The Hawking Brothers, were an Australian country music

Country music

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 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

Regal Zonophone Records

Regal Zonophone Records was a British record label formed in 1932, through a merger of the Regal Records and Zonophone Records labels. This followed the merger of those labels' respective parent companies - the Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company - to form EMI.Originally Regal...

, they went on to record a number of albums with RCA Records

RCA Records

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. The Hawking Brothers have been very successful, winning 6 Golden Guitar

Golden Guitar

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s. They played at the Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...

in 1975.

Albums

Portrait of the Folksy Hawking Brothers

Australian Heritage

Country Gold

The Best of the Hawking Brothers

Country Travelling

21 Years with the Hawking Brothers

Flying High in Concert

One Day at a Time

Awards

Golden Guitars

1974 – best instrumental

1975 – best group

1977 – best group

1978 – best album

1978 – best group

1979 – best album

External links

• http://www.ozziemusicman.com/2009/11/post-187-hawking-brothers-melbourne-cup.html
• One Day at a Time