Definition of clout. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to cover or patch with a clout clouted his worn-out shoe with a piece of leather. 3  2 : to hit forcefully He clouted 19 home runs last year. He clouted him on the back of the head.
The Bee Gees in 1967 (left to right: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Vince Melouney, Maurice Gibb and Colin Petersen) Before their departure from Australia to England, Hugh Gibb sent demos to Brian Epstein, a promoter who managed the Beatles and directed NEMS, a British music store.
We weren't even friends at the end: In a soul-baring confession, Barry Gibb tells of the guilt, remorse and loneliness of being the last of the Bee Gees. The first time Barry Gibb went on stage to perform solo as the last surviving Bee Gee, he was urged on by his wife Linda. She told him to stop moping over the death of his brothers, get off his backside and make music again. Even so, it was a lonely moment.