Wednesday, July 5, 2017

"New York Mining Disaster 1941" #14 7/1/1967

The breakthrough hit for the Bee Gees in the US and UK. The Gibb family had just returned to England after a decade in Australia. Within a few weeks, the Brothers Gibb signed a fairly large recording contract, as they had some success Down Under. Thanks to the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack, they later became the kings of disco, and to this day are still in the all-time top ten worldwide in record sales. There was no mining disaster in New York - one had just happened in Wales, but the locale was changed to not offend folks in the UK. Video is from German TV's "Beat Club."


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