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| Bee Gee Robin Gibb's funeral to take place in Thame | Bee Gee Robin Gibb's funeral to take place in Thame |
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| The funeral of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb is to be held later in his home town in Oxfordshire. | The funeral of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb is to be held later in his home town in Oxfordshire. |
| Fans are expected to line the streets of Thame to pay their respects as his body is taken in a horse-drawn carriage to his funeral. | |
| Gibb, who was born in the Isle of Man, died from kidney failure in May after suffering from cancer and pneumonia. | |
| The horse-drawn carriage will travel through the town at about 13:30 BST before a private church service. | |
| Gibb's son Robin-John said the Bee Gees hit I Started A Joke would be played at the church. | |
| The track Don't Cry Alone, which is one of Gibb's final compositions from his Titanic Requiem - premiered only weeks before his death - will also be played. | The track Don't Cry Alone, which is one of Gibb's final compositions from his Titanic Requiem - premiered only weeks before his death - will also be played. |
| The song features the opening lines: "If your heart is breaking, I'm yours whatever, I will not forsake you ever, don't cry alone." | |
| 'Very genuine man' | 'Very genuine man' |
| His family said his wish was to say a "final goodbye" to fans and the town. | His family said his wish was to say a "final goodbye" to fans and the town. |
| Radio presenter Henry Wymbs has known the Gibb family for a number of years as Robin's wife Dwina was a fan of his Irish Eye programme. | |
| Mr Wymbs said: "Part of my youth died with him because he created so many of the songs I loved. | Mr Wymbs said: "Part of my youth died with him because he created so many of the songs I loved. |
| "He was humble, down to earth, a very genuine man who wasn't affected by fame or wealth. | |
| "Apparently he had really become a part of the community in Thame and I can believe that because he was such a nice man." | "Apparently he had really become a part of the community in Thame and I can believe that because he was such a nice man." |
| The carriage will leave from Priests End and travel along the High Street to the town hall. | The carriage will leave from Priests End and travel along the High Street to the town hall. |
| It will then return through the High Street to St Mary's Church. | |
| Following Gibb's death, stars of the music industry led the tributes to the singer. | |
| Beatle Ringo Starr said: "The legacy they'll leave behind is Staying Alive, the harmonies and just the songs that they've written." | |
| Best-selling soundtrack | |
| Sir Cliff Richard said: "The legacy will be what The Bee Gees did, which was stunningly good stuff, right on a par with The Beatles." | |
| Gibb's musical career began when he formed the Bee Gees with his brothers Barry and Maurice in 1958. | |
| The group is among the biggest-selling groups of all time, with hits spanning six decades including Stayin' Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, Massachusetts and Night Fever. | |
| They made almost 30 albums and sold more than 110 million records. | |
| Their 1977 soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling movie soundtrack ever. | |
| Robin Gibb's twin brother Maurice died in 2003 due to complications from a twisted intestine. | |
| The brothers' younger sibling, Andy, died of a heart attack in 1988 at the age of 30, following drink and drug problems. |