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Top 16 Robin Gibb Facts

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1- Gibb was born in Douglas on the Isle of Man in 22 December 1949

2- Robin Born at 3:15am.

3- His first band was called The Rattlesnakes.

4- Robin and Maurice are twins. Barry is three years older.

5- Robin Gibb Appeared on the title track of the 1978 children’s music album Sesame Street Fever.

6- From 2008 to 2011, Robin Gibb was President of the Heritage Foundation, honouring figures in British culture

7- Robin Gibb Composed, with his son Robin-John Gibb, his first classical piece, The Titanic Requiem, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship, in 2012.

8- In 1997, Robin Gibb was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, US as a member of the Bee Gees

9- In 1984, Robin Gibb released his third solo album Secret Agent, a new wave/synthpop-influenced LP

10- Robin Gibb Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994 with brothers Barry and Maurice.

11- Robin Gibb married secretary Molly Hullis in 1968, and they divorced in 1980

12- Robin Gibb primarily played a variety of keyboards, notably piano , acoustic guitar, organ and Mellotron

13- Robin Gibb Survivor, along with his first wife Molly, of the infamous Hither Green train wreck of 1967, which killed nearly 50 people.

14- Robin Gibb Awarded a CBE, or Commander of the Order of British Empire, by Queen Elizabeth II in the New Year’s Eve Honors List 2001.

15- Robin Gibb was initially successful with a number 2 UK hit, “Saved by the Bell”, which sold over one million copies and received a gold disc

16-After being diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer, Robin died of kidney and liver failure in 2012. He was 62.

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