▁Be e ▁Ge es , ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁by ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁after ▁being ▁named ▁on ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁New ▁Years ▁Hon ours ▁List . ▁ ▁The ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁have ▁sold ▁over ▁ 2 2 0 ▁million   rec ords ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁Band ▁members ▁Barry ▁Gib b ▁played ▁rh ythm ▁guitar . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Robin ▁Gib b ▁played ▁piano , ▁organ ▁and ▁guitar ▁occasionally , ▁after ▁which , ▁he ▁only ▁played ▁strings ▁and ▁key boards ▁priv ately . ▁Maurice ▁Gib b ▁played ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar , ▁lead ▁guitar , ▁harm onica , ▁piano , ▁organ , ▁m ell ot ron , ▁keyboard , ▁synth es izer ▁and ▁drums . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁played ▁multiple ▁instruments ▁on ▁many ▁records . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁played ▁mainly ▁bass ▁guitar . ▁From ▁about ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁on ward ▁he ▁usually ▁played ▁key boards ▁and ▁gu it ars . ▁Maurice ▁was ▁cred ited ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁techn olog ically ▁sav vy ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁members ▁ ▁Barry ▁Gib b ▁– ▁vocals , ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Robin ▁Gib b ▁– ▁vocals , ▁occas ional ▁key boards