AN UNEXPECTED FAREWELL: The crowd of more than 70,000 stood still as Barry Gibb, now 78, stepped into the gentle blue haze of the stage lights. No teleprompter. No introduction. Then, without a word, he began to sing “To Love Somebody.” But this time, it wasn’t lively. It was prayerful — a tender and heartfelt tribute, a final farewell to his close friend and Australian music pioneer, George Hardy. It was a gift — from one legend to another — delivered in the only language that can hold both love and loss: music.
The stadium fell into absolute stillness as more than 70,000 fans held their breath. Under...
