Vocalist and leader of the band Bee Gees Barry Gibb, awarded on Tuesday with the Order of Honors of Honors for his achievements in the field of music and charity, dedicated the award to co-creators of the group, his brothers Maurice and Robin, who did not live to this point. As reported by the Press Association, the solemn ceremony was held in Buckingham Palace, the award was given to Gibb by the heir to the British throne, the Prince of Wales Charles.
"If it had not been for my brothers, I would not have been here," the agency quotes the words of a 71-year-old musician who was entitled to be called Sir Barry. "I hope that they are aware of what happened and feel proud, I pray for this and believe in it," he said..
The trio of Bee Gees included Barry himself and the twins Robin (the second leader-vocalist) and Maurice (keyboardist-guitarist), born in December 1949 with a difference of 35 minutes. Maurice died in 2003 due to complications after surgery, and Robin - in 2012 from cancer.
The fact that Gibb was awarded the knighthood, it became known in December last year. In the traditional New Year's list of Britons, to whom the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II conferred high titles and titles for the past 12 months, the drummer of The Beatles group Ringo Starr, former deputy prime minister of Great Britain and ex-leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg and writer, The poet, playwright and author of the libretto Michael Morpurgo. The title of the cavalry lady, which corresponds to women's men's knighthood, was awarded to the former ballerina, and now the model and TV presenter Darcy Bassell.
Knights of the Order of the British Empire also became writer Gilly Cooper, chef, restaurateur and TV presenter Rick Stein, as well as numerous scientists, entrepreneurs, artists and athletes. In total, titles, titles and awards in the New Year's list were awarded to 1,123 Britons.
The Bee Gees group is considered British, but in the late 1950s the Gibb family moved from England to Australia and for almost 10 years lived in the northern suburb of Brisbane Redcliffe, where the future members of the trio spent their childhood and adolescence.
It was here that they signed their first contract with the recording studio, so the birthplace of Bee Gees is not only the UK but also Australia.
The zenith of the glory and popularity of the band became the 1970s, when the group recorded the soundtrack for the film "Saturday Night Fever" (Saturday Night Fever, 1977). Songs from this album have firmly occupied the first lines of world charts, becoming the epitome of the era of "disco". In total, more than 200 million albums of Bee Gees were sold in the world.