Robin Gibb, pioneer of disco, dies at
62 /summary
Robin had a
distinctive and vibrating voice. Together with his brothers Maurice and Barry
he made many hits and he sold more than 200m records as a performer and a
writer.
His twin brother
Maurice died of the same cancer as Robin in the year 2003.
Songs like ‘How
deep is your love’ and ‘Stayin’ alive’ are songs we all can remember because
they grew very popular and are still to be heard on the radio.
The brothers
Gibb, as they called themselves, the BeeGees were from the 70s disco boom.
Some tweets
after the news on the dead of Robin Gibb: DJ Mike
Read, (family friend): “he had an incredible voice", adding: "Robin
had the voice, the pathos, and he was a great writer." "In his head
he could come up with some great melodies. I was delighted to work with him. He
had a gift for melody and a gift for lyrics and left a phenomenal legacy, a
phenomenal catalogue."
Former deputy prime
minister, John Prescott, tweeted: "Just heard about Robin Gibb. A good
friend, a brilliant musician and a man who turned all of us into wannabe
Travoltas!"
Reaction:
As a tribute to
such a great artist I wanted to blog this news item. When I was young I was a
big fan of the BeeGees as well. I was born in 1972 but my mother and sisters
loved their music and so did I. I am not such a big fan anymore but I still
appreciate their work and their songs are everlasting. I believe I liked Maurice
more because of his looks but I can remember in my head Robin’s wonderful
voice!
By Renate Pollemans s3904463
I do like it that you have taken the opportunity to pay tribute by using your blog. I have just watched the news and enjoyed hearing all the nice songs, especially the one which was written for th film Saturday Night Fever. Also enjoyed seeing John Travolta, he was so handsome ....., I think I watched the movie over a million times, we even learned the steps at the balroom dancing lessons.
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