Robin Gibb – a life in pictures

Robin Gibb, right, in 1963 Photograph: GAB Archive/Redferns

Gibb in 1967 Photograph: Ian Tyas/Getty Images

Robin Gibb, right, in 1973, with his brothers Maurice and Barry Photograph: Sydney O'Meara/Getty Images

Gibb in 1974 Photograph: Dezo Hoffmann / Rex Features/ Rex Features

Gibb, right, performing in the Bee Gees in 1979 Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images

Gibb in London in 1979
Photograph: Andre Csillag/Rex Features

Clockwise from left: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb in 1979 Photograph: Courtesy Everett Collection /Courtesy Everett Collection / Re

The Bee Gees backstage in Germany in 1985 Photograph: Denis O'Regan/CORBIS

Gibb in 1989
Photograph: Neal Preston/Corbis

Gibb during a Bee Gees performance at Wembley Arena in 1989
Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features

Gibb in 1989 Photograph: Neal Preston/Corbis

The Bee Gees in 1990 Photograph: Neal Preston/Corbis

The Bee Gees in 1990 Photograph: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis

Robin Gibb, centre, and his brothers Maurice and Barry announce a Bee Gees world tour in London in 1998 Photograph: Gerry Penny/EPA

Robin Gibb, right, with his brother Barry after receiving honorary degrees from the University of Manchester Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Robin Gibb performs in Mainz, Germany, in 2010 Photograph: Fredrik von Erichsen/Corbis

Gibb at the unveiling of a blue plaque at the home of Dusty Springfield in London in 2011 Photograph: Rex Features/Rex Features

Gibb in Brussels in 2011 Photograph: Photonews/Photonews via Getty Images

Gibb performs at the London Palladium in February this year
Photograph: Rex Features