Robert Stigwood Biography

Fast Facts

• Eight of the 19 No․ 1 hit singles on the Billboard pop chart in 1978 were released by his company, including the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" and Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You․"
• Began his career in the music industry by forming his own management company, working with singer Joe Leyton and producer Joe Meek
• Worked as an advertising copywriter in Adelaide, Australia, before moving to London
• Quote: "[on the Bee Gees] "I loved their composing․ I also loved their harmony singing․ It was unique, the sound they made; I suppose it was a sound only brothers could make․""
• Expanded into the realms of musical theater and film production when he formed the Robert Stigwood Organisation in 1967
• Best known as the manager of bands like Cream and the Bee Gees and as the producer of films like "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever․"
• Worked as a booking agent for The Who when the band was just starting out, and the group recorded their single "Substitute" on his record label Reaction Records