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Words (Bee Gees Song)
"Words" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The song reached No. 1 in Germany, Canada, Switzerland and the Netherlands. "Words" was the Bee Gees third UK top 10 hit, reaching number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, and in a UK television special on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fourth in "The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song". The song has been recorded by many other artists, including hit versions by Rita Coolidge from her album '' Anytime...Anywhere'' in 1978 and Boyzone from their album '' A Different Beat'' in 1996. It was Boyzone's fifth single and their first number-one hit in the UK. Writing Barry Gibb explains: Robin Gibb: Barry Gibb said in 1996 on the '' VH1 Storytellers'' television show that it was written for their manager, Robert Stigwood. Recording ''Words'' was recorded on 3 October 1967, along with "World" and the unreleased track "Maccleby's Secret" at the IBC Studios in London. The song featured vocals from on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part Close and open harmony, tight harmonies: Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's Rhythm and blues, R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. The group wrote all their own original material, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists, and are regarded as one of the most important and influential acts in pop-music history. They have been referred to in the media as Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Disco Kings, Britain's First Family of Harmony, and The Kings of Dance Music. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Love Somebody (song)
"To Love Somebody" is a song written by Barry and Robin Gibb. Produced by Robert Stigwood, it was the second single released by the Bee Gees from their international debut album, '' Bee Gees 1st'', in 1967. The single reached No. 17 in the United States and No. 41 in the United Kingdom. The song's B-side was " Close Another Door". The single was reissued in 1980 on RSO Records with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" as its flipside. The song ranked at number 94 on ''NME'' magazine's "100 Best Tracks of the Sixties". The entry was a minor hit in France but reached the top 10 in Canada. In a 2017 interview with '' Piers Morgan's Life Stories'', Barry was asked "of all the songs that you've ever written, which song would you choose?" Barry said that "To Love Somebody" was the song that he'd choose as it has "a clear, emotional message". The song has been recorded by many other artists, including Janis Joplin, Roberta Flack, Lulu, Blue Rodeo, James Carr, the Sweet Inspirations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mini-Affair
''The Mini-Affair'' (originally titled ''The Mini-Mob'') is a 1968 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Amram and starring Georgie Fame, Rosemary Nicols and John Clive. Music is provided by the Bee Gees. Plot summary A leading pop star and a pirate DJ are kidnapped by a trio of girls in swinging London who are desperate for marriage. Cast * Georgie Fame as Georgie Hart * Rosemary Nicols as Charlotte * John Clive as Joe * Bernard Archard as Sir Basil Grinling * Lucille Soong as Lucille * Rick Dane as Mike Maroon * Julian Curry as Ronnie * Gretchen Regan as Marianne * Madeline Smith as Samantha * Clement Freud as Stephen Catchpole * Totti Truman Taylor as Aunt Grace * Clive Dunn as Tyson * Roy Kinnear as fire extinguisher salesman * Eric Pohlmann as world banker * William Rushton as Chancellor of the Exchequer * Irene Handl as cook in Chinese restaurant * Guy Middleton as Colonel Highwater * Ben Aris as TV producer * Milton Reid Milton Rutherford Reid (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Inglot
Bill Inglot is an American music engineer and producer, best known for remastering older recordings to high quality digital standards. Inglot worked for Rhino Entertainment and other Warner Music Group labels from 1982 to 2007. He was largely responsible for reintroducing historically popular pop music to modern audiences. Recordings he remastered include those of Ray Charles, The Bee Gees, Ramones, Aretha Franklin, The Four Seasons, Otis Redding, The Monkees The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones (musician), Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of ''The Monkees (TV series), Th ..., and Booker T. & the MGs. References Record producers from California American audio engineers Living people California State University, Northridge alumni Rhino Entertainment Engineers from California Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-audio-engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of Bee Gees
''Best of Bee Gees'' is a 1969 compilation album by the English-Australian rock band Bee Gees. It was their first international greatest hits album. It featured their singles from 1966–1969 with the exception of the band's 1968 single "Jumbo". History The following songs in this compilation from 1966-1969 were very popular worldwide and were picked up by many casual fans who owned no other Bee Gees album. The compilation includes the US singles "Holiday" and "I Started a Joke." However, the 1968 song "Jumbo" that was also released as a single was not included. This was the first LP appearance of "Words" and first LP appearance outside North America of "I've Gotta Get a Message to You." Both songs were presented in stereo on the Atco version and in mono elsewhere. Many fans consider the songs from '' Bee Gees' 1st'' to sound better here than on the original album. Release With the release of this compilation, Robin Gibb had left the group after the previous release, ''Odessa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickenbacker 4001
The Rickenbacker 4001 is an bass guitar, electric bass that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a two-Pickup (music technology), pickup "deluxe" version of their first production bass, the single-pickup model 4000. This design, created by Roger Rossmeisl, was manufactured between 1961 and 1981, when it was replaced by an updated version dubbed the Rickenbacker 4003. Variant models of the 4001 include the 4001S, 4001LH, 1999 (European model), 4001V63 (reissue), Rickenbacker 4001CS, 4001CS (a limited edition series based on Chris Squire's 1965 British model RM1999) and the 4001C64 and 4001C64S: the C Series is a recreation of Paul McCartney's left-handed 4001S with a reversed headstock. There are also Al Cisneros (4003 AC) and Lemmy, Lemmy Kilmister (4004 LK) signature versions of the instrument. Construction The 4001 model features a neck-through construction, a full-wood body, fretboard with metal strings (originally flat-wound, though many players replaced them with round-wound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibson ES-335
The Gibson ES-335 is a semi-hollow body semi-acoustic guitar introduced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as part of its Gibson ES Series, ES (Electric Spanish) series 1958 in music, in 1958. It has a solid maple wood block running through the center of its body with hollow upper bouts and two violin-style sound hole, f-holes cut into the top over the hollow chambers. Gibson has released numerous variations and models based on the ES-335. The ES-335 is manufactured at the Gibson Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville facility, as of 2024. It was also produced at Gibson Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis from 2000 until the facility closed in 2019. History Until 1952, Gibson produced only hollow-body guitars, which are prone to feedback when amplified loudly. That year saw the introduction of their first solid-body, the Gibson Les Paul, a significantly different instrument from Les Paul's early electric guitar experiment, "The Log", which consisted of a center block with detachable chambers on bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Petersen
Frederick Colin Petersen (24 March 1946 – 18 November 2024) was an Australian musician and actor. He played as a member of the bands Steve and the Board, the Bee Gees and Humpy Bong. In August 1969, he left the Bee Gees and he was replaced by Pentangle drummer Terry Cox to record the songs for their 1970 album ''Cucumber Castle''. His scenes from the film of the same name were cut, and he is not credited on the accompanying album soundtrack, even though he does play on some songs. Life and career Early life and acting career Frederick Colin Petersen began his acting career at the age of seven. When he was still nine years old in late 1955, he starred in the film '' Smiley'' (released in 1956), with Sir Ralph Richardson, but by the time he was 12 in 1958 he was forced to cease acting as his mother felt it was interfering with his education. Other film credits included '' The Scamp'' (1957), '' A Cry from the Streets'' (1958) and, much later, ''Barney'' (1976). ''Smiley'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Melouney
Vincent Melouney (born 18 August 1945) is an Australian musician. He is best known as an official member of the Bee Gees from 1967 to 1969 during the group's initial period of worldwide success. Before becoming a member of the Bee Gees in March 1967, he founded the bands The Vibratones (1963), The Aztecs (1964), Vince And Tony's Two (1965), and The Vince Maloney Sect (1966). Billy Thorpe later joined The Aztecs. Melouney assembled the Australian "supergroup" Fanny Adams in 1970. Along with Tony Worsley and The Blue Jays in 1965, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke in 1969, and The Cleves in 1971, he also had brief stints with each group. Early life Vince Melouney was born in Sydney on 18 August 1945 and attended Normanhurst Boys High School from 1958 to 1961. Maloney was a founding member of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, whose cover of "Poison Ivy" kept The Beatles from the Number 1 spot on the Sydney music charts at the very moment that the Fab Four was making its first and only tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ed Sullivan Show
''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York City, New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the ''CBS Sunday Movie, CBS Sunday Night Movie''. In 2002, ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' was ranked No. 15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, ''TV Guide''s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 2013, the series finished No. 31 in ''TV Guide'' Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time. History From 1948 until its cancellation in 1971, the show ran on CBS every Sunday night from 8–9 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, Eastern Time, and it is one of the few entertainment shows to have run in the same weekly time slot on the same network for more than two decades (during its first season, it ran from 9 to 10 p.m. ET). Virtually every type of entertainment appeared on the show; classical musicians, opera singers, popular recording artists, songwriters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis King
Denis Andrew King (born 25 July 1939) is an English composer and singer. He is best remembered as a member of a family ensemble, The King Brothers. Early career: the King Brothers King was born in Hornchurch, Essex, England. He began his musical career at the age of six as a banjolele-playing singer at children's matinees and, by the age of thirteen, with his two older brothers, Mike and Tony, was a member of one of the most successful pop groups of the 1950s and 1960s, The King Brothers — considered to be Britain’s first boy band. Denis played the piano, Mike the guitar, and Tony the double bass. By the time King was thirteen, The King Brothers were touring around the U.K. in what was known as twice-nightly variety (the equivalent of America's vaudeville), performing two shows a night in one town before moving on to the next the following week. For two years King attended a different school in a different town almost every week. Along with concerts and tours around Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
