Ash Tree; Common English name for species of the Fraxinus Genus. Ash, originally from the old English name Ã¦sc, for Ash-tree. Some tree common names containing Ash do not refer to this genus, see Other Ash Tree Name Uses. Fraxinus; Botanical name given to a genus of plant species commonly known as Ash.
The Bee Gees. The three Gibb brothers were very close as children and spent most of their time together. Barry Gibb, born 1946, and his twin brothers Maurice and Robin, who were born in 1949, went on to become one of the most popular bands of the 1970s. All three siblings were born on the Isle of Man but moved to their father Hugh's home town - Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester - to attend school.
The made Gibb the last Bee Gee alive (his brother Maurice died in 2003 and his youngest brother Andy passed in 1988). Gibb says that he was never really that close to his brothers, and laments that they drifted apart in their later years. Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb is haunted by the fact he didnât get along with his brothers and bandmates Maurice and Robin when they were alive. âYou see, it wasnât just the loss of my brothers, it was the fact we didnât really get on.