In a quiet place far from stage lights and roaring applause, Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb shared the kind of bond no concert crowd could ever fully understand. They were not simply legends in that memory, not only voices behind the Bee Gees’ golden harmonies — they were brothers, tied together by childhood dreams, impossible fame, private pain, and songs that carried pieces of their souls.

Introduction In the quiet moments away from the spotlight, Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb shared...

WILLIE NELSON WOKE MERLE HAGGARD UP AT 4 A.M. TO SING A SONG HE’D NEVER HEARD — AND MERLE NAILED IT HALF ASLEEP. That song went to number one. Here’s the thing about Willie and Merle that most people don’t know: they met at a poker game at Willie’s house in Nashville, somewhere in the early 1960s. Before either of them became who they became. Just two guys at a card table who happened to have a lot in common. Both hopped freight trains as kids. Both started out playing bass in other people’s bands. Both had sons who’d grow up to play guitar alongside them on stage.

Introduction At 4 A.M., Willie Nelson Woke Merle Haggard Up to Sing a Song He’d...