Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British/American singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as the founder of the pop group Bee Gees. With his brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Gibb formed a songwriting partnership beginning in 1966. In 2004, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.In 2009, he became an American citizen and has dual British /US citizenship. In June, 2018, Barry was officially knighted by Prince Charles, which allows Barry to use the title Sir.