The Hawking Brothers

The Hawking Brothers
Background information
Also known as	The Hawking Brothers & The Wildwoods
Origin	Mooroopna, Victoria (Australia)
Genres	Country Music
Years active	1955 (1955)–1981 (1981)
Labels	W. & G. Records Fable Records Parlophone EMI RCA Records
Associated acts	Alan Hawking, Kevin Shegog
Past members	Alan Hawking Russell Hawking Peter Cohen Gary Newton George Xanthos Peter Hayes John Faubel Leo Dalton Doug Foley Joe Attard

The Hawking Brothers, were an Australian country music band, formed in 1955 and disbanded in 1985.^[1] They comprised brothers Russell (1931–1976) and Alan (1933–1988). After originally recording with Regal Zonophone Records, they went on to record a number of albums with RCA Records. When it comes to winning awards, The Hawking Brothers have been very successful, winning 6 Golden Guitars.^[2] They played at the Grand Ole Opry in 1975.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Portrait of the Folksy (The Hawking Brothers sing Old Golden Songs)
• The Hawking Brothers & The Wildwoods (1970)
• Australian Heritage (1972)
• Country Gold (1972)
• Australian Heritage Volume 2 (1975)
• The Hawking Brothers In Nashville (1976)
• Country Travelling (1977)
• One Day at a Time (1978)
• The Hawks (1979)

Compilations

• The Best Of The Hawking Brothers
• Special Edition!
• Twenty-One Years with The Hawking Brothers (1977)
• The Hawking Brothers Collection (1984)
• The Early Years (Country Collectors Series)

Live Albums

• Flying High - Live In Concert (1980)

Singles

• Catfish John
• Eighteen Yellow Rose
• Hand in the Hand
• The Melbourne Cup

Awards

Golden Guitars

1974 – best instrumental

1975 – best group

1977 – best group

1978 – best album

1978 – best group

1979 – best album

See also

• Smoky Dawson
• Slim Dusty
• Chad Morgan

References

External links

• http://www.ozziemusicman.com/2009/11/post-187-hawking-brothers-melbourne-cup.html
• One Day at a Time