A New Group, a New Home
When Frost and Horrocks left the group, it was the end of the Rattlesnakes. But the Gibb brothers joined forces with Barry as Johnny Hayes to become Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats. The group made more of a professional debut, with Hugh Gibb managing to sneak them in for his own band’s gig at the Russell Street Club, which came as both a surprise and delight to the audience.
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But the Gibb parents were still struggling to make ends meet. Seeking a better life, they gathered the whole family, including their older sister Lesley and the new addition to the family, Andy, and set sail for Redcliffe, Australia, in 1958. It was in Australia that the young brothers started performing for pocket money.