1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁boys ▁began ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁harm ony . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁told ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁lip ▁sync ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁Ga um ont ▁cinema ▁( as ▁other ▁children ▁had ▁done ▁on ▁previous ▁weeks ), ▁but ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁running ▁to ▁the ▁theatre , ▁the ▁frag ile ▁sh ella c ▁ 7 8 - R PM ▁record ▁broke . ▁The ▁brothers ▁had ▁to ▁sing ▁live ▁and ▁received ▁such ▁a ▁positive ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁audience ▁that ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁singing ▁career . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁R att les n akes ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁when ▁F rost ▁and ▁Hor ro cks ▁left , ▁so ▁the ▁Gib b ▁brothers ▁then ▁formed ▁We e ▁Johnny ▁Hay es ▁and ▁the ▁Blue ▁C ats , ▁with ▁Barry ▁as ▁Johnny ▁Hay es . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁Gib b ▁family , ▁including ▁older ▁sister ▁Les ley ▁and ▁infant ▁brother ▁Andy , ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Red cl iffe , ▁just ▁north - east ▁of ▁Br is b ane ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁young ▁brothers ▁began ▁performing ▁to ▁raise ▁pocket ▁money . ▁They ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁Br is b ane ▁radio ▁present er ▁j ockey ▁Bill ▁G ates ▁by ▁speed way ▁prom oter ▁and ▁driver ▁Bill ▁Go ode , ▁who ▁had ▁h ired ▁the ▁brothers ▁to ▁entertain ▁the ▁crowd ▁at ▁the ▁Red cl iffe ▁Speed way ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 .