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By the end of the 70’s the Disco craze was beginning to die. Since the Bee Gees had become to be thought of by many as a disco group. They fell along with disco. People became tired of turning on the radio to find no matter what station they turned to it would be a Bee Gee song. Some DJs began to resent the group. They began having Bee Gee free week-ends. On July 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago they held a “Disco Demolition Night” burning their records at a football event during half-time. Radio station 97.9 came up with a promotion where peopel were asked to bring their unwanted disco records in exchange for an admission fee of 98 cents. Between the games of a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers the records were to be placed in a crate in center field and blown up. When the records were exploded the fans rushed the field and the event got out of control. The field had to be cleared by the Chicago Police in riot gear. The Tigers manager, due to safety concerns, refused to field his team. And the Sox had to forfeit the second game.

By the beginning of the Eighties, music fans would not admit to liking or listening to the Bee Gees. Robin, Maurice and Barry take a step out of the spotlight and began concentrate on songwriting and producing other artists. Resulting in many hits written and produced by the brothers.

To be continued…..

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