Bee Gees member Robin Gibb dies at 62

As part of one of the most successful pop groups of all time, Robin Gibb helped define the disco subculture of the 1970s. His signature song was “I Started a Joke.”

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Aug. 23, 2005

Robin Gibb performs with a 30-piece orchestra during his Magnetic Tour 2005 in Singapore. Gibb, who made up one-third of the Bee Gees, thrilled fans as he took them through an anthology of the group’s classics. Since the death of Maurice Gibb in early 2003, the Gibb brothers decided never to use the name “Bee Gees” again.

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July 31, 1978

Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb attend a party after the Hollywood premiere of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

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Jan. 13, 1979

The brothers pose at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, where they won awards for favorite popular group and favorite soul album for "Saturday Night Fever," a disco sensation that ruled the charts in the late '70s with hits like "Stayin' Alive'' and "More Than a Woman.''

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May 6, 1997

The Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. From left: Robin, Barry, and Maurice Gibb.

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Sept. 6, 1998

The brothers were prolific songwriters, churning out hits for Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick and Kenny Rogers.

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Dec. 31, 1999

The Bee Gees perform in front of their projected images at the “BG2K” New Year's Eve celebration in Sunrise, Fla.

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April 23, 2001

The Bee Gees — from left, Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb — pose for photographers during a news conference at the Russian Tea Room in New York on the eve of the release of their album “This Is Where I Came In.”

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Feb. 23, 2003

Barry Gibb, center; Robin Gibb, right; and Maurice Gibb’s son, Adam, left, accept the Legends Award at the 45th annual Grammy Awards in New York.

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Jan. 10, 2003

The Bee Gees — Maurice, left, Robin and Barry Gibb — pose for the media during a photocall at London's Cafe Royal.

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May 27, 2004

Robin Gibb, left, and Barry Gibb, right, hold their CBEs (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) along with Adam Gibb, who received the honor on behalf of his father, the late Maurice Gibb, at Buckingham Palace in London.

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July 4, 2004

Robin Gibb performs at the Capitol Fourth concert.

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May 18, 2010

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees arrives at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo.

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Feb. 5, 2011

British singer Robin Gibb arriving for the awarding of the Goldene Kamera 2011 (golden camera media prize) of the Axel Springer Verlag publishing house in Berlin.

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