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On March 5, 1958, Andy Gibb, the cute Gibb brother, was born.
Singer Andy Gibb was #BornOnThisDay March 5, 1958. The young brother of singing group, The Bee Gees, had success as a solo singer with 3 #1 chart hits (1970s-80s). Battling drug addiction & depression, passed in 1988 (age 30) from an Myocarditis (weakened heart) #RIP #GoneTooSoon
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Shadow dancing Andy Gibb
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ANDY GIBB - I Just Want To Be Your Everything
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"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" is a song recorded by Andy Gibb, initially released in 1977. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of 30 July 1977 and again in 17 September. It was Gibb's first single released in the United Kingdom and United States.
polcristian
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"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" is a song recorded by Andy Gibb, initially released in 1977. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of 30 July 1977 and again in 17 September. It was Gibb's first single released in the United Kingdom and United States.
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Andy Gibb
Gibb in 1979
Born: Andrew Roy Gibb;5 March 1958; Stretford, England
Died: 10 March 1988 (aged 30); Oxford, England
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, US
Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He was the younger brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice, who went on to form the Bee Gees.
Gibb came to prominence in the late 1970s through the early 1980s with eight singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot 100, three of which went to number-one: "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), " (Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (1977), and "Shadow Dancing" (1978). In the early 1980s, he co-hosted the American music television series Solid Gold. He also performed in a production of The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Gibb would later have issues with drug addiction and depression. He died on 10 March 1988, five days after his 30th birthday.
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Gibb in 1979
Born: Andrew Roy Gibb;5 March 1958; Stretford, England
Died: 10 March 1988 (aged 30); Oxford, England
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, US
Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He was the younger brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice, who went on to form the Bee Gees.
Gibb came to prominence in the late 1970s through the early 1980s with eight singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot 100, three of which went to number-one: "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), " (Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (1977), and "Shadow Dancing" (1978). In the early 1980s, he co-hosted the American music television series Solid Gold. He also performed in a production of The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Gibb would later have issues with drug addiction and depression. He died on 10 March 1988, five days after his 30th birthday.
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