Robin Hugh Gibb CBE was an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the pop group the Bee Gees with older brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Gibb also had his own successful solo career. He died at the age of 62 from liver and kidney failure brought on by colorectal cancer.
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Robin Hugh Gibb CBE was an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the pop group the Bee Gees with older brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Gibb also had his own successful solo career. He died at the age of 62 from liver and kidney failure brought on by colorectal cancer. He was described as ‘one of the major figures in the history of British music’ Gibb was President of the Heritage Foundation, honouring figures in British culture from 2008 to 2011. He last performed on stage in February 2012 supporting injured British servicemen at a charity concert at the London Palladium. He is survived by his brother Barry, his sister Lesley Evans, and two brothers, Barry and Andy. He also had a son, Andy, who is also a singer. He had a daughter, Emma, who was born on 22 December 1999. He and Barry were awarded CBEs in 2002 for their ‘contribution to music’ However, investiture at Buckingham Palace was delayed until 2004. The family moved to the Isle of Man before settling in Redcliffe, just north of Brisbane, Australia. In May 1958 the family travelled to Australia on the same ship as Red Symons who also became prominent musician in Australia. The boys finally changed their name to theBee Gees, while they were living in Queensland, Australian. When the group found their first success, they returned to England where they achieved worldwide fame.
Their 1964 single \”Claustrophobia\” is notable for being the first song that features Gibb as an instrumentalist playing melodica. In 1966, he wrote his first song on which he sang lead was I Don’t It’s Funny that was credited to him. Also in 1966, Gibb and his brother, Barry, took more solo vocals, Maurice Gibb, on the album New York Mining 1941. The band’s first UK No. 1 song was Massachusetts Disaster in June 1968. The group’s first British success in the late 1960s started with the song New York Mining in 1941. In August 1968, The band added drummer Colin Petersen and guitarist Vince Melouney to their line up. They toured Europe in 1967 and 1968 as well as the US in August 1968. In September 1968, they released the album Odessa. In November 1968, the band added a third member, Paul Frost, on drums and Kenny Horrocks on tea-chest bass. Their debut television appearance was in 1960 on Desmond Tester’s Strictly for Moderns when they performed \”Time Is Passing By\”. When they signed to Festival Records at the start of 1963 they released their debut single, \”The Battle of the Blue and the Grey\”. The group was disbanded as Frost and Horro Rocks left, and the name changed to Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats. In April 1958 the group was disbanded as Frost, Horro rocks and the. name changed.
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