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Wikipedia wrong dates for Barry Gibb

You stated that he was born in 1946 & formed his first band with his brothers in 1955!! He would have been NINE YEARS OLD & his brothers younger! 92.10.218.196 (talk) 20:01, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, correct. WWGB (talk) 13:35, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The year is right, but since it was a group of young children having fun, in my opinion it is awkward to refer to it as forming a band. His brothers were six years old in 1955. I thought I would rewrite the paragraph but then it occurred to me that it was a subtle joke, like mentioning the stage name Johnny Hayes— which he used exactly once (so far as we know, anyway). JoeBrennan (talk) 19:59, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a photo of The Rattlesnakes from 1955. Looks like a band to me. [1] WWGB (talk) 03:34, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Knighthood

The article says that Gibb is a Knight, uses the honorific "Sir", and has a CBE, but holders of CBEs are not entitled to the honorific "Sir", only KBEs and GBEs. There are many articles, including one cited, which say "Barry Gibb is now Sir Barry Gibb" but it's possible those articles were not properly researched. If Barry Gibb is Sir Barry Gibb, he would have had to receive a special, separate, elevation from his CBE, and I can't find any source from that. 2603:8001:6A02:3B94:B9E2:FD55:C081:5547 (talk) 20:59, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was wrong. He got his CBE in 2002 and a KB in 2018. Sorry! 2603:8001:6A02:3B94:B9E2:FD55:C081:5547 (talk) 21:04, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recognition of Barry Gibb's American citizenship

Barry Gibb is a British-American citizen, a registered voter (Voter #128035511) and taxpayer who has worked in Miami-Dade County since 1975. It is unfair that his status as an American is not recognized due to whatever musical ubiquity his status as a Briton might hold. Both of these nationalities can coexist in a hyphenated fashion regardless of the historical context. 73.138.137.220 (talk) 04:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]