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by David N. Meyer


  funeral, 300

  paintball and, 296

  rehab/AA, 295–296

  See also Bee Gees; Gibb brothers childhood; Lulu/Maurice; specific work; Spencely, Yvonne/Maurice

  Gibb, Robin

  Andy’s death and, 271

  on Bee Gees/music, 3, 37, 39, 42, 49, 57, 59, 77, 103–104, 110–111, 113, 123–124, 133–134, 149, 157, 158, 177, 196–197, 200, 216, 219, 223, 288–289

  birth, 12, 112

  on childhood, 12, 14–16, 18–19, 22–23, 28–29

  Claire Yang/Snow Robin and, 307, 312

  description, 56, 149, 156, 158, 172, 207, 260

  drugs/health and, 89, 99, 102, 114, 196, 301–303

  FBI and, 301–302

  first tour of America, 67–68

  funeral, 312

  health problems/death, 307–312

  leaving Bee Gees/legal issues, 86, 87, 89–93, 94, 96

  Maurice’s collapse/death and, 297, 298, 299–300, 308, 310, 312

  on music, 284–285

  Prebendal estate, 270, 271, 305–306, 309

  solo career, 94–96, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104–106, 107–108

  taxes and, 306–307

  train crash and, 51–53

  See also Bee Gees; Gibb brothers childhood; Hullis, Molly/

  Robin; Murphy, Dwina/Robin; specific work

  Gibb, Steve, 312, 314, 315, 316

  “Girl You Need a Change of Mind,” 142

  “Give Me a Smile,” 104

  “Give Your Best,” 84

  Glazer, Mitch, 114, 152, 249–250

  Go-Set magazine, 69–70

  Goldstein, Richard, 178–179

  Good, Bill, 17, 18

  Good Morning America, 266

  Gordy, Barry, 121

  Gorny, Karen Lynn, 165, 168

  “Got to Get You into My Life,” 199

  Graham Bond Organization, 27

  Graham, Freddie, 129

  Graham, Larry, 142

  Grammy Awards (1979), 213–214

  Grand Ole Opry, 317–318

  Grapefruit, 65

  Grasso, Francis, 141

  Gray, Lynda background/

  description, 48

  Gray, Lynda/Barry

  children, 114

  meeting/relationship, 48, 62–63, 73, 75–76

  wedding/marriage to Barry, 114, 218, 315

  Graydon, Ken, 303

  “Grease,” 205, 206, 276

  Grease (movie/album), 205

  Green, Al, 124

  Gruzman, L., 248

  Guardian (newspaper), 84

  Guide tracks, 255

  Guilty (Streisand), 279, 280

  Gurvits, Marc, 268

  Haden-Guest, Anthony, 175

  Hair (musical), 65

  Hall and Oates, 120, 250

  Hard Day’s Night, A (film), 140, 184

  Harris, Bruce, 81–82

  Harrison, George, 6, 43, 46–47, 178, 199–200, 211

  Hathaway, Donny, 171

  Heartbreaker (Warwick), 281

  Help! (film), 184

  Hendrix, Jimi, 88

  Henry VIII, 305

  Here at Last . . . The Bee Gees . . . Live (album), 168, 175–176

  “Heroes,” 107

  Hérouville, Honky Château, 148–150, 158–159, 160, 162, 168

  “Hey Bulldog,” 58

  Heydrich, Reinhardt, 139

  High Civilization (Bee Gees), 284

  Hillman, Chris, 119, 132

  Himmler, Heinrich, 139

  Hits magazine, 288

  “Hold Tight,” 65

  Holden, Bill, 257

  Holden, Stephen, 214–215

  “Holiday,” 43–44, 47–48, 221

  Honky Château, Hérouville, 148–150, 158–159, 160, 162, 168

  Hope, Bob, 266

  Horgan, Tom, 180

  Horizontal (Bee Gees), 45, 48, 56–58

  Hot Streets (Chicago), 204–205

  “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” 112, 117, 134, 221, 317–318

  “How Deep Is Your Love,” 136, 149, 151, 152, 158, 160, 172, 173

  Hullis, Molly/Robin

  Bee Gees conflict and, 85, 86, 89–90

  children, 304, 312

  divorce/litigation, 301–302, 304

  relationship, 46, 51–52, 75, 77

  train crash and, 51–52

  wedding/marriage to Robin, 77, 85, 90, 99, 114, 218

  Humble Pie, 185

  Huston, John, 229

  Hutchins, Christopher, 298–299, 302–303

  “I Can’t See Nobody,” 41, 43–45,

  221

  “I Close My Eyes,” 44

  “I Could Not Love You More,” 285

  “I Gotta Get a Message to You,” 67, 73, 77, 79, 81, 179, 236

  “I Just Want to Be Your Everything,” 231, 241, 242, 243–244, 247

  “I Shot the Sheriff,” 169

  “I Started a Joke,” 70, 77, 78, 79, 221, 310, 312

  “I Wanna Get Next to You,” 183

  “I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men,” 23, 29

  IBC Studios, 43, 45, 48, 66, 121

  “Idea,” 78

  Idea (Bee Gees), 67, 70, 78

  “If I Can’t Have You,” 136, 156, 158, 169

  Iggy Pop, 148

  “I’m Fixing a Hole,” 189

  “I’m Going Down,” 183

  “Immortality,” 316

  “In My Own Time,” 44

  “In the Summer of His Years,” 78

  “Indian Gin and Whiskey Dry,” 78

  “Islands in the Stream,” 280, 281, 315

  Isle of Man, 12, 235

  Isley Brothers, 2, 88

  It Might Get Loud (film), 254

  “It Only Takes a Minute,” 170

  “It’s My Neighborhood,” 288

  Ivor Novello award, 66

  Jackson, Michael, 2, 207, 282, 298, 300

  Jagger, Mick, 6, 184, 305

  Jazz & Pop magazine, 81

  Jesus Christ Superstar, 169, 181–182

  “Jive Talkin’,” 1, 2, 124–125, 126, 127–128, 129, 130, 133, 173, 215, 221, 314

  Joe, Tony, 93, 241

  John Davidson Show, 228–229, 230, 259

  John, Elton, 130, 131, 148, 236

  Jones, Brian, 88

  Jones, Davey, 59–60, 63, 64

  Jones, Elvin, 11

  Jones, James Earl, 168

  Jones, Norah, 120

  Jones, Tom, 42, 99

  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 228, 266–267

  Joy Boys, 22

  “Jumbo,” 64

  “Just the Two of Us,” 171

  “K-Jee,” 169–170

  K-Pop, 214

  “Katmandu,” 130

  KC and the Sunshine Band, 129, 130, 137, 170, 209, 222, 300

  “Keep on Truckin’,” 131, 142

  Kefford, Jim, 212

  Keith, Bill, 83

  Kendall, Alan

  Bee Gees/music and, 117, 133, 204, 219

  Saturday Night Fever, 149, 150–151, 153, 159, 165

  Kendricks, Eddie, 2, 131, 142

  Kernis, Mark, 215–216

  Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants, A (Bee Gees), 118–120

  King Biscuit Flower Hour (radio show), 168

  King, Carole, 137

  “Kiss Me in the Rain,” 184

  “Kitty Can,” 78

  Kleinow, Sneaky Pete, 119

  Komlosy, Stephen, 25, 26, 27, 75

  Kool and the Gang, 129, 130, 137, 170

  Lakeland Ledger, 235

  Lala, Joe, 168, 204, 219

  “Lamplight,” 76, 78, 84, 104

  Laverty, Marilyn, 198

  Lawrie, Billy, 103

  “Lay Down Sally,” 169

  Layla and Other Love Songs (Clapton), 123, 132

  Leach, Robin, 265

  Leaf, David, 19, 203, 216

  LeBlanc, Jené, 97

  “Lemons Never Forget,” 58

  Lennon, John, 6, 43, 97,
178, 180, 293–294

  Let It Be (Beatles), 182

  “Let It Be Me,” 241

  “Let Me Love You,” 13, 18

  “Let There Be Love,” 78

  Lewis, Vic, 100

  Leyton, Johnny, 25, 26

  Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The (film), 229

  Life in a Tin Can (Bee Gees), 118–119

  Life magazine, 145

  Little Shop of Horrors (film), 189

  Little Sister, 129, 142

  Living Eyes (Bee Gees), 280

  Loft, 142

  Loggins, Kenny, 132

  “Lollipop,” 13, 15

  London Times (newspaper), 225

  “Lonely Days,” 112, 114–115, 117, 134, 221, 315

  Loner (Maurice Gibb), 106

  “Long and Winding Road, The,” 187, 199, 236

  “Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma,” 84

  “Lord Bless All,” 104

  Los Angeles Times (newspaper),

  260

  Loughnane, Lee, 205

  “Love Is Thicker Than Water,” 241–242, 249, 251

  “Love So Right,” 133

  “Love You Inside Out,” 216

  Love You Make, The: An Insider’s Story of the Beatles (Brown),

  35

  Loving John: The Untold Story (Pang and Edwards), 180

  Lulu

  Bee Gees and, 40

  career, 39–40, 42, 60, 79, 101

  Davey Jones and, 59–60, 63, 64

  Lulu/Maurice

  before marriage, 39, 42, 60, 64, 74–75, 76, 77

  end of marriage/divorce, 119, 122–123

  Maurice’s funeral, 300

  singing together (2002), 296

  wedding/marriage, 79–80, 90, 114, 118, 293, 294, 298–299

  Lunden, Joan, 266

  Lupé, Bernard, 165

  MacDonald, Ralph, 171

  Madonna, 2, 9

  Magne, Michel, 148

  Main Course (Bee Gees), 126, 128–129, 131, 133, 172

  “Man on Fire,” 256

  Mancuso, David, 142

  Mann, Herbie, 204

  Marbles, 72

  Mardin, Arif, 120, 121, 124–125, 127, 128, 131, 134, 151, 285–286

  “Marley Putt Drive,” 83

  Marsh, Dave, 142

  Martin, George, 121, 186–187, 188, 192, 194–195, 201

  Martin, Steve, 189, 190

  Maslin, Janet, 198

  “Massachusetts,” 42, 45, 47–48, 52, 54, 55, 58, 59, 106, 179, 221

  “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” 189

  Mayall, John/Bluesbreakers, 27

  McCartney, Paul, 2, 6, 8, 28, 34, 199

  McCoo, Marilyn, 227–228

  McCrae, George, 132

  McDonald, Ralph, 137

  “Me Without You,” 258

  Meek, Joe, 25–26

  Meet the Beatles (album), 178

  Melanie, 84

  “Melody Fair,” 79, 83, 97

  Melody Fair band, 235–236, 237

  Melody Maker magazine, 37, 38, 47, 49, 60, 158

  Melouney, Vince

  Bee Gees and, 36, 53, 58, 59, 70–71, 73, 74, 78

  deportation and, 53–54

  M.F.S.B., 137, 169–170

  Miami Herald (newspaper), 269–270

  Middle Ear studio, 209–210

  Midler, Bette, 120

  Miller, Jim, 57, 59

  “Monday’s Rain,” 24

  Monkees, 59, 63

  Moon, Keith, 178, 293

  “More Than a Woman,” 136, 156, 158, 165, 166, 170, 172, 173, 316

  Morgan, Robert W., 232, 235, 236, 241–242, 253

  Moroder, Giorgio, 214

  “Most of a Life,” 104

  Move, 39

  Mr. Natural, 121–122, 126, 134

  Mudlarks, 13, 15

  Multi-tracks use, 207–209

  Murcia, Joey, 219

  Murphy, Dwina

  beliefs/description, 303, 304–305, 306, 307

  Druidism, 304–305

  image, 303, 304

  Murphy, Dwina/Robin

  Howard Stern radio show, 306

  meeting/moving in together, 303–304

  Robin-John, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310

  Robin’s illness/death, 309–310, 311, 312

  wedding/marriage, 304–306, 307, 309–310, 311

  Murphy, Steven, 312

  Murphy, Walter, 137, 171

  Music for UNICEF concert,

  211–212

  “My Father Was a Dustman,” 21

  “My Generation,” 130

  Nazis and Swing Kids/music, 138–139

  Nelson, Paul, 198–199

  Nelson, Willie, 120, 254

  NEMS, 27–28, 32–33, 35, 38, 40, 41, 45, 46, 47, 108, 181, 186

  “Never Say Never,” 76

  New Musical Express, 54, 72, 91, 94, 103, 106, 308

  New York magazine, 144

  “New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones?),” 1–2, 14, 35, 36, 37–38, 43–44, 45, 48, 49, 81, 132, 178–179, 221

  New York Times (newspaper), 77, 167, 171, 180, 182, 203, 246, 289

  Newman, Paul, 229

  Newman, Randy, 155

  Newton-John, Olivia, 212, 228, 281

  Newton, Wayne, 223

  Nichols, Paul, 259

  “Night Fever,” 136, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161–162, 172–173, 251, 316

  “Night on Disco Mountain,” 169

  “Nights on Broadway,” 2, 124–125, 126, 128, 130–131, 221

  Nilsson, Harry, 131

  “Nobody Does It Better,” 203

  Noell, Terry, 141

  Nuffield, Joanne, 39, 74

  Nyro, Laura, 120

  Oakes, Bill, 138, 168–169, 174–175

  Oates, John, 250

  Ochs, Phil, 153

  “Odessa,” 82

  Odessa (Bee Gees), 19, 70, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80–85, 104

  “Oh! Darling,” 195, 199

  Olatunji, Babatunde, 141

  “On Time,” 315

  One (Bee Gees), 283, 288

  “One Love,” 256

  “One Million Years,” 104

  One Night Only (Bee Gees live performance/album/DVD), 287, 289, 290

  OneNews, 318

  “Only One Woman,” 72

  Orbison, Roy, 95–96

  Oricks, Kenny, 15

  Osmond, Marie, 228

  “Our Love (Don’t Throw It All Away),” 252

  Page, Jimmy, 254

  Palentine Theatre, 16

  Pang, May, 180

  Pankow, James, 205

  Parazaider, Walter, 205

  Parsons, Gram, 42, 108, 119

  Parton, Dolly, 132, 281

  Partridge Family, The, 231

  Pass, Barbara May, 11–12

  See also Gibb, Barbara

  Peellaert, Guy, 144

  People magazine, 223, 228, 247, 256, 258, 259, 260–261, 268, 272

  Peppermint Lounge, 140

  Performance (film), 184

  Perren, Freddie, 169

  Perry, Joe, 190–191

  Perry, Richard, 131

  Pet Shop Boys, 290

  Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), 105, 174

  Peters, Carol, 297

  Petersen, Colin

  Bee Gees and, 31, 36, 53–54, 64, 73–74, 93

  departure from Bee Gees/legal issues, 98–99, 101

  deportation and, 53–54

  Petridis, Alex, 84

  Philadelphia Daily News (newspaper), 233

  Phillips, Arlene, 289

  Phillips, Sam, 147

  “Pinball Wizard,” 144

  Pink Floyd, 39, 148

  Pirates of Penzance, The, 260–261

  Pitney, Gene, 95–96

  Playboy magazine, 114, 152, 196, 229, 264

  Pleasance, Donald, 189

  “Please Read Me,” 44

  “Polk Salad Annie,” 93, 241

  Polydor, UK

  Bee Gees and, 33, 34, 36, 37,
45, 47, 289

  Robin Gibb and, 99

  Presley, Elvis, 48, 63, 147, 212, 219, 251

  Preston, Billy, 191

  Price, Tim, 266

  Principal, Victoria/Andy Gibb

  Andy’s death and, 271, 272

  breakup, 226, 263–265

  meeting, 228–229, 230–231

  relationship, 258–260, 261–262, 265

  Principal, Victoria background/careers, 229–230, 264

  Prine, John, 120

  Pryor, Richard, 168, 183

  Purdie, Bernard, 165, 190

  Quadrophenia (Who), 145

  Queen Latifah, 184

  “Railroad,” 106–107

  Rare, Precious & Beautiful (Bee Gees), 179

  Rattlesnakes (band), 15

  “Really and Sincerely,” 52–53, 58

  Record Mirror, 198

  Redding, Otis, 8, 41, 124, 134, 293

  Redgrave, Lynn, 296

  Reeder, Kim/Andy Gibb

  Andy’s death and, 271–272

  in Australia, 238–239

  divorce/settlement, 247–249

  Kim/Peta seeing Andy (1980), 255–256

  in Los Angeles, 242–243

  Peta (daughter), 247, 248, 249, 255–256, 271–272

  pregnancy/move back to Australia, 245–246, 247

  wedding/marriage, 239, 244

  Reeder, Kim background, 238–239

  Rennie, Ronald, 33

  Revolver (Beatle), 43

  Rich, Buddy, 11

  Richard, Cliff, 34

  Richards, Keith, 6, 8, 50

  Richardson, Karl

  Andy Gibb and, 240, 249

  Bee Gees/music and, 131–132, 207, 209–210, 281

  Saturday Night Fever, 148–149, 150, 151, 153–154, 155–156, 159, 161, 162, 163, 165, 166

  Robin’s Reign (Robin Gibb), 104–105

  Rock Dreams (Cohn and Peellaert), 144

  “Rock Your Baby,” 132

  “Rocket Man,” 236

  Rockwell, John, 203, 246

  Rogers, Kenny, 132, 281–282

  Rolling Stone magazine, 57, 127, 133, 163, 187, 197, 198, 201, 217, 277–278

  Rolling Stones, 2, 6, 35, 39, 87, 88, 205

  Ronstadt, Linda, 131, 260

  Rooney, Mickey, 182

  Ross, Diana, 222, 282–283

  Royal Albert Hall, 65–66

  RSO

  Bee Gees/Gibb brothers, 35, 90, 99, 103, 106, 108, 110, 119, 127–128, 131, 138, 156, 201, 205, 219, 223, 236, 239, 240, 243, 250, 252, 255–256, 257, 264

  Bee Gees lawsuit and, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279

  going public, 108, 109

  Saturday Night Fever, 138, 168–169, 171, 172, 174, 176

  Sgt. Pepper’s film soundtrack,

  197

  See also specific individuals; Stigwood, Robert

  Rubell, Steve, 142–143

  Ruffin, Jimmy, 218

  Rumours (Fleetwood Mac), 136, 185

  “Run to Me,” 134, 221

  Russell, Ken, 182–183

  Russell Street Club, 16

  Sahm, Doug, 120

 

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