Barry Gibb to receive lifetime achievement award
Written by admin on May 29, 2013 – 7:19 pm -Barry Gibb will receive the Sony Mobile lifetime achievement award at the Silver Clef Awards next month.
Gibb is being recognised for his decades of hits with the Bee Gees, and for his songwriting and production work with the likes of Dionne Warwick, Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross.
The Silver Clef Awards raise funds for the Nordoff Robbins charity, which provides music therapy for adults and children.
Gibb says:
“I am honoured to be given the prestigious lifetime achievement award at the O2 Silver Clef Awards. Having had music play such an important role in my own life for over 50 years I can truly appreciate the work Nordoff Robbins do, using music to transform other people’s lives.”
The Bee Gees were presented with a special achievement award at the Silver Clef Awards in 1993.
“How Deep Is Your Love” – The Bee Gees
Other winners at this year’s event will include Coldplay (Best British Act Award), Labrinth (Innovation Award) and trumpeter Alison Balsom (Classical Award).
The Silver Clef Awards take place at London’s Hilton on June 28.
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