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The road that started on the pop
music charts in the ‘70’s, took a winding turn into country music in the ‘80’s,
paving the way for duos to come, such as Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, and
on the distaff side—The Judds. But before the road forked into country, the
musical odyssey of brothers Bellamy started creatively smoldering in their
homestate of Florida , before exploding nationally amidst the ’70’s pop music
culture of L.A.
The Bellamy Brothers first
official gig was in 1968, playing a free show with their father at the
Rattlesnake Roundup in San Antonio , Florida . They honed their early skills
playing black clubs throughout the south, and singing backup for artists such as
Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, and Little Anthony & The Imperials.
Within a few months, the Bellamy
Brothers moved north, immersing themselves and their rock/country sound in the
Atlanta market, where the Allman Brothers were the emerging kings of the music
world.
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