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| '''Barbara Mary Gibb''' (nee Pass, 17 November 1920{{spnd}}12 August 2016) was an English 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. | |||
| == Biography == | |||
| Barbara Mary Pass was born in ], on November 17, 1920,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Barbara Gibb, Mother of the Bee Gees & Andy Gibb, Dies at 95|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7469559/barbara-gibb-dead|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Billboard|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=August 17, 2016|title=Barbara Gibb: Long-suffering Lancastrian matriarch who accompanied her sons in the Bee Gees to therapy when they sank into addiction|work=]|url=|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> to Ernest and Nora Pass.<ref name=":1" /> She grew up in the city,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2016-08-14|title=Barbara Gibb, mother of the Bee Gees, dies aged 95|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/14/barbara-gibb-mother-of-the-bee-gees-dies-aged-95|access-date=2021-01-27|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> and met her future husband, drummer ], while working as a singer.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Cohen|first=Howard|date=August 15, 2016|title=Bee Gees’ mom Barbara Gibb inspired sons to musical greatness|work=]|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article95799907.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> The couple married on May 27, 1944,<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-14|title=Barbara Gibb, mother of Bee Gees' Gibb brothers, dies at 95|url=https://apnews.com/article/80c8c50271ec42fcaeba72eb2467b082|access-date=2021-01-27|website=AP NEWS}}</ref> and in 1945, their first child, Lesley, was born. Soon, they moved to the ], where their first son, Barry,<ref name=":1" /> was born on 1 September 1946. On 22 December 1949, twin boys Robin and Maurice were born.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} The family later moved back to Manchester.<ref name=":1" /> The youngest of the Gibb children, Andy was born on 5 March 1958.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} Later that same year, the Gibbs immigrated to Australia, where the three oldest sons formed The Bee Gees,<ref name=":1" /> which had previously been known as The Rattlesnakes. | |||
| Barbara and Hugh managed the band's early career.<ref name=":0" /> The Bee Gees became a very successful band.<ref name=":3" /> In 1966 the band had its first song reach number one in the Australian charts and bought Barbara a coat made from ] fur.<ref name=":1" /> In 1992 Gibb moved to ], Florida, where she was involved in fundraising for the Diabetes Research Institute.<ref name=":3" /> ] told the '']'' that “Barbara is the rock in that family. She has this spirit that is very inspiring.”<ref name=":3" /> She was described as the families "matriarch".<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Katz|first=Gregory|date=|title=Gibb matriarch loses third son with Robin's death|url=https://www.courant.com/sdut-gibb-matriarch-loses-third-son-with-robins-death-2012may21-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=courant.com}}</ref> | |||
| Barbara died on 12 August 2016 at age 95 in ].<ref name=":1" /> She outlived her husband, as well as three of her five children: Andy (who died in 1988), Maurice (2003), and Robin (2012).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Katz|first=Gregory|last2=Associated Press|first2=|date=2012-05-21|title=Robin Gibb wondered if family was paying 'karmic price' for success of the Bee Gees - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/21/his-death-robin-gibb-bee-gees-wondered-if-family-c/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=lasvegassun.com|language=en}}</ref> | |||
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