43 Facts About Andy Gibb

Andrew Roy Gibb was an English singer and songwriter.

Andy Gibb was the younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, musicians who had formed the Bee Gees during the late-1950s.

Andy Gibb performed in productions of The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Andy Gibb died on 10 March 1988 from complications due to drug abuse, aged 30.

Andy Gibb was born on 5 March 1958 at Stretford Memorial Hospital, Stretford, Lancashire.

Andy Gibb was the youngest of the five children born to Barbara and Hugh Gibb.

Andy Gibb's mother was of Irish and English descent, and his father was of Scottish and English descent.

At the age of six months, Andy Gibb emigrated with his family to Queensland, Australia.

Andy Gibb dropped out of school at the age of 13, and with an acoustic guitar given to him by his older brother Barry, he began playing at tourist clubs around Ibiza, Spain, and later on the Isle of Man, his brothers' birthplace, where his parents were living at the time.

In June 1974, Andy Gibb formed his first group, Melody Fayre, which included Isle of Man musicians John Alderson on guitar, Stan Hughes on bass, and John Stringer on drums.

The second song was written by Maurice Andy Gibb who produced the session.

At the urging of his brother Barry, Andy Gibb returned to Australia in 1974.

Lesley Andy Gibb had remained in Australia, where she raised a family with her husband.

Sigley later informed the audience that it was from Andy Gibb's forthcoming album, however it was never released.

Andy Gibb would disappear for periods of time, leaving Alderson and Stringer out of work with no income.

Andy Gibb later joined the band Zenta, consisting of Andy Gibb on vocals, Rick Alford on guitar, Paddy Lelliot on bass, Glen Greenhalgh on vocals, and Trevor Norton on drums.

Zenta would appear later as a backing band for Andy Gibb, but did not participate on Andy Gibb's recording sessions around 1975, which featured Australian jazz fusion group Crossfire.

Andy Gibb performed this song on Countdown on 7 September 1975.

Andy Gibb soon moved to Miami Beach, to begin working on songs with his brother Barry and co-producers Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson.

Andy Gibb then began work with the Andy Gibb-Galuten-Richardson production team on his second album, Shadow Dancing, which was released in April 1978 and was his highest-charting album in America and Canada.

The title track, written by all four Andy Gibb brothers, was released as a single in the United States in April 1978.

In 1979, Andy Gibb performed along with the Bee Gees, ABBA and Olivia Newton-John at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly, which was broadcast worldwide.

Andy Gibb returned to the studio to begin recording sessions for his final full studio album After Dark.

In 1984, Andy Gibb performed this song on the sitcom Punky Brewster in the episode "Play It Again, Punky" where Andy Gibb guest starred as Punky's piano teacher.

Arnold, who had previously worked with Barry Andy Gibb, including singing uncredited backups on "Bury Me Down by the River" from Cucumber Castle.

Around the same time, Andy Gibb was invited to sing the first verse on Queen's "Play the Game", and lead singer Freddie Mercury apparently was amazed with Andy Gibb's abilities.

Andy Gibb co-hosted the television music show Solid Gold from 1981 to 1982 with Marilyn McCoo.

Andy Gibb was ultimately fired from both Joseph and Solid Gold because of absenteeism caused by cocaine binges.

Andy Gibb was all heart, but he didn't have enough muscle to carry through.

Andy Gibb was going through problems he couldn't deal with.

Andy Gibb had so much going for him, and he just couldn't believe it.

In 1984 and 1985, Andy Gibb finished two successful contracts at the Riviera hotel in Las Vegas.

Andy Gibb's family convinced him to seek treatment for his drug addiction, which included a stay at the Betty Ford Center in 1985.

Andy Gibb held a two-week engagement at San Francisco's historic Fairmont Hotel in March 1986.

In early-1987, Andy Gibb went through another drug rehabilitation program and thought he had finally beaten his habits.

Andy Gibb now aimed to get a recording contract for release of a new album in 1988.

Andy Gibb returned to the studio in June 1987 recording four songs; one of them, "Man on Fire", was released posthumously in 1991 on a Polydor Records anthology.

Andy Gibb missed meetings with the record company and blamed himself for his trouble writing songs; the deal was never signed.

On 5 March 1988, Andy Gibb celebrated his 30th birthday in London while working on the new album.

At around 8:30 am on 10 March 1988, Andy Gibb's doctor informed him more tests were needed to determine the cause of his chest pains.

Shortly afterward, Andy Gibb slumped into unconsciousness and died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle most likely caused by a virus.

Andy Gibb's body was flown to the United States, where he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.

Andy Gibb was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards.