The Bellamy Brothers

Howard and David Bellamy are not your average country music shit kickers. As the Bellamy Brothers, they became one of the genre’s most revered and successful acts. But the duo has always taken a slightly left-of-center approach to boot-scootin’ boogie. The Charmin-soft radio staple “Let Your Love Flow” topped the U.S. pop charts in 1975 and helped popularize country rock. But the Brothers preferred serious-minded Euro audiences to rowdy American crowds and became a powerhouse in places like Switzerland and Germany. The Bellamys have issued a string of urban cowboy anthems, including “Redneck Girl” and “If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” but the band also has incorporated new sounds, including heavy doses of reggae. Though the duo hasn’t lit up the airwaves in eons, it remains a popular live act, delighting audiences with all those easygoing hits.