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He is a singer-songwriter who was born in Douglas,
Isle
of Man, Great
Britain and is the twin brother of
Maurice Gibb. His family moved
to Manchester while he was
still young and then in 1958 they emigrated to Australia. Along with his brothers, Barry
and Maurice, he started singing and songwriting from a young age and they
became the Bee Gees in 1958. He and his future wife both survived
the Hither Green rail crash on 5th November 1967, which killed 49 people. Because of drug problems
his parents threatened to make him a ward of court as he was still only
19. Constantly vying with Barry during the late 60s he
temporarily left the group in 1969 and released a solo album called
Robin's Reign
which was
unsuccessful. He was indicted
into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1994, was honoured with a CBE
in the 2001/2002 New Year's Honours List and also received an
Honorary Degree from the University
of Manchester in 2004. During the 1980s he released three
further solo albums and another was released in Germany
in 2003. In 2004 he went on a solo tour of Germany,
Russia and Asia. A further tour of Latin America happened in 2005.
Susie Allanson recordings
Words (Barry Gibb/Maurice
Gibb/Robin Gibb)
Bee Gees recordings
Jive Talking (Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb/Robin
Gibb)
Wind of Change (Barry Gibb /Robin Gibb)
Nights on Broadway (Barry Gibb/Robin
Gibb/Maurice Gibb)
Edge of the Universe (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
recordings
Emotions
(Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Gibb
- http://www.beegeesonline.com/
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