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The Rattlesnakes | |
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&sq=the Russian Federation &lang=en&file=File:Therattlesnakesperforming.jpg) The Rattlesnakes in Manchester, early 1958, from left to right: Paul Frost, Kenny Horrocks, Maurice, Barry and Robin Gibb. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats[1] |
| Origin | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Genres | Skiffle, rock and roll, doo-wop, roots rock |
| Years active | 1955[2]–58 |
| Past members | Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb Paul Frost Kenny Horrocks |
The Rattlesnakes was a British skiffle/rock and roll group, founded in Manchester in 1955 by Barry Gibb, which later changed to become the Bee Gees in 1958.[3][4] They were one of the many skiffle bands that were formed in the United Kingdom in the 1950s since the revival of the American skiffle in the UK that was originally started in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.[5]
Barry started a skiffle group, in which his younger brothers Robin and Maurice Gibb also joined as vocalists, after they returned to their parents' hometown in Manchester, England, in 1955. They were later joined by their friends and neighbors, Paul Frost (drums) and Kenny Horrocks (tea-chest bass). Their first public performance took place at Gaumont Cinema in December 1957, performing the Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie".[6] Some of their influences at that time were Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Tommy Steele, Buddy Holly and Paul Anka.
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- ^ M. Brocken, The British folk revival, 1944–2002 (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2003), pp. 69–80.
- ^ Adriaensen, Marion. "History Part 2 - The story about the Bee Gees: 1950-1960". brothersgibb.org. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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