As their Smart & Safe Florida campaign to implement safe and common-sense cannabis regulation blazed on to more than one million signatures, the Bellamy Brothers rolled out their Old Hippie Stash Mobile in April. The duo enlisted artist Mark Hannah, known for his sign painting and mural work in many local and regional areas in Central Florida, for the psychedelic transformation of a 1978 Volkswagen Westfalia.
Their most recent project, “40 Years: The Vinyl Album,” celebrated the Bellamy Brothers’ journey to fame that started on the pop music charts in the ‘70s and took a winding turn into country music in the ‘80s, paving the way for duos to come, such as Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Big & Rich and The Judds.
Produced by David and Howard Bellamy along with Randy Hiebert, the project includes “If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body,” originally scrawled on a dinner napkin by David, which rocketed them to the top of the country charts the way “Let Your Love Flow,” the project opener, had done in the pop market just a few years earlier.
It proved to be the first of a string of 14 No. 1 singles in the U.S. alone. The Bellamy Brothers hold the record in both the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association Awards (CMA) for the most duo nominations. Numerous Grammy nods have also been directed toward the brothers.
The Bellamys are also opening up their lives to television audiences with their reality show, “Honky Tonk Ranch.” Each episode captivates viewers by the unpredictable misadventures the Bellamys face while balancing their globe-trotting touring schedule while running their sprawling family ranch in south Florida.
Widely known as an “international symbol of country music,” the Bellamy Brothers recently wrapped the final leg of their World Reboot Tour. They’re the only U.S. country music act who’ve toured in Dubai, India, Sri Lanka, New Caledonia and Qatar.
The brothers have a full schedule of performances in 2023 throughout the United States and Canada, wrapping up in Colorado the week before Christmas. To keep up with the Bellamy Brothers, follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and visit BellamyBrothers.com.