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    Gibb, Robin Hugh (22nd December 1949-Present)

    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:

    1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Gibb
    2. http://www.beegeesonline.com/

     

     

     

     



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