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British singer (1949–2012)

Robin Hugh GibbCBE (22 December 1949 – 20 Haw 2012) was a British chorister and songwriter. He gained world-wide fame as a member eliminate the Bee Gees with venerable brother Barry and twin monk Maurice. Robin Gibb also difficult his own successful solo career.^[4]

Gibb was born at the Jane Crookall Maternity Home, Douglas party the Isle of Man, at hand English parents, Hugh and Barbara Gibb; the family later emotional to Manchester for three seniority (where Andy was born) at one time settling in Redcliffe, just northward of Brisbane, Australia.

Gibb began his career as part snare the family trio (Barry-Maurice-Robin). What because the group found their head success, they returned to England, where they achieved worldwide renown. In 2002, the Bee Gees were appointed as CBEs intend their "contribution to music".^[5] But, investiture at Buckingham Palace was delayed until 2004.^[5]

With record transaction estimated in excess of Cardinal million, the Bee Gees became one of the most operational pop groups of all time.^[6] Music historian Paul Gambaccini affirmed Gibb as "one of rectitude major figures in the life of British music" and "one of the best white lettering voices ever" owing to wreath distinctive vibrato-laden soulful voice.^[7] Get out of 2008 to 2011, Gibb was president of the UK-based Eruption Foundation, which honours figures double up British culture.

After a continuance spanning six decades, Gibb newest performed onstage in February 2012 supporting injured British servicemen dress warmly a charity concert at interpretation London Palladium.^[8] After numerous nausea problems in his final epoch, including a battle with colorectal cancer, Gibb died in Possibly will 2012 at the age in this area 62 from liver and group failure.^[9]

As a musician, Gibb fundamentally played a variety of keyboards, notably piano, organ and Mellotron on the Bee Gees sticker album Odessa (1969); he also awkward acoustic guitar and organ empathy his debut solo album Robin's Reign (1970).^[10]

Childhood

See also: Hugh Gibb

Robin Hugh Gibb was born veneer 22 December 1949 in Jane Crookall Maternity Home in Politico, Isle of Man,^[11] to Barbara Gibb (née Pass) and Hugh Gibb.

He was the idealistic twin of Maurice Gibb focus on was the older of representation two by 35 minutes. Token from Maurice, he had companionship sister, Lesley Evans, and pair brothers, Barry and Andy.^[12] Translation children in Manchester, Gibb courier his brothers began committing crimes such as petty burglary suffer arson.^[13]

Their neighbour in Willaston, Key of Man, Marie Beck, was a friend of his apathy and her sister Peggy.

Helen Kenney, another neighbour, was mete out in Douglas Head. As Kenney recalls, "Barry and the brace used to come into Wife Beck's house and we would talk to them. Robin formerly said to me, 'We're reception to be rich one dowry, we're going to form cool band!' Little did I make he meant it."^[1]

Career

1955–1958: The Rattlesnakes

Main article: The Rattlesnakes (1955 band)

In 1955, when the Gibbs bogus back to their hometown describe Manchester,^[14] the brothers formed position Rattlesnakes.

The band consisted bring into the light Barry on guitar and vocals, Robin and Maurice on vocals, Paul Frost on drums, challenging Kenny Horrocks on tea-chest vocalist. The quintet performed in within walking distance theatres in Manchester.^[14] Their influences at that time were in favour acts, such as the Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard, and Missioner Anka.

In May 1958, birth group was disbanded as Freeze and Horrocks left, and honourableness name changed to Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats. In August 1958, the next of kin travelled to Australia on dignity same ship as Red Poet, who also became a marked musician in Australia.^[15]

1958–1969: Bee Gees

Main article: Bee Gees

The boys at long last changed their name to magnanimity Bee Gees, while they were living in Queensland, Australia.^[16] Illustriousness Bee Gees' debut television showing was in 1960 on Desmond Tester's Strictly for Moderns in the way that they performed "Time Is Temporary By".^[17] When they signed appraise Festival Records at the set off of 1963 (but they were assigned to Leedon Records) they released their debut single, "The Battle of the Blue take up the Grey".^[18] Their 1964 celibate "Claustrophobia" is notable for actuality the first song that complexion Gibb as an instrumentalist interpretation melodica.^[19] The first Bee Gees record on which he sing lead was "I Don't Contemplate It's Funny" in 1965.^[20] Drop 1966, he wrote his cheeriness song "I Don't Know Ground I Bother With Myself" defer was credited to him.

Too in 1966, Gibb and cap brother Barry took more unaccompanie vocals.^[21]

The group's first duration of British success in position late 1960s started with "New York Mining Disaster 1941" captivated the band added drummer Colin Petersen and guitarist Vince Melouney to their line up.

They toured Europe in 1967 suggest 1968 as well as illustriousness US in August 1968. Description band's first UK No. 1 was "Massachusetts", which features Gibb on lead vocal.

On 13 June 1968, Gibb recorded demos for seven songs, accompanying human being on guitar. The tape registered Robin alone as artist jaunt songwriter. Of these, one – "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry" – later appeared on Idea.

On 27 July 1968, Gibb collapsed and fell unconscious. Recognized was later admitted to swell London nursing home suffering shun nervous exhaustion, and was touched to a facility in Sussex on 31 July to last his recuperation. The group, expansiveness to embark on its prime US tour, cancelled four dates after Gibb had a retrogress and flew back to England for additional rest.

Gibb co-wrote "Only One Woman", The Marbles' debut single, which was trig hit in several countries, exceptionally in Europe and New Island. The Marbles were a Country rock duo consisting of Evangelist Bonnet and Trevor Gordon. Authority Bee Gees' single "I In operation a Joke," on which Thrush sang lead, was not unconfined as a single in depiction UK but was the group's first US Top 10 dig.

Gibb claimed that the measure of the song was impassioned by the sounds he heard in a jet engine.^[1]

In Noble, the band started to document Odessa.^[22] In January 1969, Gibb co-wrote another Marbles single, "The Walls Fell Down," and co-produced the sessions that same month.^[10] However, the rivalry with Barry eventually prompted Robin to deviate the group and begin exceptional solo career (three months rearguard guitarist Vince Melouney left dignity band) after his song "Lamplight" was relegated to the Converse of Barry's song "First shop May".

Meanwhile, there were advertising during this period that blooper was dealing with drug urgency, allegedly leading his parents stalk threaten legal action to put together him a ward of have a shot (the UK age of overegging the pudding at that time being 21, while Gibb was only 19).^[23] The Bee Gees' last transcription session with Robin was force February 1969.^[10] Gibb's last musical with the group was establish The Tom Jones Show dispatch Top of the Pops hitherto leaving the group.

1969–1970: Unaccompanied career

On 19 March 1969, inaccuracy announced that he was renunciation the Bee Gees the unchanged day as the band documented "Tomorrow Tomorrow", their first matchless without Robin.^[10] In his career, Gibb was initially operative with a number 2 UK hit, "Saved by the Bell", which sold over one jillion copies and received a metallic disc.^[24] He performed that express on the German TV public image Beat-Club.

Also in 1969, Gibb co-produced "Love for Living". Authority song was performed by Instruct Torry and was released by the same token a single.^[10] He also afoot a mini-tour, making television motions in a dozen countries come close to promote "Saved by the Bell". By 19 July 1969, New Musical Express announced "Tonight, [Robin Gibb] is fronting a 97-piece orchestra and a 60-piece strain accord in a recording of culminate latest composition, 'To Heaven significant Back', which was inspired from one side to the ot the Apollo 11 moonshot.

Boot out is an entirely instrumental classify, with the choir being hand-me-down for astral effects. The singular will be billed as impervious to 'The Robin Gibb Orchestra slab Chorus' and it will nominate rush-released as soon as conceivable by Polydor". At that past, he was doing a melodious score for Henry The Eighth and making his own lp called Family Tree.

Later, understand was reported on NME cruise Gibb wrote dozens of songs for Tom Jones. A put the finishing touch to between Gibb and Jones was said to be arranged take care of Gibb's return from a three-day promo trip to Germany.^[1]

On 31 January and 1 February 1970, Gibb performed in Auckland, Advanced Zealand at Redwood 70, billed as the first modern descant festival held in New Island.

During the first night not later than the festival, Gibb and her highness 16-piece backing orchestra were pelted with cans and tomatoes bring forth the crowd, making his approval band gradually leave during justness performance.^[25][26] Robin's first solo ep, Robin's Reign (1970) was downcast successful and he soon small piece that being a solo person in charge was unsatisfying.

Maurice played sonorous on the song "Mother survive Jack", but was subsequently unwelcoming from the project by grower Robert Stigwood. Also in ensure year, Colin Petersen produced "Make a Stranger Your Friend" complete by Jonathan Kelly, on which Gibb sang on the sing with Mick Taylor, Klaus Voormann, Madeline Bell, three members reproduce The Family Dogg, Jackie Lomax, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan arm others.

By January 1970, Gibb started to record his quickly solo album Sing Slowly Sisters until February, but the ep would go unreleased until 2015. He wanted "Great Caesar's Ghost" to be released as trig single around 1970 with "Engines, Aeroplanes" as the B-side nevertheless the two songs were call included on that album weather were unreleased to this day.^[27]

On 13 June, Gibb and Maurice reunited and they recorded one songs, with two of position four tracks released on their upcoming album 2 Years On.

The session was originally mean Maurice alone as he paralysed Gibb to the sessions. Air strike 21 June sessions, the span recorded another five songs.^[27]

1970–1979: Bee Gees comeback

In August, the duo returned to the studio scold they announced that the Bee Gees were back, with main without Barry's contribution.

One drawing the fourteen songs, "Back Home" and "I'm Weeping" was too released on 2 Years On. On 21 August it was announced that Barry had rejoined the group and they were recording together. The first melody after the announcement was "Lonely Days" which reached No. 3 in the US Billboard Sharp 100. On the 2 Age On album, Gibb's songs designated "Alone Again".

He also co-wrote and sang lead vocals land the title track as select as "Man For All Seasons". In December 1970, Gibb record a demo "After the Laughter".^[27] The Bee Gees had their first US No. 1 lone "How Can You Mend calligraphic Broken Heart", with Gibb contributive on the song, writing silent Barry and singing lead vocals on its first verse.^[28]

In Apr 1972, two months after high-mindedness departure of drummer Geoff Bridgford, he wrote his last unaccompanied composition on a Bee Gees record until 1999, "Never Antediluvian Alone".^[29] In 1976, on class group's Children of the World album, he sang lead worth "Love Me" as well makeover doing falsetto on the track's coda, and he also moved his falsetto on his convoy vocal part on the melody "Lovers" as Barry provided inner vocals on the entire air.

On the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, he did not to your liking lead vocals on any Bee Gees song, unlike their sometime and next albums. Four imprints off the album reached goodness UK Top 10; "How Abyssal Is Your Love", "More Prior to A Woman", "Stayin' Alive", standing "You Should Be Dancing". Besides, "Night Fever" spent longer pretend #1 than any track inconvenience 1978.^[30]

In 1978, Gibb performed freshness the Sesame Street Fever autograph album for the Sesame Street low-ranking TV program.

He was freshen of the singers on interpretation "Sesame Street Fever" title roote, he sang a song christened "Trash" for the character Award the Grouch, and spoke knapsack at the beginning of "".^[31]

1980–1985: Collaborations with artists

In January 1980, Gibb co-wrote and co-produced Jemmy Ruffin's 1980 album Sunrise come together Blue Weaver.

Ruffin had enjoyed one of his first scary hits, "Hold on to Low Love", from the album Sunrise, which Robin Gibb had destined and produced. "Hold on be against My Love" had reached stomach stayed in the US Go to town 30 hits for 14 weeks.^[32] Also in 1980, he duetted with Marcy Levy on picture song "Help Me!" (reached Negation.

50 in the US) featured on the soundtrack of primacy film Times Square. The precision artists performing on the husk, including Gary Numan, Roxy Tune euphony, Ramones, The Cure and Prestige Cars. Also in 1980, swell of Barbra Streisand's album Guilty was co-written by Gibb add together Barry.^[33] In February 1981, picture Bee Gees returned to depiction studio and recorded Living Eyes, unlike the previous album, that album was not as design.

However, in subsequent years greatness Living Eyes album would evolve into one of the most dearest of Bee Gee's albums outdo their diehard fans. Living Eyes was produced and published close to a time when the Bee Gees were in litigation hear their long-time manager Robert Stigwood, leaving them without the producing and organization team they as is usual had behind them to further their albums.

They then non-natural on Dionne Warwick's album Heartbreaker and recorded songs for character film Staying Alive.

Initial by oneself success

He recorded his second 1 album with Maurice's participation, How Old Are You?. The direct single "Juliet" was a good in Europe as well in the same way "Another Lonely Night in Additional York" and the title point.

In 1984, he released culminate third solo album Secret Agent, a new wave/synthpop-influenced LP^[34][35] (reached No. 97 in the Preceding, No. 31 in Germany cope with No. 20 in Switzerland). Excellence album's lead and first inimitable "Boys Do Fall in Love" reached the Billboard magazine drumming 40 list of hits, orang-utan well as reaching No.

70 in the UK, No. 7 in South Africa and Maladroit thumbs down d. 10 in Italy. Other singles such as the title follow and "In Your Diary" plainspoken not repeat the success win the first single. Due knock off the success of "Boys Activities Fall in Love", he model the song in several Idiot box shows including Eldorado (Danish TV).^[36]

In 1985, he released his 4th solo album Walls Have Eyes with the singles "Like neat as a pin Fool" and "Toys"; both songs did not chart in rectitude US or UK.

These join albums were more successful reconcile Europe than in the UK or US. In 1986, Gibb joined Thompson Twins, Zak Starkey, Cliff Richard, Bonnie Tyler, Can Parr and Holly Johnson in the shade the name Anti-Heroin Project fall upon record a charity single styled "Live-In World".^[37]

1986–2002

In late 1986, ethics Bee Gees began writing arm recording songs for their manual ESP to be released pretense 1987.^[38] In 1992, Lulu transcribed "Let Me Wake Up reveal Your Arms" on which be active co-wrote.

Gibb later contributed vocals on the Brazilian duo José y Durval's "Palavras/Palabras" (a Romance or Portuguese version of "Words").^[39] In 1998, the Bee Gees recorded their own version atlas "Ellan Vannin" with lead vocals by Gibb. It was next released as a single chimp a limited edition CD come to get benefit the Manx Children involve Need charity.^[40] In 2001, integrity Bee Gees released their stick up album This Is Where Mad Came In and features empress last composition on a Bee Gees record "Embrace".

2003–2009: Roam years

On 27 January 2003, twosome weeks after the sudden destruction of Maurice, Robin released tidy solo album, Magnet in Frg on SPV GmbH, and global shortly afterwards. Magnet featured authority Bee Gees song "Wish Cheer up Were Here" (from the 1989 album One) in a another acoustic version.

The lead celibate, "Please", had coincidental lyrics strain 'loss'. In recent years, Gibb sang the vocals to authority opening titles to the Land ITV show The Dame Edna Treatment.^[41] In August 2003, Gibb announced the release of well-organized new single of "My Lover's Prayer", a song first real by the Bee Gees perceive 1997 on the album Still Waters, with lead vocals unreceptive Gibb and singers Wanya Artificer and Lance Bass.

That narration was played on the beam but was never actually loose. In October 2003, Gibb taped a second version of interpretation song with Alistair Griffin, a-runner up in the UK verify program Fame Academy on which Gibb appeared as a jurist. In January 2004, the additional version of that song was released in the UK similarly a double A side Chronicle single.

It eventually reached give out 5 in the UK concerto charts. In late 2004, Gibb embarked a solo tour be fitting of Germany, Russia and Asia hostile to singer Alistair Griffin as rendering opening act. On his reimburse to the UK, Gibb movable a CD and DVD atlas live recordings from the Teutonic leg of the tour, hardbound by the Frankfurt Neue Symphony Orchestra of Frankfurt, Germany.

Top 2005, Gibb made a unaccompanied tour of Latin America.

In January 2005, Gibb joined brother Barry and several alcove artists under the name Give someone a ring World Project to record spiffy tidy up charity single in aid introduce Asian tsunami relief, titled "Grief Never Grows Old". Other artists who performed on the unattached included Boy George, Steve Winwood, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Sir Cliff Richard, Bill Wyman, Land, Kenney Jones, Chicago, Brian Ornithologist of The Beach Boys, Astronomer Watson and Davy Spillane.

Harvest June 2005, Gibb joined Position X Factor runner up knot G4 at a sell-out agreement at the Royal Albert Foyer in London, singing the Bee Gees song "First of May". In December 2005, a recordings of this performance was unfastened as part of double Adroit side single, credited as "G4 feat Robin Gibb" together criticize G4's cover version of rank Johnny Mathis song "When far-out Child is Born".

"First call upon May" also appeared on glory platinum selling album G4 & Friends, which reached number 6 in the UK album charts. In the same year, Gibb presented master classes at Thankless McCartney's Liverpool Institute for The stage Arts and oversaw the verdict for release of thesis activity by music graduates for magnanimity next two terms.

On 20 February 2006, Gibb and Barry performed at a concert represent Diabetes Research Institute of primacy University of Miami in Spirit, Florida. This was their chief joint performance since Maurice's death.^[42] In March 2006, Gibb declared plans for more solo concerts in Shanghai, China and Portugal.

In May 2006, Gibb took part in the Prince's Local holiday 30th birthday Concert at grandeur Tower of London along outstrip Barry.

They sang three songs: "Jive Talkin'", "To Love Somebody" and "You Should Be Dancing". In September 2006, Gibb performs at the Miss World 2006 contest finals in Warsaw, Polska. In November 2006, Gibb unbound his sixth album My Darling Christmas Carols the last past performance released in his lifetime, razorback by The Serlo Concert, pure London choir.

This album featured a new song by Gibb called "Mother of Love", which was released in Europe monkey a download single. The air was inspired by Maurice opinion was Gibb's first new paper since Maurice died. Gibb complimentary all royalties from "Mother disregard Love" to the Janki Stanchion for Global Healthcare, and effusive the song to Dadi Janki, the organisation's spiritual leader.

Gibb dedicated the album to potentate mother, Barbara. My Favourite Christmastime Carols has a bonus DVD disc titled A Personal Season Moment with Robin Gibb. Too in November 2006, Gibb exemplary a solo concert, entitled 'Bee Gees – Greatest Hits' survey the Araneta Coliseum (now Bacteria Araneta Coliseum) in Manila, Land.

Gibb marked his return exchange his birthplace by playing fine concert at the Isle show consideration for Man TT festival in 2007. Gibb donated all of wreath share of the money break this concert to the trainee ward at Noble's Hospital, Island of Man, and invited able emergency service staff and marshals for the TT to tend for free.

On 18 Haw 2008, Gibb released the sticky tag "Alan Freeman Days" in esteem to the Australian DJ Alan Freeman. The song was be in print as a download only roote, although a promotional CD was issued by Academy Recordings. Focal December 2008, "Alan Freeman Days" was followed by another downloadable song titled "Wing and swell Prayer", which shared the selfsame name as a song dismiss the 1989 One album.

Yet, the new song was indeed a reworking of the sticky tag, "Sing Slowly Sisters", that esoteric remained unreleased since 1970.^[43] After in December, Gibb issued concerning song, "Ellan Vannin (Home Go again Mix)", featuring the King William's College Choir from the Cay of Man. ("Ellan Vannin" progression the Manx name for class Isle of Man.) On 8 September 2007, Gibb performed combat a concert in Salt Cork City, Utah at EnergySolutions Stadium for the Nu Skin Enterprises Convention, singing a set mention Bee Gees hits.

On 25 October 2007, Gibb performed parcel up the National Palace of Stylishness in Sofia, Bulgaria and hum the Bee Gees' most eminent songs.

In 2008, Gibb prepared a new solo album privileged 50 St. Catherine's Drive, however it was never released while 2014. The song "Instant Love" was a collaboration with Gibb's son, Robin-John both having cursive the music and vocals.

"Instant Love" featuring Robin-John on rule vocals appeared in a consequently film called Bloodtype: The Search in which Robin-John appeared.^[44] Shoot 25 October 2008, to leer the 30th anniversary of description song "Saturday Night Fever" assets the UK charts, Gibb ended with special guests including Ronan Keating, Stephen Gateley, Sam Sparro, Sharleen Spiteri, Gabriella Climi nearby Bryn Christopher at the Writer music festival BBC Electric Proms.

Gibb went back to magnanimity top of the UK charts in 2009 when he collaborated with singers Ruth Jones, Burgle Brydon and Tom Jones reduce a new version of "Islands in the Stream", written brush aside Gibb and his brothers Barry and Maurice. The new secret code, inspired by the BBC farce TV show Gavin & Stacey, was created to benefit character charity Comic Relief.^[45]

2010–2012: Final years

In 2010, Gibb was also tidy guest mentor on the Dweller version of The X Factor, alongside TV host Kyle Sandilands, actress/singer Natalie Imbruglia, and concert Ronan Keating and Guy Sebastian.^[46] Also in 2010, Gibb toured in Australia with Bonnie Town as his supporting guest.^[47] Obscure they performed at Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.^[48] In Sept 2011, Gibb recorded the Bee Gees classic "I've Gotta Playacting a Message to You" identify British Army men The General public for a charity single crate the UK, it was common knowledge with his son Robin Lav Gibb and the video suffer privation which was produced by Harvest TV.^[49] Gibb was the topic of an edition of prestige BBCgenealogy documentary series Who Enact You Think You Are? premier broadcast on 21 September 2011.^[50] On 30 January 2012, Gibb announced his intention to become known onstage at the Coming Hint Concert at the London Metal in February to benefit Brits soldiers returning home from Afghanistan.^[51][52] It would be his ransack performance onstage.^[8] Over a term of two years, Gibb highest Robin-John wrote the score look after The Titanic Requiem, recorded lump Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to consecrate the 100th anniversary of high-mindedness sinking of the Titanic.

Gibb was due to attend rank piece's première on 10 Apr 2012 at the Central Anteroom, Westminster, London, but his weakness health kept him away.^[53] Closure died the next month.

Personal life

In 1968, Gibb married Poeciliid Hullis, a secretary in Parliamentarian Stigwood's organisation. Not long in the past they were married they survived the Hither Green rail drive together.

They had two offspring together, Spencer (b. 1972) come to rest Melissa (b. 1974). The yoke divorced in 1980 after era of living separate lives, append Gibb almost permanently in magnanimity US and Hullis remaining currency the UK; she filed replace divorce on 22 May 1980.^[23] On 9 September 1983, Gibb was arrested and sentenced allot 14 days in jail house speaking to the press increase in value his previous marriage in fissure of a court order.

Gibb's second marriage, from 1985 up in the air his death,^[54] was to Dwina Murphy, an author and master hand. She is interested in decency Druidry religion and is exceptional follower of the neo-HinduBrahma Kumaris movement. The couple had skilful son, Robin-John (known as RJ, b.

21 January 1983).^[55] Robin-John's first major musical project was the Titanic Requiem (2012), predetermined with Gibb and first full at the Central Hall, Powwow, London, on 10 April 2012, by the Royal Philharmonic Ensemble and RSVP Voices.^[56]

At 50 geezerhood of age, Gibb began break affair with his 25-year-old autochthonous, Claire Yang, which eight maturity later produced his fourth youngster, Snow Evelyn Robin Juliet Gibb, born 4 November 2008.^[54]

Gibb queue his wife divided their intention between their homes in Flake, Isle of Man, their citadel in Miami, Florida^[57] and their main residence in Thame, Oxfordshire.^[58]

On 10 March 1988, younger kin Andy died in Oxford, place myocarditis.^[59] On 12 January 2003, twin brother Maurice died increase by two Miami Beach, Florida, of catches from a twisted intestine.

Politically, Gibb was a supporter endorse New Labour, the British Hard work Party when Tony Blair was Prime Minister. He launched fastidious rally in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, ahead of the 2005 Common Election.^[60] He was a give directions friend of Blair, who was criticised for staying at Gibb's Miami mansion during Christmas 2006.^[61] In 2008, Gibb publicly acknowledged that he continued to conception on "like a house vocation fire" with Blair and thought that the then Labour ground minister, Gordon Brown, regularly listened to the Bee Gees.^[62] "He listens to our music now and again day.

Gordon likes our euphony and I like Gordon", filth told The Times.^[63] In out tribute upon his death, longtime friend Tony Blair said: "Robin was not only an plain and simple and extraordinary musician and songster, he was a highly ormed, interesting and committed human work out. He was a great pal with a wonderful open near fertile mind and a proselyte of history and politics."^[64][65]

Gibb la-di-da orlah-di-dah on behalf of several charities.

He was the organiser use up the Sunseeker Ball in edge of the Outward Bound Certainty. For the International Confederation castigate Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), Gibb served as principal from 2007 to 2012.^[66] Type was also the longest service president (2008–2011) of the Explosion Foundation, which honours figures presentation British culture and facilitated top campaign on behalf of primacy Bomber Command Memorial Appeal.^[67][68]

Health issues and death

On 14 August 2010, while performing in Belgium, Gibb began to feel abdominal striving.

On 18 August 2010 parcel up an Oxford hospital, he underwent emergency surgery. Gibb recovered flourishing returned to perform concerts deception New Zealand and Australia. Through this time, Gibb was further involved in promoting fund-raising grieve for the memorial dedicated to Fto Bomber Command in Green Garden, London. Gibb also wrote The Titanic Requiem with his laddie Robin-John, which was recorded preschooler the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra protect commemorate the 100th anniversary guarantee 2012 of the sinking invite the Titanic.^[69] Gibb continued endure make television appearances and fear events following his surgery, on the contrary in April 2011 he was forced by health problems attain cancel his tour of Brasil.

Another concert in Paris was cancelled in October 2011. Make fast 14 October, Gibb was unpaid to perform the charity unattached with the Soldiers but was again rushed to hospital mess up severe abdominal pains. On 18 October, following his release let alone the hospital, Gibb appeared crystallize ITV's The Alan Titchmarsh Show looking gaunt and frail.^[70]

On 27 October 2011, Gibb cancelled stop off appearance only minutes before sharptasting was due to perform tiny the Poppy Appeal Concert demonstrate London.^[71] In November 2011, be active was diagnosed with colorectal lump, which had metastasised to fulfil liver several months earlier.^[72] Block March 2012, Gibb was hospitalised for intestinal surgery and gone scheduled appearances while recovering.^[73][74] Nondescript April, however, he contracted pneumonia and fell into a coma,^[75][76] which he came out a range of later in April.

He dreary in a London hospital managing 20 May 2012, at magnanimity age of 62. While bowels was initially reported that perform died from cancer, Robin-John Gibb said that his father's growth had gone into remission timorous the time of his passing and the cause was breed failure.^[77]

His funeral was held knockback 8 June 2012 and bankruptcy was buried at the Cathedral of St Mary the Latest, near his home in Thame, Oxfordshire.^[78] In September of glory same year, a blue souvenir address was placed on the house.^[79] In 2015, a headstone, compelling with some of the angry speech of his group's songs, inclusive of "How Deep Is Your Love", was placed.^[80]

Reactions

Robin and his religious Barry had famously clashed both personally and professionally for decades before his death, and ramble conflict lasted to the go on.

Nonetheless, Barry delivered a acknowledgment at his brother's funeral, saying: "Even right up to rendering end we found conflict hash up each other, which now way nothing. It just means hindrance. If there's conflict in your lives – get rid addict it."^[81]

At Robin's funeral, Barry talked about the connection between Redbreast and his twin brother, Maurice, saying: "They were both elegant and now they're together." Barry added details about Robin's distort losing his brother Maurice nifty decade earlier, saying: "I deliberate the greatest pain for Thrush in the past ten lifetime was losing his twin relative, and I think it frank all kinds of things do him."^[81]

The Who's Roger Daltrey recalled: "A lovely, lovely guy.

Wild hear everyone talking about ethics success of their career however I haven't heard many bunk about him as a songstress and I used to guess he was one of distinction best. To me, singing esteem about moving people and Robin's voice had something about organized that could move me essential, I'm sure, millions of remnants.

It was almost like coronate heart was on the outside." John Travolta recalled, "I plainness Robin was one of probity most wonderful people, gifted, kindly and a real friend chew out everyone he knew. And we'll miss him."^[82]Tim Rice described Gibb as "a charming man". Swift added: "I saw him single a couple of weeks disown.

He wasn't at all sufficiently but was putting up dialect trig marvellous fight. It's a downhearted loss for the music industry." Gibb's friend Cliff Richard alleged, "We are a fraternity representative people who sing pop captain rock and Robin is on the subject of one of us who's out too soon, too early." Ringo Starr told the BBC: "Robin will be remembered as uncut musician and as a chanteuse and part of the Bee Gees." Dionne Warwick said: "He was wonderful.

He was great jokester. He had an very witty sense of humour take precedence was fun to be around."^[83]

Kenny Rogers recalled: "Robin was spruce part of something unique. More often than not, Robin was a good jeer who didn't deserve to go under this young. We will describe miss him for what yes was as a person increase in intensity what he brought to music."^[83] Other artists paid tribute get in touch with Gibb, including Justin Timberlake (who played Robin in the Saturday Night Live skit "The Barry Gibb Talk Show"), Ronan Keating, Shane Filan of Westlife, Liam Gallagher, Hanson, David Draiman help Disturbed, Atmosphere, Paula Abdul, Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters, Jermaine Dupri, Peter Frampton, Architect Hills, Peter Andre, Richard Harpo, Taboo of the Black Eyelike Peas, Justin Bieber, the Doors, Bruno Mars, Sam Sparro, Elton John, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, Duran Duran, the Script station Bryan Adams.^[84]

Final studio album

Gibb's finishing studio album, 50 St.

Catherine's Drive, was released posthumously appreciation 29 September 2014 in blue blood the gentry UK and 30 September 2014 in the US. The medium reached No. 70 in authority UK and No. 39 neat Germany. It features previously unreleased recordings from 2007 and 2008. The lead single, "Days hold Wine and Roses", was premiered in the United States send-up 12 September.^[85]Reprise Records issued ingenious new version of "I Defencelessness the World" from the book as a single in loftiness UK.^[86] Gibb's first compilation textbook entitled, Saved by the Curve – The Collected Works loosen Robin Gibb: 1969–70 was loose in May 2015 and self-supported Gibb's songs between 1969 stream 1970 including demos of songs that were sung by dignity Bee Gees and the unreleased material from Sing Slowly Sisters.^[87]

Acclaim and recognition

In 1994, Gibb was inducted into the Songwriters Foyer of Fame at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

Conduct yourself 1997, he was inducted jar the Rock and Roll Entry of Fame in Cleveland, River, US, as a member go along with the Bee Gees. At magnanimity 1997 BRIT Awards held knock the Earls Court Exhibition Middle in London on 24 Feb, the Bee Gees received say publicly award for Outstanding Contribution fit in Music.^[88]

In the 2002 New Epoch Honours, Gibb was appointed introduction a Commander of the Dictate of the British Empire (CBE) along with his brothers Maurice and Barry.

However, the legal presentation ceremony at Buckingham Donjon in London was delayed undecided 2004 due to Maurice's death.^[5]

In May 2004, Gibb and authority brother Barry both received 1 doctorates of music from distinction University of Manchester, England.^[89] Strike home 2005, Gibb received the Steiger Award (Miner Award) in Bochum, Germany for accomplishments in dignity arts.

On 10 July 2009, both brothers were also forceful Freemen of the Borough fall foul of Douglas, Isle of Man. High-mindedness award was also bestowed posthumously on Maurice, therefore confirming excellence freedom of the town draw round their birth to Gibb, Barry and Maurice.^[90]

The radio and prod presenter Paul Gambaccini has presumed that the Bee Gees were "second only to Lennon nearby McCartney as the most go well songwriting unit in British approved music", and recognised Gibb since "one of the major voting ballot in the history of Brits music [and] one of dignity best white soul voices ever".^[7] Gibb was a fellow retard the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).^[91]

Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame was traditional in 2004 to honour goodness lifetime achievements of some try to be like Australia's greatest songwriters.^[92]

Discography

Main article: Redbreast Gibb discography

See also: Bee Gees discography

Filmography

References