, ▁Web b ▁left ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁C uster , ▁Washington . ▁He ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁sister ▁Lor etta ▁and ▁her ▁family . ▁He ▁sang ▁in ▁local ▁hon ky - ton ks ▁with ▁his ▁guitar ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁performing ▁circuit . ▁Web b , ▁like ▁his ▁sister , ▁wrote ▁his ▁own ▁songs , ▁and ▁he ▁co - w rote ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁later ▁hits . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁with ▁Sun ▁Records ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 1 9 6 0 ) ▁Web b ▁was ▁a ▁keen ▁guitar ▁player ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁some ▁short ▁g ospel ▁songs ▁with ▁sister , ▁Lor etta . ▁Having ▁a ▁ten or ▁voice , ▁Web b ▁discovered ▁g ospel ▁songs ▁were ▁well ▁su ited ▁to ▁him . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁sister ▁Lor etta ▁formed ▁her ▁own ▁band . ▁Lyn n ▁called ▁her ▁band ▁" The ▁Tra il bla z ers ", ▁and ▁Web b ▁played ▁guitar . ▁They ▁performed ▁all ▁over ▁Washington , ▁and ▁Lyn n ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁small ▁fan ▁following . ▁ ▁After ▁Lyn n ▁won ▁a ▁contest ▁in ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington , ▁the ▁prize ▁was ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Web b , ▁however , ▁was ▁not ▁having ▁as ▁good ▁of ▁luck . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁locally ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Web b ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁Sun ▁Records ▁producer ▁and ▁engineer