Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb dead at 62

Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb dead at 62

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by KING 5 News and Associated Press

KREM.com

Posted on May 20, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Updated Sunday, May 20 at 4:29 PM

LONDON - Robin Gibb, one of the founding member of the Bee Gees, along with his brothers Barry and Maurice, has died of at age 62, Rolling Stone reports.

Gibb fell into a coma last month as he battled colon cancer.

The Bee Gees -- British-born, Australia-raised brothers Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb -- had a string of disco-era hits including "How Deep is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive." Their soundtrack to the movie "Saturday Night Fever" was one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s.

The Bee Gees became members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and won seven Grammy Awards.

Maurice Gibb, Robin's twin brother, died in 2003 at the age of 53 due to complications from a twisted intestine.

The Bee Gees' younger brother, Andy, who had a successful solo career, died in 1988 at age 30 of a heart ailment.
 

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