The Bee Gees were legends, but maybe too over-exposed.

Rock and rollfan, can u suggest anyone who's music is kinda like Andy's? Sorta happy 70's pop with a bit of disco. I really wanna explore that side of 70's music now.

8)I miss Solid Gold!  Favorite Baby Gibb song . . . "Thicker Than Water".  Pretty wicked  stuff for a Gibb!

The Bee Gees were legends, but maybe too over-exposed.

Rock and rollfan, can u suggest anyone who's music is kinda like Andy's? Sorta happy 70's pop with a bit of disco. I really wanna explore that side of 70's music now.
At the moment nothing comes to mind...I'll have to sleep on that one....meanwhile, if anyone else would like to add thier thoughts on this....Karen? Maria?  :)

I have been a huge beegees fan my whole life. I have my own fan site for them.  

VICTORIA PRINCIPAL DID KILL ANDY GIBB!!

I am outraged because ppl dont know the truth.  Victoria Principal has been said to chop up cocaine like a pro chef would chop with a knife!  She got Andy into cocaine.  And she was so old compared to him, she ran circles around him mentally, and she took him under.  She could have helped him. and she chose not to.  She was the abuser, playing the victim with such stealth that you dont realize it.  She arrived at Andy's funeral in a limo---and Barry Gibb sent the driver AWAY. The BeeGees want to have tact about this issue, so I am gonna say it for them.  Andy's heart condition was how Victoria stomped on it. She chewed him up and spit him out. if you argue that there was a 10 yr lapse in between the death--the effects of mental abuse do not just go away, look at how many ppl are in therapy over their childhood!!

I liked Andy's Final hit 'All I Have to Do is Dream' which was a 1981 duet with Victoria Principal.  Who even knew she could sing? LOL

actually, he died from heroin. he was madly in love w/ victoria and vowed to her that he would give it up. she dumped him, wanting nothing to do w/ someone doing that kind of drug. he kind of lost it after that and the drug became the end of him. the rest of the family barred her from entering when she showed up at his funeral.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Gibb

just so you know the truth:D of course, he might have had the heart problem, but it's more than likely he helped it along w/ heroin. i watched a documentary on him and that's what it said. i'm sure they didn't like him being remembered that way so they buried it and it became his heart problem.

The Fall From Grace

A well publicised affair with actress Victoria Principal ensued, while Gibb signed to several projects outside of the recording studio, including acclaimed performances in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Broadway, The Pirates of Penzance in Los Angeles, and a short-term stint as co-host of a TV's Solid Gold. However, as Gibb's drug use intensified, he was unable to commit to regular performances and tapings, and was eventually removed from each of these endeavours. His romance with Principal also ended a short time later, but not before recording and releasing a vanity duet of the Everly Brothers' classic "All I Have To Do Is Dream". This would be Gibb's last official single, and his last US chart entry, peaking at number 51.

After seeking treatment for his drug addiction at the Betty Ford Clinic in the mid-1980s, Gibb toured small venues with a stage show of his greatest hits and covers, and appeared in guest-starring roles on several television situation comedies and game shows. Although his performances were well-received, they failed to return him to the height of his past successes. In 1987, with his debts far outweighing his income, Gibb was forced to declare bankruptcy.

Determined to revive his recording career, Gibb returned to work alongside brothers Barry and Maurice. They produced a series of demo recordings, which would eventually secure him a contract with the UK branch of Island Records. One of the demos, "Man On Fire", was released posthumously on the 1991 Polydor anthology, Andy Gibb, while another demo, "Arrow Through The Heart", though unreleased to the present day, would be featured on an episode of VH1's series Behind the Music.





The Death Of Andy Gibb

Ironically, "Arrow Through The Heart" included lyrics about death that would prove to be prophetic for Andy ("I'm too young to die"). He travelled to England to fulfil the label's request for more songs, moving into brother Robin's estate in Oxfordshire. Isolated and underinspired, he turned to drinking heavily, and fell ill. On March 7, 1988, Andy was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of stomach pains. Hidden even from those who were closest to him, Andy's illness was tempered by a previously diagnosed heart condition. Three days later, on the morning of March 10, 1988, Andy Gibb died of myocarditis — an inflammation of the heart muscle at the age of 30. His sudden death became fodder for tabloids. His body was brought back to Los Angeles, California for interment in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.