Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dead at 62

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Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dead at 62

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/bee-gees-singer-robin-gibb-dead-at-62-1.3729628

Robin Gibb, the British pop singer with the quavering falsetto who sold more than 200 million albums with his two brothers in the Bee Gees and became an icon of the "Saturday Night Fever" disco era, died Sunday after a long battle with colon and liver cancer, according to a statement from his spokesman.

Gibb, 62, had contracted pneumonia and fell into a coma in a London hospital last month after missing the premiere of his classical work "Titanic Requiem."

"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," read the statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."

Although the Bee Gees achieved their greatest fame with "Stayin' Alive," "How Deep Is Your Love" and other disco hits on 1977's "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack, the trio's pop-songwriting instincts and distinctive high harmonies led to many No. 1 hits over five decades. Asked in 2010 for his greatest achievement, Gibb told The Guardian: "Having the most successful catalog of songs in the world, alongside Lennon and McCartney."
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Posted 5/21/12 8:17 AM

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