Death and Tribute
Maurice Gibb died unexpectedly at the age of 53, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida on 12 January 2003 of an heart attack, while waiting to undergo surgery for a twisted intestine, with his wife, children, and brothers at his side. After his funeral service, he was cremated. His brothers Barry and Robin ceased performing as a group for a time, but later decided to perform occasionally under the Bee Gees banner before twin brother Robin died rather suddenly of liver and kidney failure on 20 May 2012.
Jagged Edge and Paul McCartney recorded "Too Much Heaven" in 2004.Wyclef Jean recorded "Jive Talkin'" in 2005 and Sheryl Crow recorded "To Love Somebody in 2005 as a tribute for him. A tribute to Maurice entitled Souls Stick Around: A Tale of the Black Hills and Maurice Gibb, was published as an eBook on Amazon.com in March 2012 by Bee Gees fan and author, Dawnette Owens.
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