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| notable_instruments = | website = }} Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE (22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was an English singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer who achieved fame as a member of the Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin were the group's main lead vocalists, most of their albums included at least one or two Maurice Gibb compositions, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever. Gibb's role in the group focused on melody and arrangements, providing backing vocal harmony and playing a variety of instruments.〔 Born on the Isle of Man, Gibb started his music career in 1955 in Manchester, England, joining the skiffle-rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes〔 which later evolved into the Bee Gees in 1958 when they moved to Australia. They returned to England, where they achieved worldwide fame. In 2002, the Bee Gees were appointed as CBEs for their "contribution to music". Following his death in 2003, Gibb's son collected his award at Buckingham Palace in 2004. Gibb's earliest musical influences included the Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard and Paul Anka; the Mills Brothers and the Beatles were significant later influences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Bee Gees Influences )〕 By 1964 he began his career as an instrumentalist, playing guitar on "Claustrophobia". After the group's break-up in 1969, Gibb released his first solo single, "Railroad", but his first solo album, ''The Loner'', has never been released. ==1949–57: Early years== Maurice Ernest Gibb was born in Douglas, Isle of Man,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.brothersgibb.org/history-part-1.html )〕 on 22 December 1949, the son of Hugh and Barbara Gibb. He was the fraternal twin of Robin Gibb and was the younger of the two by 35 minutes. At that time, he had one sister, Lesley, and one brother, Barry. In January 1955, the Gibbs moved back to Manchester, England. Around 1955, Gibb and his brothers were heard harmonising by their parents. Also in 1955, he started his music career when he joined the skiffle/rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes with his brothers and two friends, Paul Frost and Kenny Horrocks, who were their neighbours. The group's first major appearance was on 28 December 1957 when they performed at a local Gaumont cinema where children were invited to sing between films. They had planned to sing along to a 78 rpm record which Lesley had just been given as a Christmas present, but on the way Gibb and his brother Robin dropped and broke it, so they sang live. The audience were pleased by their singing, which may have been the song "Wake Up Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maurice Gibb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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