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| occupation = | years_active = 1955–2012 | label = | associated_acts = | website = }} Robin Hugh Gibb, (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was an English singer, songwriter and producer, best known as a member of the pop music group Bee Gees. He gained worldwide fame with his brothers Barry and Maurice Gibb. Besides, their younger brother Andy was also a singer. Gibb joined his first band the Rattlesnakes which formed in Manchester, England. Gibb was born on the Isle of Man to English parents, Hugh and Barbara Gibb; the family later moved to Manchester (where Andy was born) before settling in Redcliffe, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Gibb began his career as part of the family trio (Barry-Maurice-Robin). When the group found their first success, they returned to England where they achieved worldwide fame. In 2002, the Bee Gees were appointed as CBEs for their "contribution to music", however investiture at Buckingham Palace was delayed until 2004.〔 With record sales estimated in excess of 200 million units, the Bee Gees became one of the most successful pop groups of all time.〔Kellerman, Andy. "(Robin Gibb )." Allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2009.〕 Music historian Paul Gambaccini described Gibb as "one of the major figures in the history of British music" and "one of the best white soul voices ever".〔 From 2008 to 2011, Gibb was President of the Heritage Foundation, honouring figures in British culture. After a career spanning six decades, Gibb last performed on stage in February 2012 supporting injured British servicemen and women at a charity concert at the London Palladium. On 20 May 2012, Gibb died at the age of 62 from liver and kidney failure brought on by colorectal cancer. As an instrumentalist, Gibb primarily played a variety of keyboards, notably piano, organ and Mellotron on the Bee Gees album ''Odessa'' (1969), he also played acoustic guitar and organ on his debut solo album ''Robin's Reign'' (1970).〔 ==Childhood== Robin Hugh Gibb was born on 22 December 1949 in Jane Crookall Maternity Home in Douglas, Isle of Man Hugh and Barbara Gibb (née Pass). He was the fraternal twin of Maurice Gibb and was the older of the two by 35 minutes. Apart from Maurice, he had one sister, Lesley Evans and two brothers, Barry and Andy. As a kid, Gibb loved to play with fire and would take boxes of matches from the kitchen. His mother said he would start fires anywhere he wanted and called him a "firebug". One fire he set even went to the point of police attention. In 1953, the Gibbs watched the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on the television. Their neighbour in Willaston, Isle of Man, Marie Beck who was the friend of his mother and her sister Peggy. Another neighbour, Helen Kenney was living in Douglas Head as Kenney recalls "Barry and the twins used to come into Mrs. Beck's house and we would mind them, Robin once said to me, 'We're going to be rich one day, we're going to form a band!' "Little did I realise he meant it". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robin Gibb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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