Robin Gibb

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Robin Gibb
Gibb at the meet-and-greet after the Dubai Jazz Festival on 1 March 2008.
Gibb at the meet-and-greet after the Dubai Jazz Festival on 1 March 2008.
Background information
Birth name Robin Hugh Gibb
Born ( 1949-12-22 ) 22 December 1949
Isle of Man
Died 20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) (aged 62)
London , England
Genres Rock , [1] pop , [2] adult contemporary, blue-eyed soul , disco , [3] new wave , [4] synthpop , [5] [6] [7] [8] country
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instruments Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
Years active 1955?2012
Labels Leedon, Festival, Spin, Polydor , Atco, RSO, Mirage, EMI America, SPV
Website robingibb .com

Robin Hugh Gibb , CBE (22 December 1949 ? 20 May 2012) was a British singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of the British-Australian pop group The Bee Gees . Gibb gained worldwide fame with his brothers Barry and Maurice Gibb. Their younger brother Andy Gibb was also a singer.

Gibb died of colorectal cancer in London , England .

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  1. V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ISBN   0-87930-653-X , pp. 85-6.
  2. "Bee Gees on AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
  3. Summers, Kim. "Robin Gibb" . Allrovi . Archived from the original on 19 May 2012 . Retrieved 20 May 2012 .
  4. "Spin.com" . SPIN . 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013 . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
  5. "Allmusic.com Secret Agent review" . AllMusic . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
  6. "Qthemusic.com" . News.qthemusic.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012 . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
  7. "NJ.com" . NJ.com . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
  8. "Spin.com" . SPIN . 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012 . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .

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