THE WEBB BROTHERS

The Webb Brothers had been performing, writing and recording country music for almost 50 years. The unique trio, featuring brothers Fabian (born 1930), Marius (born 1932) and Berard (born 1934), have won two Golden Guitar Awards, featured twice on the ABC documentary A Big Country, toured Australia and New Zealand multiple times, and were inducted into the Tamworth "Hands Of Fame" in 1978 and "Roll Of Renown" in 2004. The Webb Brothers’ auditioned for the Australian Amateur Hour in 1954 and their resulting win saw their music broadcast on radio station 4BK, followed by a recording contract with Rodeo Records. The brothers released many singles and albums from the 50s right up until the 80s. A few were released in NZ.

The cheeky trio had a big commercial hit in 1981 with a song called ''The Colonel Put The Lickin' In The Chicken But Who Put The 'Roo In The Stew'' which laughed at the big meat scandal in Australia when it discovered Australian roo meat had found its way into hamburger mince being exported to Australia. The single got to #29 on the national charts and it was also released in NZ.

They were also running a pioneering cattle property called Thornside – 30 kilometres west of Gympie - that in 1982 had been owned by the Webb family for 100 years."Our grandfather George settled on that block – the first block – back in 1882 and descendents have carried out cattle breeding on that same block ever since," he said. In 1982 the Webb Brothers wanted to stage a 100th birthday party for their Thornside property and to mark 25 years recording country music. This event would become the annual Gympie muster which has attracted all the major stars of Australian country.  Marius and Fabian Webb died in 2014. 

SINGLES

''The Crooning Bachelor / Just Sing Sing Sing'' 1956 Rodeo 

''The Call Of The Bellbird / The Little Green Valley 1956 Rodeo 

''Louisiana Swing / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 1956 Rodeo

''Gimme Crack Corn / Born To Lose'' 1957 Rodeo

''Call Me Yours / Dry Weather Blues'' 1958 Columbia

''The Battle Of New Orleans / I Answered The Call Of The Bellbird'' 1959 Festival

''Riding Down From Bangor / This Road'' 1959 Festival

''The Jockeys Are Striking / The Gun That Killed My Brother Lou'' 1960 Festival

''It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' / Courtin' In The Rain'' 1961 Festival

''The Fox / Pop Said To Me'' 1965 Bluebird

''From A Rich Man To A Beggar / Don't Drag Dad'' 1966 W&G

''The Purple Petrol Eater (#94) / Linda Darling'' 1966 W&G

''The Call Of The Bell-Bird / The Melody Of The Rain'' 1972 ATA

''Goondiwindi Grey (The Gunsynd Song) / If Only'' 1973 ATA

''The Old Palmer River Song / Gold Fever'' 1974 Festival

''June Rose Waltz / Sally Anne'' 1974 ATA

''Melodie D'Amour / Life Goes On'' 1976 Festival

''The Colonel Put The Lickin' In The Chicken But Who Put The 'Roo In The Stew (#29) / Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport'' 1981 RCA

EPs

'The Webb Brothers' 1960 Festival
'The Jockeys Are Striking' 1961 Festival
'The Webb Brothers' 1973 Hadley

ALBUMS

'Clancy Of The Overflow' 1959 W&G
'It Ain't Gonna Rain No More' 1961 Festival
'Big Country' 1972 ATA
'I'm Gonna Be A Country Boy Again' 1974 ATA

'Call Of The Bellbird' 1974 Festival

'Live In New Zealand' 1975 Festival
'Town And Country' 1976 Festival
'Mustering On'

References

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/