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  • The Bee Gees, from left, Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb sing together in their first U.S. performance in five years, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 14, 1997. (Associated Press)

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  • Crowds line streets to bid farewell to Robin Gibb

    Crowds are lining the streets of a southern English town as a horse-drawn carriage pulls the coffin of Bee Gees star Robin Gibb to his funeral.

  • Surviving Bee Gee mourns Robin Gibb's loss

    Surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb lamented the loss of his brother, telling mourners on Friday that he would miss Robin Gibb's "magnificent mind and his beautiful heart."

  • Funeral next week for Bee Gees star Robin Gibb

    A private funeral service for Bee Gees star Robin Gibb will take place next week, with a public memorial service planned for later in the year.

  • ** FILE ** In this March 15, 2000 photo, master flatpicker Doc Watson talks about his long and successful musical career at his home in Deep Gap, N.C. Watson, the Grammy-award winning folk musician, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at a hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89. (AP Photo/Karen Tam, File)

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  • Musician Robin Gibb performs at the Dubai International Jazz Festival in the United Arab Emirates in March 2008. (AP Photo/Tracy Brand)

    Robin Gibb: Bee Gees singer dies after long cancer battle

    Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, 62, died Sunday "following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," his family announced in a statement released by Mr. Gibb's representative, Doug Wright.

  • Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle

    With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees _ short for the Brothers Gibb _ they created dance floor classics like "Stayin Alive," `'Jive Talkin'," and "Night Fever" that can still get crowds onto a dance floor.

  • Gibb matriarch loses third son with Robin's death

    Her sons were blessed with musical gifts that brought riches and fame. On Monday, Barbara Gibb was living a parent's ultimate nightmare _ preparing, for the third time, to lay a child to rest.

  • Album cover for Kimbra "Vows".

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  • The Bee Gees, from left, Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb sing together in their first U.S. performance in five years, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 14, 1997. (Associated Press)

    The List: The very best songs of Robin Gibb

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  • Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain

    One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the recording studio.

  • Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle

    With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees _ short for the Brothers Gibb _ they created dance floor classics like "Stayin Alive," `'Jive Talkin'," and "Night Fever" that can still get crowds onto a dance floor.

  • Robin Gibb (Associated Press)

    Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

    Robin Gibb, one of the three Bee Gees whose falsetto harmonies powered such hits as "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever" and defined the flashy disco era died Sunday, his representative said. He was 62.

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