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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Robin gibb - You Need To See This

“We wrote it in a farmyard in France. We’d never heard of ‘disco music’ at the time. We were singing about the state of the times, and the human condition”: How the Bee Gees channelled angst and despair to create the greatest dancefloor-filler of all time

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Ridley Scott reveals Bee Gees biopic will start filming in November

Sir Ridley Scott has revealed that filming on his Bee Gees biopic will begin in November and he already has the actors in mind who will play musical brothers Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb.

BANG Premier

How a lone Bee Gee became the first person to use a drum machine on a pop hit

When it hit the chart in 1969, it was the first exposure the record buying public had to an electronic beat

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Bee Gees star dies four days before the death of band's drummer Colin Petersen

The band’s original drummer, Colin ‘Smiley’ Petersen, died aged 78

Evening Standard

Colin Petersen death: Original Bee Gees star dies aged 78

The band’s original drummer contributed to a number of hits including ‘To Love Somebody’ and ‘I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You’

The Independent UK

Original Bee Gees star Colin Petersen dies at 78

The band’s original drummer died on Monday.

Evening Standard

Ridley Scott set to direct Bee Gees biopic

Fresh from filming Gladiator 2, the British director is being lined up for a project about the Stayin’ Alive singers, produced by the company that made Bohemian Rhapsody

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Saturday Night Live: Justin Timberlake steals ho-hum episode from Dakota Johnson

There’s a Social Network reunion in this week’s hit-and-miss episode that sees the musical guest, along with a cameo-ing Jimmy Fallon, get the biggest laughs

The Guardian - US

Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley review – very high and mighty

The author and musician’s engaging biography of the Gibb brothers explores their idiosyncrasies as well as musical brilliance

The Guardian - UK

The feelin’ was right: how the Bee Gees ruled late 70s pop

Their Saturday Night Fever soundtrack commanded the charts, but beyond that, notes Bob Stanley in an extract from his new book, their golden touch was audible everywhere from Grease to Sesame Street

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: Gibbs vs Gallaghers

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