People, Jan. 15, 1979

"Too much heaven," say the Bee Gees in their No. 1 single, and the folks at UNICEF agree. To kick off the U.N.'s International Year of the Child, the Bee Gees have donated their percentage of the profits from their newest hit song to Music for UNICEF, a special project of the organization. "My conscience tells me I'm making too much money not to give some to underprivileged children. They're the defenseless ones," says Barry Gibb, the group's chief songwriter. The Bee Gees joined with TV Personality David Frost and Film Producer Robert Stigwood to persuade ten other rock luminaries to...

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