▁era ▁were ▁included . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁hi atus ▁from ▁performing , ▁Barry ▁Gib b ▁returned ▁to ▁solo ▁and ▁guest ▁singing ▁performances . ▁He ▁occasionally ▁appears ▁with ▁his ▁son , ▁Steve ▁Gib b . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁released ▁In ▁the ▁Now , ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁effort ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 ' s ▁Now ▁Vo y ager . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁release ▁of ▁new ▁Be e ▁Ge es - related ▁music ▁since ▁the ▁post hum ous ▁release ▁of ▁Robin ▁Gib b ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁St . ▁Catherine ' s ▁Drive . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Capit ol ▁Records ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁distribution ▁deal ▁with ▁Barry ▁and ▁the ▁est ates ▁of ▁his ▁brothers ▁for ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁catalog , ▁bringing ▁their ▁music ▁back ▁to ▁Universal . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁The ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁the ▁Ever ly ▁Brothers , ▁the ▁M ills ▁Brothers , ▁El vis ▁Pres ley , ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones , ▁Roy ▁Or b ison , ▁the ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁and ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder . ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁document ary ▁The ▁Joy ▁of ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es , ▁Barry ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁were ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Hol lies ▁and ▁Ot is ▁Red ding . ▁Maurice ▁noted ▁that ▁Neil ▁Sed aka ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁influence , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁" very ▁influenced " ▁by ▁L inda ▁Cre