I never bought the music of the Bee Gees, but I always respected the hell out of them, and loved them myself. Just like with Donna Summer, the Bee Gees continue to inspire everyone’s lives to this day. You would also hear their music in Hollywood movies (most notably, “Saturday Night Fever”), and TV commercials. You would hear the song, “Staying Alive” at all the nightclubs, bars, wedding receptions, and you would hear bands covering the song. Thanks to “Saturday Night Fever”, the song, “Staying Alive”, has became one of the most popular songs to dance to ever on the dance floor. They were an incredible group, and they inspired me greatly.

Robin was born and grew up on the, Isle of Man, which is a small island near the United Kingdom. Robin grew up with 4 of his other siblings. He has 3 brothers and one sister. His fraternal twin brother Maurice, and his other brothers that are not twins were Barry, and Andy. Robin has one older sister, Lesley. Barry, Robin, and Maurice began singing when they were little kids. They were inspired to start a music career after the three of them performed at the Gaumont cinema, lip syncing to a record, but when the record broke, they had to sing for real. In 1958, the Gibb brothers including their brother, Andy, began performing live where ever they could in Australia, so they could make money. They were originally called, the Rattlesnakes, later they changed their group name to Wee Johnny Hayes & the Bluecats. In 1963, that’s when they had to change their name again to the Bee Gees, after being signed to, Festival Records.

The Bee Gees, shot to national fame, after they released their first album, “Bee Gees 1st”, which peaked at No 7. on the Billboard Charts in the US. The Bee Gees, didn’t become mainstream and commercial superstars until they agreed to make music, for the film, “Saturday Night Fever”. The album became the best selling album of all time. It helped start the disco era in the 70’s. The album stayed on the top of the Billboard US charts for 24 straight weeks from January to July of 1978, and for 120 weeks until 1980. The Bee Gees kept making music and performing live up until their last album in 2001, “This Is Where I Came In”, the Bee Gees broke up after Maurice’s death.

Robin kept releasing solo albums and performing as a solo act. Robin died of cancer, he was 62 years old. He is survived by his brother, Barry, who is the only surviving member of the Bee Gees, which means that he is, “Staying Alive”.

Kev