248 - David and Howard - the Bellamy Brothers

In episode 248 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine!, host James Patrick Regan speaks with David and Howard, the Bellamy Brothers. In their conversation the two discusses their home in Florida and the Brahma Cattle they raise.

They discuss their current tour schedule which is extreme and the logistics of their tour and they talk about 50th anniversary show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 25th.

They tell us about their connection to Ovation guitars after their gear was stolen while on tour with Loggins and Messina in the ‘70’s and they also talk about the guitars they’re using now on the road, Parker Fly guitars.

The discuss their former bassist and lifelong friend Wally Dentz who unfortunately passed away just a couple weeks ago.

They describe their early influences gospel and early country and the early English bands and they talk about playing with their dad who was also musical and they tell us about the early incarnations of their bands that eventually became the Bellamy Brothers.

The tell us about the work they did early on working with and for Jim Stafford and Gallagher and David’s song “Spiders and Snakes” which Jim recorded and the song “Let Your Love Flow” which jump started their career.

They talk about doing tv work when tv was a very big deal and they discuss how Conway Twitty helped them break into the Nashville establishment.

They discuss the members of the their band and plans for a new album to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

They also talk about their other project a line of marijuana called “Old Hippy Stash” that’s distributed by Trulieve.

To find out more about David and Howard you can go to his website: bellamybrothers.com and they’re on all the socials.

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