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    • Feb 23, 1976
    Maurice Gibb, of the pop group The Bee Gees, has a son, Adam Gibb. The Bee Gees are already associated with the 1968 pop hit "Words," destined to become a country hit in 1979 for Susie Allanson
    Aug 6, 1979
    "Bee Gee Mania": Months after Susie Allanson's version of their song "Words" became a country hit, pop singer/songwriters Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb are featured on the cover of People magazine
    Jul 2, 1980
    Bee Gee Maurice Gibb welcomes a daughter, Samantha Gibb. Three years later, he co-writes three Kenny Rogers country hits, including the double-platinum Dolly Parton duet, "Islands In The Stream"
    Feb 23, 1992
    Bee Gee Maurice Gibb renews his wedding vows with Yvonne Gibb, his wife of 17 years. On top of his pop success, Gibb has had country hits as a writer on Susie Allanson's "Words" and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream"
    Mar 6, 1992
    Hugh Gibb dies of internal bleeding in Las Vegas. He was the father of The Bee Gees group members--Barry, Robin and Maurice--who wrote country hits by Conway Twitty, Connie Smith, Susie Allanson and Kenny Rogers
    Jun 1, 1994
    "Islands In The Stream" authors Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb join the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City. Also added are Lionel Richie and Otis Redding
    Jan 1, 2002
    The Bee Gees are named Commanders of the British Empire. Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb have written country hits for the likes of Kenny Rogers, Conway Twitty and Olivia Newton-John
    Jan 8, 2003
    The Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb enters Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach with a blocked intestine. Gibb co-wrote Kenny Rogers' country hits "Islands In The Stream," "Buried Treasure" and "Evening Star"
    Jan 12, 2003
    Maurice Gibb, of The Bee Gees, dies in a Miami Beach hospital, just days after emergency abdominal surgery. He co-wrote three different Kenny Rogers hits, including the blockbuster "Islands In The Stream"
    May 12, 2004
    The University of Manchester in England awards honorary degrees to The Bee Gees: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and the late Maurice Gibb. They wrote country hits for the likes of Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John and Conway Twitty
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