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unusual facts about Ottawa Gee-Gees



2000 CIAU football season

The 2000 CIAU football season began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the 36th Vanier Cup national championship on December 2 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Ottawa Gee-Gees winning their second championship.

A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants

When it was time to release the follow-up album, Robert Stigwood, manager of The Bee Gees and owner of RSO Records, rejected the proposed album after the failure of the lead single, "Wouldn't I Be Someone".

Alan Kendall

With the Bee Gees, Kendall appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, a Command Performance for the Queen of the United Kingdom, as well as numerous other live performances.

Albhy Galuten

As an inventor, Galuten is noted for having created the first commercial drum loop ("Stayin' Alive", Bee Gees), the enhanced CD and patents on content distribution and resolution, on customer care and on User Interface design.

Ali Mahmoud

He played with St. Patrick's High School Fighting Irish 1999 to 2002 and for one academic year, in 2002-2003, in University of Ottawa Gee-Gees.

Bee Gees Gold

Bee Gees Gold was a compilation album, released in America and Japan only (was also released in the UK), that focused on the early hits of the Bee Gees.

It reached #50 on Billboard's album chart during a time when the Bee Gees were topping the charts with their new R&B/Disco sound found on their then current album Children of the World.

Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2

Best of Bee Gees Volume 2 is a compilation album of hits by the Bee Gees released in 1973.

Bob O'Billovich

From 1973 to 1974, O'Billovich served as head coach for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees men's basketball team.

Brian Glascock

He is the brother of John Glascock (1951–1979), who was the bassist of The Gods, later Toe Fat, Carmen, Bee Gees and, most notably, Jethro Tull.

Jive Talkin'

By 1975, the Bee Gees assembled a studio group consisting of Alan Kendall on electric guitar, Blue Weaver on keyboards and Dennis Bryon on drums.

Lamplight

The song had lead vocals by Robin Gibb, but the Bee Gees' manager Robert Stigwood chose "First of May" for the A-side, No other singles were released from the album, and this was the incident that is thought to have caused Robin to quit the group.

New York Mining Disaster 1941

On 7 March, the Bee Gees recorded "New York Mining Disaster 1941" in six takes, along with three other songs: "I Can't See Nobody", "Red Chair, Fade Away" and "Turn of the Century".

Nights on Broadway

Producer Arif Mardin asked if one of the Bee Gees member could do some screaming during the main chorus to make the song more exciting.

Quebec University Football League

In following years, they were joined by Ottawa Gee-Gees (1905–1912), Royal Military College (1913), Western Ontario Mustangs (1929–1970), McMaster Marauders (1952–1953, 1968–1970), and Waterloo Warriors (1968–1970).

Rockeskyll

Besides Rockeskyll itself, this mairie included Berlingen, Betteldorf, Bewingen, Essingen, Gees, Hinterweiler, Hohenfels, Pelm and Roth.

Someone Belonging to Someone

In the liner notes to the 1990 box set, Tales from the Brothers Gibb, the Bee Gees describe the song as a "fair ballad from a silly film".

Staying Alive

"Stayin' Alive", a 1977 song by Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack

Steve Rucker

In 1997, he appeared on a Bee Gees concert at the MGM Grand Las Vegas which was shown on pay-per-view television, HBO, and was mastered as a live album.

Treacle Brown

Instrumental work by the three members of the Bee Gees, they also do the same with "Only One Woman" by The Marbles in 1968.


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