The
Bee Gees were a
pop music band formed in 1958. The band's line-up consisted of brothers
Barry,
Robin, and
Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the
disco music era in the late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part
tight harmonies; Robin's clear
vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's
R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. They wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists.