Bee Gees founder Robin Gibb, pioneer of disco, dies at 62

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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees performs in Los Angeles. The singer has died after a long battle with cancer. Photograph: Rose Prouser/Reuters

 

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Robin Gibb, right, in 1963

 

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Gibb in 1967

 

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Robin Gibb, right, in 1973, with his brothers Maurice and Barry

 

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Gibb in 1974

 

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Gibb, right, performing in the Bee Gees in 1979

 

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Gibb in London in 1979

 

[Pasco_jr_ngumi]

Kwa nn alipenda kusimama kulia??? RIP Gibb

 

[Tusker Bariiiidi]

RIP Gibb... Naona Ma-Staa wa late 50's na Early 60's wanatutoka kwa wingi kipindi hiki cha 2009 -na kuendelea...

 

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Clockwise from left: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb in 1979

 

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The Bee Gees backstage in Germany in 1985

 

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Gibb in 1989

 

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Gibb during a Bee Gees performance at Wembley Arena in 1989

 

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Gibb in 1989

 

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The Bee Gees in 1990

 

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The Bee Gees in 1990

 

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Robin Gibb, centre, and his brothers Maurice and Barry announce a Bee Gees world tour in London in 1998

 

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Robin Gibb, right, with his brother Barry after receiving honorary degrees from the University of Manchester

 

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Robin Gibb performs in Mainz, Germany, in 2010

 

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Gibb at the unveiling of a blue plaque at the home of Dusty Springfield in London in 2011