1. Rock of the 1970’s Folk, Disco, Guitar Rock and everything in between

2. Bee Gees  English group  Made up of 3 brothers:  Barry Gibb  Robin Gibb  Maurice Gibb  Known for their tight vocal harmonies. Very reconizable voices and style

3. Bee Gees  Born in England but moved to Australia at a young age  Played some local jobs in the early 60’s in Australia before being noticed by a promoter.  Were introduced to Brian Epstein who produced the Beatles, but he referred them to another promoter.  Signed a contract in England and United States and began to record

4. Bee Gees  Biggest period of success came when they got involved in the movie Saturday Night Fever  Weren’t involved at first – came on during post production  Wrote songs for the sound track in single weekend.  Several of their biggest hits  How Deep is Your Love  Stayin’ Alive  Night Fever

5. Bee Gees  Biggest period of success came when they got involved in the movie Saturday Night Fever  Weren’t involved at first – came on during post production  Wrote songs for the sound track in single weekend.  Several of their biggest hits  How Deep is Your Love  Stayin’ Alive  Night Fever  Revived the disco era in the United States

6. Bee Gees  2001 – Maurice died unexpectedly from a heart attack at age 53  Group decided to disband  Talk of regrouping as recently as last year Maurice Gibb

7. Bee Gees  2001 – Maurice died unexpectedly from a heart attack at age 53  Group decided to disband  Talk of regrouping as recently as last year Maurice Gibb

8. Bee Gees  Stats:  sold over 205 million records and singles worldwide.  At one point in 1978, the Gibb brothers were responsible for writing and/or performing 9 of the songs in the Billboard Hot 100. Maurice Gibb

9. Bee Gees  Songs to know:  Stayin’ Alive -  http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=PVcyZSG4ikE http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=PVcyZSG4ikE  Night Fever -  http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=-ihs-vT9T3Q http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=-ihs-vT9T3Q Maurice Gibb

10. Jackson 5  From Gary, Indiana  Pop music – all one family  Founding group members Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael  Performed in local talent shows and local nightclubs in the late 60’s

11. Jackson 5  By 1968 they were opening for Gladys Knight and the Pips  Signed with Motown in 1969  Publicity process for the group was very interesting  Press releases said the boys were younger than they really were  Had them “discovered” by Diana Ross even though that did not happen  Diana “introduced” them at a Beverly Hills Club called “The Daisy.”

12. Jackson 5  Huge hits for Motown during the 1970’s  “I Want You Back” – from their first album, hit #1 in January 1970.  This made Michael Jackson the first person born in the “hot 100 era” to have a song go to #1 on the “hot 100.”

13. Jackson 5  Had a string of hits in the early 70’s  Motown marketed a bunch of products to capitalize on their popularity – coloring books, posters, even an animated Saturday morning cartoon.  After 1973, the group began to decline in popularity but continued to chart consistently

14. Jackson 5  Tito and obviously, Michael went on to have successful solo careers  Group never formally disbanded, but did eventually stop touring and recording by the mid 1980’s

15. Jackson 5  Songs to know:  I’ll Be There -  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=Q6bARIaM hCM http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=Q6bARIaM hCM  ABC  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=ZOXG8wtx x_w http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=ZOXG8wtx x_w

16. Queen  British rock band  Formed in London in 1971  Known for their progressive rock and multiple musical styles  originally consisting of:  Freddie Mercury, (lead vocals, piano)  Brian May (guitar, vocals)  John Deacon (bass guitar)  Roger Taylor (drums, vocals)

17. Queen  In 1973, released their first album, Queen  Critics liked it pretty well  Public did not. It sold poorly  Queen II was released in 1974  Did much better on the charts – reached #5 in England  First top ten hit in the UK – Seven Seas of Rhye

18. Queen  Had a string of very successful albums in the mid-1970’s  A Night at the Opera  A Day at the Races  News of the World  Jazz  Live Killers

19. Queen  Freddie Mercury’s death  Began to get sick in 1989  November 23 rd, 1991 he confirmed that he had AIDS  Died one day later.  The last album featuring Mercury, Made in Heaven, was released 4 years after his death.

20. Queen  Stats:  Eighteen number one albums  Eighteen number one singles  Total album sales have been estimated at over 300 million worldwide

21. Queen  Songs to know:  Bohemian Rhapsody  http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=irp8CNj9qBI http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=irp8CNj9qBI  Somebody to Love  http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=cxbFLYa0_bw http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=cxbFLYa0_bw  Another One Bites the Dust  http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=CWsJcg-g1pg http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=CWsJcg-g1pg