Tentative plans were in the works for a 1989 Bee Gees/Andy Gibb world tour, after which Gibb would become a permanent member of the Bee Gees - providing he could get clean. or three years)Īt the time of his death Andy was penniless, living at his brother Robin's estate in England, and had been working on demos for a comeback album to be released in conjunction with the Bee Gees' One album. In the mid-'80s, after the hits had dried up, Andy was able to take a long hard look at what his brothers had famously termed 'First Fame': SOUNDCUE (:15 OC. Singer Marilyn McCoo, who co-starred with Andy on Solid Gold, said that he had a tough time living up to his famous brothers: SOUNDCUE (:14 OC.

In the last years of his life, Andy was forced to perform a cabaret act based around Bee Gees hits and was supported almost completely by his brothers. In 1982, once back on track doing the rounds on the comeback trail, Andy publicly blamed his addictions on Principal leaving him - rather than acknowledging the fact that she had left becauseof his drug use: SOUNDCUE (:19 OC. Victoria Principal recalled realizing that drugs were playing a major role in Andy's life: SOUNDCUE (:17 OC. As his substance abuse problems increased, he began performing such musicals as The Pirates Of Penzance and Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat, but frequent absences due to drug problems ended all his stage runs prematurely. With his musical career drying up, he turned to TV, serving as the host of the syndicated music show Solid Gold. By 1980, Andy, who had previously been romantically linked with Susan George, Marie Osmond, and Olivia Newton-John, became involved with Dallas star Victoria Principal. for him first)Īndy Gibb was briefly married to his high school sweetheart, Kim Reeder, and they had a daughter named Peta in 1978. The long shadow of the Bee Gees was never far from Andy when discovering his own musical success: SOUNDCUE (:14 OC.

He racked up three Number One hits - 'I Just Want To Be Your Everything' in 1977, and '(Love Is) Thicker Than Water' and 'Shadow Dancing' in 1978 - all before his 21st birthday. Success for Andy came fast, with his brother Barry's songwriting and producing help. By the time he was 19, he had emigrated from Australia to be with his brothers, who helped him sign with Robert Stigwood, who managed the group and owned their record label, RSO. Andy, who was almost a decade younger than his brothers, had desperately wanted to become part of the group, but because of his age he missed out on the Bee Gees' first era of success in the late-'60s. Andy, who was the younger brother of the Bee Gees - Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb - died just five days after his 30th birthday from an inflammatory heart virus exacerbated by years of substance abuse. It was 32 years ago today (March 10th, 1988) that Andy Gibb died.

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