When it comes to legends in the world of music, there are many bands that may come to mind.
The Bee Gees are as legendary as they come.
After cementing themselves in the music industry with decades of success all across the globe, the time has finally come to pay tribute.
Of course, whatโs a tribute without a star-studded concert?
While the entire concert was filled with memorable performances, one country artist blew everyone away with his tribute.
Keith Urbanโs played โTo Love Somebodyโ.
CBS broadcasted the special, โStayinโ Alive: A GRAMMY Salute To The Music Of The Bee Geesโ โ a tribute concert that was held in L.A.โs Microsoft Theater.
A long list of musical artists was prepared for the event, which included Ed Sheeran, Pentatonix, Demi Lovato, Little Big Town, and even the female powerhouse Celine Dion.
The Bee Geeโs only remaining member Barry Gibb was also in attendance, both as an audience member and a performer.
Celebrating 4 decades of Saturday Night Fever.
The tribute show was in celebration of the 40-year anniversary of the 1977 Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, put on by The Recording Academy.
Saturday Night Fever is a classic film starring John Travolta, yet, the music itself made a huge splash.
The Bee Gees made a major contribution to the soundtrack with hits like, โStayinโ Aliveโ and โNight Fever.โ
In 1978, it brought home the Grammy-Award for โAlbum of the Year,โ which the Bee Gees accepted at the ceremony (representing everyone involved).
The Bee Geesโ career took shape during the late fifties in Australia.
They were a family affair.
The band consisted of eldest brother Barry Gibb and his twin brothers Maurice and Robin Gibb.
Sadly, Maurice passed away in 2003 and Robin in 2012.
To honor the band and their long successful history in the music business, a song list was created with Saturday Night Fever hits and other popular tracks..
โToo Much Heavenโ and โImmortalityโ were also covered.
New Zealand-born country singer, Keith Urban, was selected to perform a version of โTo Love Somebody.โ
The song was released by the Bee Gees in 1967 on their Bee Geesโ 1st album.
Urban took the stage at the โStayinโ Alive: A GRAMMY Salute To The Music Of The Bee Geesโ event with his guitar.
Back-up vocalists and musicians also joined him for the performance.
Only moments after Urban belts out the first lyrics, the camera pans over to Barry Gibbs.
Gibbs appears entranced by Keithโs tribute.
During the concert, photographs of the group flash on screens in the background.
Combined with the classic song and Urbanโs beautiful vocals itโs a goosebump-inducing performance.
In an interview, Keith Urban complimented the Bee Gees songwriting talents. He told Recording Academy Grammy Awards:
โThe thing Iโm amazed at is how they maintained such quality of songwriting through decades and so many stylistic changes in music through those periods. And the songcraft level was always extraordinary.โ
At one point, Urban really rocks out.
The energy of the room is incredible. It even transforms into an audience sing-along where everyone gets involved.
But like icing on the cake, getting to see Barryโs reactions all the way through is priceless.
Not only did the audience and television viewers enjoy Urbanโs spectacular performance โ but the internetโs been blown away by it too. One person shared on Facebook:
โWow! Bee Gees are hard to duplicate! But Keith, as always, hits a home run! To take their phenomenal song and sing it with so much emotions. I LOVE everything he sings!โ
This is one incredible tribute that has to be seen to be believed.
See the touching tribute Keith Urban paid to the Bee Gees in the video below!
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