Barbara Gibb, mother of the Bee Gees, dies aged 95
Mrs Gibb had lived in the United States for the last 20 years.
The mother of iconic family pop trio the Bee Gees, Barbara Gibb, has died at the age of 95.
Mrs Gibb had lived in the United States for the last 20 years but was born and raised in Manchester.
She was living on the Isle of Man when she had the three sons - Barry, Robin and Maurice - who would go on to form the Bee Gees.
The family later moved to Chorlton, Manchester, before emigrating to Australia in the late 50s. They returned to the UK in the 60s as their careers took off.
Maurice Gibb died in 2003 and his twin, Robin, died in 2012.
Mrs Gibb's husband Hugh died in 1992. She was also the mother of Andy Gibb, a successful musician in his own right who died in 1988, and a daughter, Lesley.
It's understood she died on Friday with family and friends at her side.
Barry's official Facebook page announced the news, alongside a photograph of her laughing and joking with her chart-topping sons.