Bee Gees
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2024 | Colin Petersen died at age 78, leaving Barry, Vince Melouney, and Geoff Bridgford as the surviving members of the group. |
2023 | Barry Gibb became a Kennedy Center Honoree for contributions to American culture and was inducted with his brothers into the Australian Songwriters Association Hall of Fame. |
2022 | Barry Gibb was made an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, the country's highest national honour. |
2021 | The documentary won the Cinema Audio Society Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Documentary, with Gary A. Rizzo and Jeff King. |
2021 | The documentary received multiple Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Writing, and Outstanding Picture Editing. |
2021 | The documentary 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' was nominated for the American Cinema Editors Awards in the Best Edited Documentary (Non-Theatrical) category. |
2021 | Frank Marshall won the Best Documentary (Audience Award) at the Philadelphia Film Festival. |
November 16 2021 | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases the documentary film on disc in the United States, including two deleted scenes: 'Meeting the Bee Gees' and 'Bands of Brothers'. |
January 8 2021 | Barry Gibb released his third solo studio album 'Greenfields', featuring re-imagined Bee Gees songs with country musicians like Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, and Miranda Lambert. The album topped charts in the UK and Australia. |
2020 | The documentary was nominated for six Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. |
2020 | A documentary 'The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' was released on HBO Max, winning an Emmy award. A biopic about the Bee Gees was announced with Kenneth Branagh directing and Barry Gibb as executive producer. |
December 14 2020 | Documentary film released on DVD, digital, and Blu-ray disc in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures. |
December 12 2020 | The documentary received its worldwide release through HBO Max. |
December 3 2020 | The documentary 'The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' had a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. |
June 27 2018 | Barry Gibb, the last surviving member, was knighted by Prince Charles after being named on the Queen's New Year's Honours List. |
2016 | Barry Gibb released 'In the Now', his first solo album since 1984, and Capitol Records signed a new distribution deal for the Bee Gees catalogue with Universal. |
2015 | Bee Gees receive the Grammy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, posthumously honoring their significant contribution to music. |
March 23 2015 | 13STAR Records released a box set covering the years 1974–1979, including studio albums Mr. Natural, Main Course, Children of the World, Spirits Having Flown, and a disc called The Miami Years. |
December 19 2014 | The documentary 'The Joy of the Bee Gees' was aired on BBC Four. |
2013 | The album was first issued outside of Australia when released as part of the Festival Album Collection: 1965–1967 box set. |
September 2013 | Barry Gibb performed his first solo tour 'in honour of his brothers and a lifetime of music'. |
February 14 2013 | Barry Gibb unveiled a Bee Gees statue and 'Bee Gees Way' walkway in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. |
May 20 2012 | Robin Gibb passed away at the age of 62 after a prolonged struggle with cancer, effectively ending the Bee Gees as a performing group. |
April 20 2012 | Robin Gibb briefly came out of his coma. |
April 14 2012 | Robin Gibb was reported to have contracted pneumonia and was in a coma at a Chelsea hospital. |
February 13 2012 | Robin Gibb made his final public appearance at the Coming Home charity concert at the London Palladium, supporting injured servicemen. |
November 20 2011 | Robin Gibb was diagnosed with liver cancer at age 61. |
May 2011 | Robin Gibb was diagnosed with colorectal cancer that had spread to his liver, marking a critical period in his health battle. |
May 26 2010 | Barry and Robin Gibb made a surprise appearance on the ninth-season finale of American Idol. |
March 15 2010 | Barry and Robin Gibb inducted the Swedish group ABBA into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
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