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'''Barbara Mary Gibb''' (nee Pass, 17 November 1920 - 12 August 2016) was an English former singer, best known as the mother of musicians ], ], ], and ]. Barry, Robin, and Maurice went on to success as ], while Andy made a name for himself as a solo artist. |
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Born in ], she met her future husband, ], while working as a ballroom singer. The couple married in 1944, and on 12 January 1945, their first child and only daughter, Lesley, was born. Soon, they moved to the ], where their first son, Barry, was born on 1 September 1946. On 22 December 1949, twin boys Robin and Maurice were born. The family later moved back to Manchester. The youngest of the Gibb children, Andy was born on 5 March 1958. Later that same year, the Gibbs immigrated to Australia, where the three oldest sons formed The Bee Gees, which had previously been known as The Rattlesnakes. |
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Barbara died on 12 August 2016 at age 95 in ], where her family had lived since the 1970s. She outlived her husband, as well as three of her five children -- and the youngest three at that -- Andy (who died in 1988), Maurice (2003), and Robin (2012). |
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