TRAGIC Robin Gibb died surrounded by his wife and children, Sunday night.His family announced with "great sadness” that Robin, 62, had lost his brave fight with colon cancer.In a brief statement they said: "Sunday 20 May, 2012 at 10:46: The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announces with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery.His sons Robin-John and Spencer, daughter Melissa and wife Dwina had been at his bedside throughout at his stay in a Chelsea hospital.Robin was hailed on Sunday night as "one of the most important people in the history of British music,” by Paul Gambaccini, who said the brothers were second best UK songwriters ever after the Beatles."Everyone should be aware that the Bee Gees are second only to Lennon and McCartney as the most successful songwriting unit in British popular music.The Bee Gees will be forever known for providing the soundtrack to the 1970s in the form of the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ album, one of the biggest-selling albums of all time.