Bee Gee Whiz

Yes, Barry Gibb wrote a number of megahits for his group The Bee Gees. But that was only one small part of his massive songwriting career. “It’s estimated that Gibb wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs, though he’s never kept count. Why bother when you’ve delivered dozens of golden eggs? ‘Grease?’ Gibb. ‘To Love Somebody?; Check. ‘Guilty?’ Guilty. ‘Islands in the Stream,’ ‘How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,’ ‘Nights on Broadway,; ‘I Just Want to Be Your Everything,’ the last for younger brother and teen heartthrob Andy who died in 1988 at age 30. Yes, yes, yes, yes.” As he’s honored by the Kennedy Center, WaPo (Gift Article) takes a look at the hit machine. The Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb has written more hit songs than almost anyone.