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A timeline of Barry Gibb and Linda Gray's beautiful 53-year relationship
2 January 2024, 12:55
Smooth's Untold Stories: Barry Gibb and wife Linda's beautiful relationship
Barry Gibb and Linda Gray tied the knot in 1970, and have spent five decades together since. Here's a full rundown of their relationship history...
When brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb decided to form the Bee Gees, they couldn't have imagined how successful they would become.
At the time, the young trio had just moved from Manchester to Queensland, Australia, where they bagged their first chart success with the 1966 single 'Spicks and Specks', and began their journey to international stardom.
That same year, Barry had married his first wife, Maureen Bates, when he was just 19. The pair lived together for a short time, but divorced in July 1970.
Fast forward two months – and Barry had tied the knot with his now-wife, Linda Gray.
Here's a full timeline of t
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Who Is Barry Gibb’s Wife? All About Linda Gray
Barry Gibb has been married to his wife, Linda Gray, for over five decades.
The Grammy-winning musician, singer and songwriter started out as a member of the iconic band the Bee Gees alongside his late brothers, Robin and Maurice. Gibb and his siblings were born in England and raised in Australia, where he married his first wife, Maureen Bates, in 1966 when he was only 19. The two split soon after, according to a 2017 episode of Piers Morgan’s Life Stories focused on Gibb.
When the Bee Gees relocated back to England to pursue their music career, Gibb met Gray — a former Miss Edinburgh from Scotland — in 1967. The couple married three years later and went on to welcome five children.
Barry Gibb's Life in Photos
“[Linda] is a very, very special person. She’s just so full of love and full of fun, and she has a great sense of humor,” Gibb told Piers Morgan in 2017. "We tend to laugh a lot at everything around us [more] tha
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Barry Gibb's Life in Photos
Barry Gibb's Early Years
Barry Gibb was born on the Isle of Man on Sept. 1, 1946, to Hugh and Barbara. The couple's third child — he has an older sister and an older brother who died as an infant — he was eventually joined by twins Robin and Maurice and younger brother Andy. In the late 1950s, his family moved to Australia, where he, Maurice and Robin began to gain notoriety as the singing group the Bee Gees.
The Bee Gees' Beginnings
Encouraged bygd their musician dad, the brothers began performing locally when Barry was 9 and his siblings were just 6. By 1966, they had a television show and a record deal in Australia, so in 1967 they returned to the U.K. in search of more opportunities.
The Bee Gees Take Off in the 1960s
After that, there was no turning back: their popularity around the world soared as they churned out sweetly harmonized hits like "Massachusetts" and "Words."
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