Biography:Achieved international fame as guitarist of the Bee Gees.
Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the band's primary lead vocalists, most of the groups albums included at least one or two of his compositions.
1969-02-18 Scottish pop singer Lulu (20) weds British rock musician Maurice Gibb (19); divorce in 1973
1975-10-17 Bee Gees Maurice Gibb weds Yvonne Spencely
Historical Events
1968-03-17 Bee Gees make their US TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing "To Love Somebody" and "Words"
1978-01-21 Bee Gees' album "Saturday Night Fever" goes #1 for 24 weeks
1978-07-21 "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" film starring The Bee Gees, based on the Beatles' album of the same name, premieres in NYC
1997-05-06 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Bee Gees; Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills and Nash; The Jackson Five; Joni Mitchell; Parliament-Funkadelic; The (Young) Rascals; Mahalia Jackson; Bill Monroe; and Syd Nathan
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