MadScreamingGallery Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) R.I.P. dear Robin. Your suffering is over. May you rest in peace. God Bless you and your family. http://www.rollingst...-at-62-20120520 By David Browne May 20, 2012 6:35 PM ET Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed via a statement. Gibb was 62 years old. "The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," reads the statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time." Two years ago, Gibb battled colon and liver cancer, but despite making what he called a "spectacular recovery," a secondary tumor recently developed, complicated by a case of pneumonia. The singer was hospitalized in mid-April and fell into a coma at one point, although the singer was later said to have regained consciousness and communicated with family members. Gibb was born in Manchester, England, in 1949, along with twin brother Maurice. (Maurice died in 2003 of complications from a twisted intestine; eerily, Robin had surgery for the same medical issue in 2010.) Along with their older brother Barry, the brothers began harmonizing as a trio in Australia, where the family moved in 1958. Although the Bee Gees had some success in Australia – they hosted a weekly variety show there – they didn't truly arrive until they returned to England and signed with manager Robert Stigwood. Robin's quivering, vulnerable voice was featured prominently on several of the group's earliest and most Beatles-eque hits, including "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "I Started a Joke," "Massachusetts," and "I've Gotta Get a Message to You." Although he looked and sounded like the meekest Bee Gee, Robin grew into the family rebel. By 1969, he and Barry were feuding over whose song should be singles, and Robin, then 20, was declared a "ward of the state" by their father when his drinking and partying seemed to take over his life. "It happened so fast that we lost communication between us," Gibb later recalled. "It was just madness, really." But it also Robin who, in 1971, made the first call to Barry to reunite with his brothers. Robin's solo career had stalled, and Barry and Maurice's attempts to continue the Bee Gees as a duo had floundered as well. "If we hadn't been related, we would probably have never gotten back together," Robin said at the time. Robin's voice was heard, beautifully, on the chorus of their minor 1972 hit "Run to Me." The Bee Gees' massive second wind arrived with their proto disco hit, "Jive Talkin'," in 1975; two years later, their contributions to Saturday Night Fever made them bigger stars than ever. Most of the hits from that era featured Barry's falsetto voice, but the brothers' vocal blend remained an indelible apart of their sound. The group entered another fallow period during the early Eighties, although during this time, Robin produced a semi-hit album by Jimmy Ruffin, brother of the Temptations' David Ruffin. The last Bee Gees album, This Is Where I Came In, was released in 2001. Two years later, Maurice died, and with his passing the Bee Gees ended. (Their other, younger brother Andy died in 1988.) Robin and Barry reunited periodically – in 2010, they made an appearance on American Idol and inducted ABBA into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – and talked about a duo tour, but nothing materialized. Robin, though, kept his hand in music. With his son Robin-John, he wrote an ambitious piece, The Titanic Requiem, a mix of orchestral and vocal pieces telling the story of the doomed liner on the 100th anniversary of its sinking. "It's a serious subject and it's not a rock opera," Gibb said before its debut. "There are no backbeats. This could have been written 300 years ago." Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the work had its world premiere in London on April 10th. But in a sign that Gibb's health had taken a turn for the worse, he wasn't able to attend. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/robin-gibb-bee-gees-co-founder-dead-at-62-20120520#ixzz1vSFRCpJM Edited May 20, 2012 by MadScreamingGallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 thankyou for posting this, MSG. looks like i must have started the same topic in ramble on at around the same time. oh well, shows he is missed by both of us, and many millions more .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 thankyou for posting this, MSG. looks like i must have started the same topic in ramble on at around the same time. oh well, shows he is missed by both of us, and many millions more .... Please don't worry about it, Slave. It's heartbreaking and shattering news for so many of us - to be honest I'm not thinking very clearly now myself...too upset. My only consolation is that his suffering is over now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Please don't worry about it, Slave. It's heartbreaking and shattering news for so many of us - to be honest I'm not thinking very clearly now myself...too upset. My only consolation is that his suffering is over now. yes it is. earlier reports were encourageing, but alas it was not to be for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 yes it is. earlier reports were encourageing, but alas it was not to be for him. I remember he was near death not too long ago but then he really seemed to rally for a time. I don't know anything about his personal life but when something like that happens with someone who is terminally ill, I wonder if there is a reason that he needed to stay a bit longer - to witness a family event, say goodbye to family and friends, etc. - after that, he was at peace and free to leave here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sad news... Rest in Peace Robin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 The Evolution of the Bee Gees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Donna Summer, and now Robin Gibb....two of Disco's biggest names. Makes you realize how precious life is. At least these people were fortunate enough to live their dream. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What a voice, New York Mining Disaster was a classic. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfvr Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 RIP Robin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetPage Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) RIP Great Artist...Smile For me Demo by Maurice for the Tigers in Japan....arranged by John Friddy and Produced by Biddu... Edited May 21, 2012 by PlanetPage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 What a voice, New York Mining Disaster was a classic. R.I.P. I loved that one. Marley Purt Drive was also one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sorry to hear this sad news. RIP Robin MSG, I'm with you as to why many people with terminal cancer have a short rally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Apparently there is a saying that goes You get better before you get worse, I don't know where it came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f2walsh Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What a big loss! Thanks for the great music! I was weened on the Bee Gees 8 tracks back in the '70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHqTuUdDR4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel With A Broken Wing Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Donna Summer, and now Robin Gibb....two of Disco's biggest names. Makes you realize how precious life is. At least these people were fortunate enough to live their dream. R.I.P. ^ totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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