It was followed by another successful release, Horizontal, containing the single Massachusetts running first in the British charts. All of them were featured on the long player Bee Gees' 1st (1967), one of the ten best albums in the UK and the USA. The following singles, Holiday, and To Love Somebody, were written in the same vein. The song was prominent for its perfect melodiousness and hard-to-get lyrics, both creating a very specific mood. Their first English single, New York Mining Disaster 1941 (1967), reached Top 20 in the UK and the USA. In 1967, the brothers came back to England and added instrumentalists Vince Melouney and Colin Petersen to the lineup. Bee Gees were considered one of the leading artists in Australia, yet almost absolutely unknown abroad. They produced their first Australian LP The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs in 1965. In four years, big stars in Australia, the brothers released their debut single The Battle of Blue and Green. Their first public fame came to them after a performance at one of the local TV shows. By that time, Barry had already mastered song writing skills, while the band had finally taken up the Bee Gees name.

In 1958, their family moved to Australia, where they continued their music activities. These three gave their first performances in Manchester as a band under various titles. The celebrated Bee Gees were formed by Barry Gibb and his twin brothers Robin and Maurice Gibb in the late fifties.

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