Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE 22 December 1949 12 January 2003 was a musician and singersongwriter He was born in the Isle of Man the twin brother of Robin Gibb and younger brother to Barry He is best known as a member of the singingsongwriting trio the Bee Gees formed with his brothers Robin and Barry The trio got their start in Australia and found major success when they returned to England The Bee Gees became one of the most successful pop groups ever Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Gibb licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia