Bee Gees

The Bee Gees may be associated with the shimmering disco grooves and stratospheric falsetto of Saturday Night Fever, but the band scored hits in four decades with substance and style, reinventing themselves through setbacks and comebacks marked by graceful harmonies and impeccable songcraft.

Born to a musical family in northern England, Barry Gibb and his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, spent their teen years in Australia before returning in 1967 to ride the Beatlemania wave, positioning themselves as adventurous psych-pop explorers on a string of sweet, melancholy hits.

The early phase peaked with the 1969 double LP Odessa, a kaleidoscopic mix of progressive rock, soul, and country; after a brief hiatus that saw a solo release from Robin, the brothers arrived at the soulful, hi-fidelity pop that perfectly suited their musical gifts.