Editing Bee Gees (section)

==Musical style and influences==
Throughout the band's career, it has explored styles that have been categorized as [[psychedelic pop]], [[disco]], and [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bee Gees Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bee-gees-mn0000043714 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>

The Bee Gees were influenced by [[the Beatles]], [[the Everly Brothers]], [[the Mills Brothers]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[the Rolling Stones]],<ref name="brothers">{{Citation |url=http://www.shmoop.com/stayin-alive/influences.html |title=Bee Gees Influences and Legacy |publisher=Shmoop |access-date=16 May 2013 |archive-date=28 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828070729/http://www.shmoop.com/stayin-alive/influences.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/bee-gees/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405065014/http://www.mtv.com/artists/bee-gees/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2015 |title=Bee Gees Music Influences |publisher=MTV |access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> [[Roy Orbison]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bee-gees-mn0000043714/related |title=Bee Gees &#124; Similar Artists |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=21 January 2003 |access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref> [[the Beach Boys]]<ref>[[Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story|Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (1998 documentary)]]</ref> and [[Stevie Wonder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTxozEBZQZQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/sTxozEBZQZQ| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title= Olivia Newton John – Andy Gibb & Bee Gees in The Australian Music Awards 1982 |date=18 March 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On the 2014 documentary ''The Joy of the Bee Gees'', Barry said that the Bee Gees were also influenced by [[the Hollies]] and [[Otis Redding]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCvwNYWYNGw | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221014555/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCvwNYWYNGw| archive-date=21 December 2014 | url-status=dead|title=The Joy of the Bee Gees BBC Full HD Documentary 2014 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBVN-zG58Y | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126011330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBVN-zG58Y&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=26 January 2015 | url-status=dead|title=New Documentaries 2015 The Joy of the Bee Gees BBC Full HD Documentary |publisher=YouTube |access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref> Maurice noted that [[Neil Sedaka]] was an early influence,<ref>{{cite interview|last1=Gibb|first1=Maurice|interviewer=[[Larry King]]|title=Interview With the Bee Gees|last2=Gibb|first2=Barry|last3=Gibb|first3=Robin |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/lklw/date/2002-02-02/segment/00|access-date=4 April 2020|work=CNN Larry King Weekend|publisher=Cable News Network|location=Atlanta|date=2 February 2002|subject-link=Maurice Gibb}}</ref> and later the group was "very influenced" by [[Linda Creed]] songs for [[the Stylistics]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=White|first=Timothy|date=24 March 2001|title=The Billboard Interview|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxQEAAAAMBAJ&q=fanny+be+tender+with+my+love&pg=RA1-PA30|magazine=Billboard|pages=B-22|access-date=4 April 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref>