▁The ▁crowd ▁at ▁the ▁speed way ▁would ▁throw ▁money ▁onto ▁the ▁track ▁for ▁the ▁boys , ▁who ▁generally ▁performed ▁during ▁the ▁interval ▁of ▁meet ings ▁( us ually ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁a ▁tr uck ▁that ▁drove ▁around ▁the ▁track ) ▁and , ▁in ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Go ode , ▁any ▁money ▁they ▁collected ▁from ▁the ▁crowd ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁keep . ▁G ates ▁renamed ▁them ▁the ▁B G s ▁( l ater ▁changed ▁to ▁" Be e ▁Ge es ") ▁after ▁his , ▁Go ode ' s ▁and ▁Barry ▁Gib b ' s ▁initial s . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁not ▁specifically ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁" Bro thers ▁Gib b ", ▁despite ▁popular ▁belief . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁were ▁featured ▁on ▁television ▁shows , ▁including ▁their ▁performance ▁of ▁" Time ▁Is ▁Pass ing ▁By ". ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁they ▁began ▁working ▁regularly ▁at ▁resort s ▁on ▁the ▁Queensland ▁coast . ▁For ▁his ▁song writing , ▁Barry ▁spark ed ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁Australian ▁star ▁Col ▁Jo ye , ▁who ▁helped ▁them ▁get ▁a ▁recording ▁deal ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁with ▁Festival ▁Records ▁subs idi ary ▁Le ed on ▁Records , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Be e ▁Ge es ". ▁The ▁three ▁released ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁singles ▁a ▁year , ▁while ▁Barry ▁supplied ▁additional ▁songs ▁to ▁other ▁Australian ▁artists . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁were ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁supporting ▁act ▁for ▁Ch