{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast","title":"The Story of the Bee Gees: The hitmakers with multiple comebacks from the brink","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3369,"description":"This is the remarkable story of three brothers whose career appeared finished, not once, but several times, and each time they adapted, reinvented their sound, and found a way back. Along the way, they survived breakups, fading record sales, family tragedy, and cultural backlash against the music that had made them the biggest group in the world. Their career stats are astonishing: fifteen Billboard Top 10 hits, 43 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and more than 220 million records sold worldwide. In this episode you'll learn:\n1) The strange family secret of how the family ended up in Australia \n2) The bold letter their manager father sent that changed their destiny\n3) How they had multiple distinct career eras and comebacks since the 1960s, each with many hits\n4) How a small independent movie featuring BeeGees compositions became a global sensation\n5) Why our guest feels that they can be compared to The Beatles\nGuest Bio\nDavid Leaf first guested on our episode on Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys. David's relationship with the Bee Gees stretches back nearly five decades. In 1979, he worked directly with Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb to write Bee Gees: The Authorized Biography. He later wrote, produced, and directed the year 2000 A&E documentary, The Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came In, and then served as a consultant on a follow-up documentary, the 2020 HBO documentary, The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? Few people are better positioned to take us inside the triumphs, tragedies, and astonishing reinventions of the Bee Gees.\nFollow the Show / Receive bonus content:\nFollow GTS on Apple or Spotify podcasts to be alerted when our next episode drops\nFollow Garage to Stadiums (GTS) on social channels for incredible music history facts delivered to your feed\nVisit GaragetoStadiums.com for bonus content, concert footage, and links to our curated playlists for each artist on Apple Music or Spotify ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lYlfSfK9FtCWkUhsEkXHkO5ZHXmE5xj6TBKjTN07FLQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTFk/ZWIzNjcyZDI5OTE4/YTljY2I4NDBmMzk5/ZWRhZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}