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Monday, July 25, 2016
Bee Gees coverband Night Fever comes to Holland
De oplettende fan heeft het al opgemerkt: NIGHT FEVER KOMT WEER NAAR NEDERLAND!! De Vereeniging slaan we dit theaterseizoen even over en we trekken naar 8 prachtige podia door het land. Op veel locaties is de ticketverkoop al begonnen, dus breng je vrienden en familie in oa Leeuwarden, Eindhoven of Hoorn alvast op de hoogte.
We gaan er weer een feestje van maken zoals jullie van ons gewend zijn: de allerbeste live muziek, dance classics dj erbij en dansen maar!
za ...12/11 - Music Club Kampen - Kampen
do 12/01 - Schouwburg het Park - Hoorn
vr 13/01 - De Effenaar - Eindhoven tickets are on sale now!
za 14/01 - Maaspoort Venlo - Venlo
vr 20/01 - ChasséTheater - Breda
vr 10/03 - Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie - Leeuwarden
vr 24/03 - Markant Uden - Podium voor theater & evenementen - Uden
za 25/03 - Flint Amersfoort - Amersfoort
Meer info & tickets: www.bestofthebeegees.nl
Friday, July 15, 2016
voXXclub - ABBA-Bee Gees-Medley - Unsere größten Hits (09.07.2016)
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Sunday, July 10, 2016
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Barry Gibb sang to his late brother whilst he was in a coma.
Barry Gibb sang to his late brother whilst he was in a coma.
Barry Gibb sang to his late brother whilst he was in a coma.
The 69-year-old singer - who formed one third of the iconic band Bee Gee's - has revealed he dedicated the song 'End of the Rainbow' from his new solo album 'In The Now' to his younger brother Robin Gibb, and sang a verse from the track to his sibling two weeks before he died from cancer in 2012.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz at the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards in London on Friday (07.01.16), the 'Staying Alive' hitmaker said: "There's a song called 'End of the Rainbow' that I dedicate to Robin, but for all my brothers. "It was very difficult, it was very emotional. It's very difficult to sing without filling up, it's one of those, I'm not sure I could sing it live without becoming very emotional. "I sang a verse of the song to Robin when he was in a coma, about two weeks before he passed and I don't know if he heard it or not. But I sang it anyway, I'm yet to sing it live and the lyrics reflect what I hope are my correct feelings."
Meanwhile, the father of five - who has sons Steve, 42, Ashley, 38, Travis, 35, Michael, 31, and daughter Alexandra, 24, with his wife Linda - has revealed he has devoted another single on his forthcoming music release to his spouse. He explained: "There's one [song] called 'Starcrossed Lovers' that I dedicate to my wife. I've tried just to touch on all of the best influences in my entire life.
It's really getting into the songwriting as deep as I can get. I'm very proud of this album. "It's an album that's like a journey, it's my opinion of life today, the culture, the songs reflect all those things. "It's not a disco album at all. It's an album of thoughts that range 60 years and different influences over the years. It's very autobiographical, not consciously, but sub consciously. There are a lot of lyrics that are quite abstract but if you think about it deeply enough, like a painting, there are a lot of thoughts that are real behind abstract words. I hope that it makes sense."
Barry's upcoming release is set to be released in October this year.
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The 69-year-old singer - who formed one third of the iconic band Bee Gee's - has revealed he dedicated the song 'End of the Rainbow' from his new solo album 'In The Now' to his younger brother Robin Gibb, and sang a verse from the track to his sibling two weeks before he died from cancer in 2012.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz at the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards in London on Friday (07.01.16), the 'Staying Alive' hitmaker said: "There's a song called 'End of the Rainbow' that I dedicate to Robin, but for all my brothers. "It was very difficult, it was very emotional. It's very difficult to sing without filling up, it's one of those, I'm not sure I could sing it live without becoming very emotional. "I sang a verse of the song to Robin when he was in a coma, about two weeks before he passed and I don't know if he heard it or not. But I sang it anyway, I'm yet to sing it live and the lyrics reflect what I hope are my correct feelings."
Meanwhile, the father of five - who has sons Steve, 42, Ashley, 38, Travis, 35, Michael, 31, and daughter Alexandra, 24, with his wife Linda - has revealed he has devoted another single on his forthcoming music release to his spouse. He explained: "There's one [song] called 'Starcrossed Lovers' that I dedicate to my wife. I've tried just to touch on all of the best influences in my entire life.
It's really getting into the songwriting as deep as I can get. I'm very proud of this album. "It's an album that's like a journey, it's my opinion of life today, the culture, the songs reflect all those things. "It's not a disco album at all. It's an album of thoughts that range 60 years and different influences over the years. It's very autobiographical, not consciously, but sub consciously. There are a lot of lyrics that are quite abstract but if you think about it deeply enough, like a painting, there are a lot of thoughts that are real behind abstract words. I hope that it makes sense."
Barry's upcoming release is set to be released in October this year.
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Friday, July 1, 2016
Lionel Richie star-struck over Barry Gibb at Silver Clef Awards
Lionel Richie collected the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Award in London on Friday (07.01.16) and admitted he felt like a "fan" when his musical hero Barry Gibb presented him with his prize.
The 'Stuck On You' singer received the prestigious accolade in recognition for his five-decade spanning career, which has seen him sell over 100 million albums globally both as a member of The Commodores and as a solo star.
Despite being one of the most successful singers in history, Lionel still considers himself to be very lucky to be able to make a living from his "hobby" and still gets star-struck when he sees people like former Bee Gees singer Barry, even though the pair are friends.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz on the special blue carpet at the ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Lionel said: "I'm still a kid at heart, I get given awards like this Icon awards and stuff, you know, but the truth of it is this has been my biggest hobby my whole life. When I see Barry Gibb walking down the red carpet, I think, 'Oh my god, it's Barry! Wait, I know Barry, what am I saying!' It's because I'm still a fan of the business."
Lionel, 67, insisted getting a Silver Clef Award means a lot to him because it's connected with a charity that is close to his heart because of the work it does.
The Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards have been running for 41 years and as well as honouring the achievements of musicians it also raises funds for the Nordoff Robbins charity which practices creative music therapy for children and people with special needs.
Multi-time Grammy winner Lionel said: "An award like this is the best type in the world because it's part of a charity, we get to give back, that's part of the equation. The universe didn't just give you this talent just to be famous, what are you going to do with it? That's what I love about this award, is that some kids are going to use music therapy, just as I used it, to pull them back together again, that's what's so beautiful about this."
Other winners included Jess Glynne, who won Best Newcomer, Icon Award recipient Jeff Lynne and Craig David, who got the Innovation Award.
Hozier, Olly Murs, Patti Smith and Andre Rieu were also honoured on the day, while One Direction were named the Ticketmaster Best Live Act, however, the boys - Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles - did not break their hiatus to attend.
The Ticketmaster Best Live Act is the only category at the Silver Clef Awards which is voted for by the public and 1D fans came out in force to help the band fight off competition from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Mix and Muse to win with over 60 per cent of the total vote.
Barry Gibb : presents award to Lionel Richie at Silver Clef Awards july 1 2016
Nordoff Robbins 02 Awards at Grosvenor House,
London, UK
Lionel was presented with the award by Barry Gibb, fresh from joining Coldplay on stage at Glastonbury on Sunday.
The Bee Gees star told us why he thinks Lionel is such a deserving winner:
" Well there’s a lifetime of great songs, especially where I’m concerned the love songs. I’m a love song freak you know. That’s my taste, so I feel close to that, I feel close to Lionel.
We met at the Madison Square Garden show many years ago and basically we’re airport friends. You pass people in airports and you always say hello and it’s sort of a friendship, but you don’t really know each other, so it’s like that for Lionel and I. So tonight I get to be a little bit closer. "
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Bee Gees Guitarist Alan Kendall Recalls His Audition
I got the gig with the Bee Gee’s around 1972. I’d just finished a U.S. tour with Toe Fat, who had been opening up for Eric Clapton’s band “Derek and the Dominos”. Toe Fat had a couple of albums out but hadn’t achieved much commercial success, so the management company let us go.
At that time the Bee Gee’s were getting back together after a pretty contentious break up, and were planning a 10 day U.S. tour in support of a single they had out called Lonely Days. Robin Turner of R.S.O. Records called me and said the B G’s were looking for a guitar player who could also play bass to which I replied “I would love to try out for the gig, but unfortunately I can’t play bass”. He then said “Just say you can play bass and come down for the audition” As you can imagine I was pretty nervous about this , but desperately needed a gig and went along with it. Fortunately I had a few days before the audition to do some woodshedding.
The drummer (who was also auditioning that day) and myself went into the pub next door to the rehearsal hall for a bit of Dutch courage, and who should walk in but Maurice Gibb, with what looked like briefcase in his hand. “Hey you must be the drummer and guitar player. Let’s have a drink before we start playing”. “Hmm! this gig is looking pretty good already,” I thought to myself. After a quick tipple we strolled next door to the rehearsal place, and the next person I saw was Barry wearing a huge fur coat, talking to his very glamorous wife Lynda while holding onto a large Afghan Hound, and smoking a huge spliff. He walked over, said hello, shook our hands, and offered us a toke. “Better and better,” I thought, “and we haven’t even started playing any music!” Maurice had been noodling about on his beloved Rickenbacker bass and doing a line check. Seemingly satisfied with things, he wandered over to where we were all chatting and opened his briefcase, which turned out to be a portable bar!
After getting the gig, I played on all the records and live gigs as well as TV stuff until the early 80s when I quit playing music altogether. By this time I had become a complete basket case, hopelessly addicted to alcohol and drugs but fortunately got sober in 1984. I became a boat captain for a few years and then they asked me to go back with them in 1989. I played on pretty much all their records and live dates until Maurice died a few years ago. I’ve done a couple of things with Barry since then, but that’s about it. I am currently living just outside Nashville and am devoting my time to playing steel guitar and hope to get a road gig at some point.
The “Stayin' Alive” Lick
This is how I remember it. The producer, Ahlby Galuten came up with the idea of having a repetitive bass line running through the song, but at some point decided to make it a guitar line. He came up to me and said, “Can you play something like this?” For one reason or another, I had a hard time copping exactly what he wanted, and I basically came up with my version of his idea.
They were writing stuff at that time which everyone called “Blue Eyed Soul.” They really started that style of writing with songs like “Nights on Broadway” and “Fanny Be Tender (With My Love)” on an earlier album called Main Course, which was produced by the late great Arrif Mardin. The Saturday Night Fever stuff was just an extension of that, and only got the disco label after the film came out. I do remember them sitting on these stone steps in the Chateaux when they were writing the song, but before they had the finished lyrics, and they were singing “Saturday night, Saturday night” instead of “Stayin' alive, stayin' alive.”
I thought the “Disco Sucks” thing was totally f***ing stupid. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. It’s only music. The truth is, they wrote some brilliant songs that fit the movie perfectly and that was that. I felt bad for them because it really made their career grind to a halt for several years. Admittedly some of it was there own fault for going with the tight pants, open shirt, medallion thing, but let’s face it: They were not the only ones who dressed like that.
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At that time the Bee Gee’s were getting back together after a pretty contentious break up, and were planning a 10 day U.S. tour in support of a single they had out called Lonely Days. Robin Turner of R.S.O. Records called me and said the B G’s were looking for a guitar player who could also play bass to which I replied “I would love to try out for the gig, but unfortunately I can’t play bass”. He then said “Just say you can play bass and come down for the audition” As you can imagine I was pretty nervous about this , but desperately needed a gig and went along with it. Fortunately I had a few days before the audition to do some woodshedding.
The drummer (who was also auditioning that day) and myself went into the pub next door to the rehearsal hall for a bit of Dutch courage, and who should walk in but Maurice Gibb, with what looked like briefcase in his hand. “Hey you must be the drummer and guitar player. Let’s have a drink before we start playing”. “Hmm! this gig is looking pretty good already,” I thought to myself. After a quick tipple we strolled next door to the rehearsal place, and the next person I saw was Barry wearing a huge fur coat, talking to his very glamorous wife Lynda while holding onto a large Afghan Hound, and smoking a huge spliff. He walked over, said hello, shook our hands, and offered us a toke. “Better and better,” I thought, “and we haven’t even started playing any music!” Maurice had been noodling about on his beloved Rickenbacker bass and doing a line check. Seemingly satisfied with things, he wandered over to where we were all chatting and opened his briefcase, which turned out to be a portable bar!
After getting the gig, I played on all the records and live gigs as well as TV stuff until the early 80s when I quit playing music altogether. By this time I had become a complete basket case, hopelessly addicted to alcohol and drugs but fortunately got sober in 1984. I became a boat captain for a few years and then they asked me to go back with them in 1989. I played on pretty much all their records and live dates until Maurice died a few years ago. I’ve done a couple of things with Barry since then, but that’s about it. I am currently living just outside Nashville and am devoting my time to playing steel guitar and hope to get a road gig at some point.
The “Stayin' Alive” Lick
This is how I remember it. The producer, Ahlby Galuten came up with the idea of having a repetitive bass line running through the song, but at some point decided to make it a guitar line. He came up to me and said, “Can you play something like this?” For one reason or another, I had a hard time copping exactly what he wanted, and I basically came up with my version of his idea.
They were writing stuff at that time which everyone called “Blue Eyed Soul.” They really started that style of writing with songs like “Nights on Broadway” and “Fanny Be Tender (With My Love)” on an earlier album called Main Course, which was produced by the late great Arrif Mardin. The Saturday Night Fever stuff was just an extension of that, and only got the disco label after the film came out. I do remember them sitting on these stone steps in the Chateaux when they were writing the song, but before they had the finished lyrics, and they were singing “Saturday night, Saturday night” instead of “Stayin' alive, stayin' alive.”
I thought the “Disco Sucks” thing was totally f***ing stupid. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. It’s only music. The truth is, they wrote some brilliant songs that fit the movie perfectly and that was that. I felt bad for them because it really made their career grind to a halt for several years. Admittedly some of it was there own fault for going with the tight pants, open shirt, medallion thing, but let’s face it: They were not the only ones who dressed like that.
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