The Bee Gees run a music production company in Miami called Middle Ear Studios.

 

[His_kitty]

Oh he was so young! Such a shame.


I loved the Bee Gees growing up and still listened to their stuff now and again.

 

[Lost Cause]

The studio link...

http://hometown.aol.com/SmithFamKY/middle1.htm

 

[Nora]

Bleh. That's very sad. I only just read in the paper this morning that he was hospitalized. =(

No matter what you have to say about the BeeGees, good or bad, they sure as hell had an influence on pop music.

 

[QuickDuck]

So their music did not appeal to me, but the group was certainly lengendary.

He will be missed by a great many people

 

[T.H. Oughts]

We have lost a good one there....

 

[Lost Cause]

He's probably jamming with Andy about now.

 

[T.H. Oughts]

He's probably jamming with Andy about now.

Nice thought.....

Big hugs to his family....

 

[bluespoke]

He will be sadly missed by many.

 

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[Arc da Rat]

Drat!

I was never a big Bee Gee's fan ... but this is another sad day in music history ... He will be missed!

 

[Neftoon_Zamora]

Noooo.. oh man.. that's really sad.

 

[SINthysist]

Just yesterday morning the Drudge Report's tagline was, "Ah, ah, ah, ah Stayin' Alive!"

First news isn't always best news. I liked the Bees Gees twice, once for about 10 minutes and once for about 15 minutes.

Too wimpy.

 

[bigjacknyc]

too young. so sad.

rip maurice, thanks for the tunes - so many that have meant a lot to the many you've left behind... run to me, words, spicks and specks, how can you mend a broken heart, jive talkin, how deep is your love... they keep gettin played cos no matter how easy it is to make fun, the tunes were rock solid and the harmonies exceptional.

you've left something that will last many years. well done and thankyou

 

[sarahuk4]

OMG , I just read it here , I never even knew, was so busy yesterday didnt listen to news, just read it here ...terrible news ...

R.I.P. ...

 

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[Guest]

Hanns is right. Their writing was very extensive. I saw something where they were viewed as the most successful writers for other artists from a sales standpoint.

 

[Kuntmode]

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You seem to have a good education on the Bee Gee's.

Well done!

Closet Bee Gee geek.

 

[Guest]

And I thought he was on the mend...

Nobody lives forever.

 

[Soblue]

That's too bad.

I'm not afraid to say I was a Bee Gees fan. And they were just in the midst of getting some respect again finally, which they deserve.

 

[Monazwx]

I was recently introduced to the Bee Gees music.
This is horrible news.

At least his memory will stay alive.

 

[Monazwx]

Hanns is right.

Just thought I'd highlight, in case we never see it again.