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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dead at 62

May 21, 2012

Robin Gibb at the Meet & Greet after the Dubai Jazz Festival on 1st March 2008, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the group the Bee Gees behind “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” and other iconic sounds from the 1970s, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website.

He was 62.

“The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away on Sunday 20 May, 2012 at 10:46pm following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery. They have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time,” read the statement.

Gibb has had a history of health problems stemming from a 2010 liver and colon cancer diagnosis. Though Gibb had recovered from his first bout with the disease, another tumor recently surfaced in conjunction with pneumonia, leaving him in a coma at a London hospital in mid-April.

Gibb did awaken from his coma in late April and was able to speak with his family members, though he was still reliant on an oxygen mask and intravenous feeding.

An article earlier from Billboard.com noted that the Bee Gees, which Gibb was a part, was ranked third for the most No. 1s in history behind the Beatles and the Supremes .

The group’s accomplishment also includes writing their owns songs and other huge hit records for Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Celine Dion, Destiny’s Child, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, and others.