The historic supergroup whose career spans from the 1970’s to present will perform at a sold out show at the historic Palace Theatre on Thursday evening.
David and Howard Bellamy grew up on a rural family farm in Florida.
One late night on that family farm, the song ‘Spiders and Snakes’ ignited their songwriting career.
Howard Bellamy spoke with a light hearted chuckle about the chance occurrence with a chicken snake in his sleeping bag. He said, “David and I slept in a bunkhouse after having one beer too many and arrived home too late to sleep in the house.”
Jim Stafford recorded the song and the Bellamy Brothers have performed that hit across the world throughout the past 50 plus years.
Early on in their career, Stafford put them up in his Hollywood home and they ended up sharing a space with comedic genius Gallagher – all before the invention of Gallagher’s Sledge-O-Matic career.
Howard stated, “I’ll never forget that time. He skated EVERYWHERE.”
The duo have performed and toured with legends such as Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, and even legendary artists Conway Twitty and George Jones.
“We owe Conway so much. He did so many shows with him. Dolly lights up every room she walks in.”
When asked which song is their favorite to perform, Howard stated, “The crowd loves Beautiful Body, Redneck Girl, and even Old Hippie.”
Recording and writing are first and foremost to the Bellamy’s as they have proven over the past 50 years of their sometimes eclectic career.
Bellamy has no plans to retire, “We always think about what we want to do next.
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