Born This Day In History 22nd December
Celebrating Birthday's Today Maurice Gibb
Born: 22nd December 1949 Isle of Man
Died: January 12th 2003 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Known For : Maurice Gibb best known as one of the founding members of the pop group the "Bee Gees" with his brothers Robin and Barry. The Bee Gees sold over 200 million records and were one of the most popular groups from the mid 60's to late 70's. The Gib Family emmigrated to Australia in the late 50's and it was in Australia that the Bee Gees first gained popularity before returning to the UK and signing with Polydor Records and joining up with Vince Melouney on lead guitar and Colin Petersen on Drums and releasing thier first single "Spicks and Specks" which made the top 20 in the UK and U.S, followed by 'To Love Somebody'.