The Rattlesnakes were a British skiffle and rock and roll band formed by Barry Gibb in Manchester in 1955, which would eventually evolve into the Bee Gees in 1958. Originally consisting of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Paul Frost and Kenny Horrocks, they were one of the many skiffle bands that were formed in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. According to Horrocks, the name The Rattlesnakes was hand-painted by Barry on the side of the tea-chest bass. The group's influences at that time were The E...
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