Andy's Biography
 

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Andy forms first group: Continued...

Due to lack of money and lack of interest from Andy, Stringer and Alderson returned to
Isle of Man. Andy was still being managed by Col Joye and Kevin Jacobsen, who
advertised for new band members.

Jim   Towers of the Cordon Blue Agency responded to the appeal for players. He
represented a rock group called Zenta; a four man group consisting of Glen Greenhalgh,
vocals, Rick Alford, lead guitar, Paddy Lelliott, bass and Trevor Norton on drums.

Meeting Kim Reeder:

In autumn of 1975, Barbara Gibb moved to Australia to be close to Andy, while
Hugh remained at their home in the Isle of Man. She settled in Gladsville, just
down the road from Andy.

Living nearby, in Rydalmere, was a petite, pretty blonde named Kim Reeder.
Andy first met her at a dog show. The Reeder family bred Staffordshire Bull
Terriers, as did Andy's sister Lesley and her husband Keith Evans, so
Lesley introduced the teenagers. Andy seemed immediately smitten.

Kim worked in a doctor's office as a secretary in Parramatta. Andy would
pick her up and take her to work, take her to lunch and  pick her up after work
and take her home.

The couple had a simple courtship. They enjoyed going to dog shows,
taking in a film, even going fishing at 4 o'clock in the morning.

The Reeders' normal family life seemed to hold a great attraction for Andy
after years of the Gibbs' nomadic lifestyle.  Kim's father worked as a bricklayer
and her mother worked as a machinist. Kim also had a twin sister named Kerrie.

The young couple could have continued quite happily dating for several more
years., but in June, 1976, a call from his brother Barry changed those plans. Barry
believed that Andy was ready to start his career on a international level, and   Robert
Stigwood agreed. They wanted him to come to American immediately.

The wedding was held on July 1, 1976 at the Wayside Chapel in Potts Point,
a suburb of Sydney, with a reception for 60 guests following at the Chevron
Hilton Hotel in Sydney.

After the reception, the new Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Roy Gibb left for a
honeymoon in Bermuda at Robert Stigwood's lavish home there. Barry and
Robert Stigwood were there to meet them and to begin making plans for turning
"The Bee Gee' Baby Brother" into the teen idol, Andy Gibb.

While there, Andy signed a recording and management contract with RSO.

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