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Genres
  
Country Music

Genre
  
Country music

Active until
  
1980

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Also known as
  
The Hawking Brothers & The Wildwoods

Years active
  
1955 (1955)–1981 (1981)

Associated acts
  
Alan Hawking, Kevin Shegog

Past members
  
Alan HawkingRussell HawkingPeter CohenGary NewtonGeorge XanthosPeter HayesJohn FaubelLeo DaltonDoug FoleyJoe Attard

Origin
  
Mooroopna, Australia (1955)

Members
  
Alan Hawking, Leo Dalton, George Xanthos

Record labels
  
RCA Records, EMI, Parlophone

Similar
  
Kevin Shegog, Johnny Chester, Reg Lindsay, Shirley Thoms, Smoky Dawson

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The Hawking Brothers, were an Australian country music band, formed in 1955 and disbanded in 1985. 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. They played at the Grand Ole Opry in 1975.

Contents

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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

    Songs

    Me and Bobby McGee2002
    Don't It Make You Wanna Dance2011
    Truck Drivers Lament2002

    References

    The Hawking Brothers Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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