Lesley Evans
Lesley Barbara Evans (née Gibb, born 12 January 1945) is an English singer, daughter of musician Hugh Gibb and sister of English musicians Barry, Robin and Maurice and Andy Gibb.
Early and personal life[edit]
Lesley Gibb was born on 12 January 1945 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. She is the only daughter and eldest child of drummer Hugh Leslie Gibb and his wife Barbara (née Pass) who was a dance band vocalist.[1]
In 1966 Lesley married Keith Evans, an Australian salesman who was also once her brother Barry's assistant and they had eight children. They live in the Blue Mountains National Park in Australia, where Lesley ran a dog boarding kennel. Lesley also had a daughter, Bernice Barbara (Beri), who was born in 1964 and raised by her parents.
Singing career[edit]
The least well known of the Gibb musical family, Lesley had a brief singing career when she stood in for Robin Gibb after a family argument. When Robin left the Bee Gees in March 1969, Leslie appeared with the band on Talk of the Town, aired on BBC 2 on 17 May 1969. She later said: “I secretly became the fourth Bee Gee."[2] However, unlike her famous brothers, Lesley did not enjoy performing on stage and said: "I was petrified, all those people watching, I almost burst into tears".[3] Lesley performed "Give Your Best" with Ian MacLeod which was included on his album Restless. The song was written by her brothers.[4] Although Lesley toyed with the idea of a singing career she had recently given birth to twins and decided to return to Australia to become a housewife and later dog breeder.[5] She later said: "It was amazing. I loved it ... but it wasn't for me. I had my twins to get back to and Robin came back soon after."[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Adriaensen, Marion. "History Part 1: The Story about the Bee Gees / 1940–1950". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Dominic Herbert (27 May 2012). "Heartache of the unknown Gibb sister who sang with the Bee Gees". The Mirror.
- ↑ Adriaensen, Marion. "History Part 5: The Story of the Bee Gees". Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Bee Gees Swan Songs Rare Recordings Vol 7".
- ↑ "The Story About The Bee Gees (Part 5)". The Brothers Gibb.
- ↑ Clementine Cuneo (26 May 2012). "Lesley Evans, the sister who once was a Bee Gee". The Daily Telegraph.
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