Robin Gibb: 1949-2012

The Gibbs were born in England on the Isle of Man, but moved to Australia with their parents in 1958 and began their musical career there. They had been born into a musical family, with a father who was a drummer and bandleader and a mother who liked to sing.

The Bee Gees, (left to right, Robin, Maurice and Barry Gibb) pose with their parents, Hugh and Barbara Gibb, on Jan. 10, 1979. The Gibbs were at a party following the television screening of their UNICEF show in New York.

Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew