Waldemar Dentz (Wally)

Place of birth:   New Jersey, moved to Florida around age 5.

Home Base:   Tampa, Florida

Former Band Mates:   Henry Paul Band for 5yrs. Henry Paul is now the lead singer for Black Hawk

Bellamy Brothers Info:   Wally joined the Bellamy Brother's band in 1983. He plays bass guitar and harmonica. He also functions as the Bellamy's road manager. Also known as the 3rd Bellamy Brother, Wally Played on "Two and Only", "When we Were Boys", "Strong Weakness", "Sons of Beaches", "Over the Line", "Reggae Cowboys", and "Lonely Planet" albums.

Hobbies:   Likes movies and good Blues!

Influences:   Allman Brothers, and Van Morrison

Dating Game: Engaged   

Getting Started:  Learned to play the bass by himself, went to University of South Florida for 3 years.

Larry Rolens

Position:  Steel Guitar

Place Birth:  Granity City, ILL (ST. Louis)

Home Base:  Hermitage, TN

Former Band Mates:  Baywolfe, Midnight Flyer, Gretchen Wilson, Brad Martin, Jeffrey Steele, Ashley & Alexa, Ronnie Wolf, Ricky Lynn Gregg

Bellamy Brothers:  Started May 26, 2005  Ocala, FL referred by Frank Swiech the Bellamy Brothers Key Boards

Hobbies:  Home Studio, Movies, Baseball (Cardinals Fan)
 

Influences:  Lawrence Rolens (My Father), John Hughey, Paul Franklin,

 Getting Started:  My Father got me started at age 18, I played in Baywolfe, Midnight Flyer with three of my brothers in ST. Louis area.

 Dating Game:  Married to Junie.

Frank Swiech

Born  Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Raised:  North Attleboro, Massachusetts, Moved to Boynton Beach, FL, Now resides in Westmoreland, TN

Home Base: Westmoreland , Tennessee

Former Band Mates:  Michael Martin Murphey , Cledus T. Judd , Eddy Raven , Sammy Kershaw , Lorrie Morgan

Bellamy Brothers Info: Keyboard  Player  , Played on The Angels and Outlaws Album   … member since Feb. 2003

Hobbies:  Fishing , Hunting , Guns , My Horse , My House, Canoeing

Dating Game:   Engaged.

Influences :  Leon Russell , Elton John , Bruce Hornsby , Little Feat , Chuck Leavell , Keith Jarrett , Chick Corea

Getting Started: Classical Piano for  9 years In Providence , R.I. then a short period at The University Of Miami

e-mail:  fs92657@yahoo.com

Michael J. Harper

Position:  Bellamy Brothers Bus Driver

Home Base:  Nashville, TN

Former Band Mates:  James Taylor Curtis and The Silver Eagle Band 

Bellamy Brothers Info:  Joined the Brothers on July 16, 2007. 

Hobbies:  Hunting,Fishing,Sking,Classic Cars

Influences:  Mom & Dad,Waylon Jennings

Dating Game:  Single

Getting Started:  Started as a DJ, then learned sound and had a CDL

Contact: djmichaeljharper1@yahoo.com

Randy Hiebert

www.randyhiebert.com

Place of Birth:   Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

Former Band Mates:  The D-Drifters, Cathy St. Germain, Harlequin, Idol Eyes, Streetheart, the C-Weed Band, honorary Charlie Daniels Band member!  

Bellamy Brothers Info:   Lead guitarist. The first time I joined the Bellamy's was in '93.  Dannie Jones( Steel Guitar) had moved to WPG. and I met the brothers after Dannie and I had become friends.  After 6 years and 5 albums, I returned home for 5 years. I've recently rejoined the Bellamy Bro's and it's great to be "back in the saddle"!!!  Randy engineered and played on "Son's of Beaches", "Over The Line", "Lonely Planet", and several more of the Bellamy Brothers   Albums.

Hobbies:   I don't really have time for "hobbies", but for diversions I roller blade and read a lot....Songwriting takes whatever time I have left.

Influences:   I've been influenced by everyone!  Luther Perkins, Chuck Berry, Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, Don Rich (The Buckaroos), Tony Iommi (Sabbath), Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Gibbons, AL Dimeola, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Muddy Waters, BB. King, Debussy, Thelonious Monk, to name a few!

Dating Game:   Still Single...But "I could be persuaded."

Getting Started:  My mom and dad had a country music band called "Sunset Rythmn Pals" that played in and around Winnipeg for several years.  I grew up listening to, and eventually jamming with some of our city's best pickers and singers.  My mother sat me down and showed me the basic chords and then I went on to put it all together by ear.  I was 16 when I started gigging, and there's still no end in sight!

Rocky Marvel

Born: Daytona Beach, FL ...although the "glory days" were further South in Delray Beach.

Home base: Franklin, TN

former band mates: Michael Martin Murphey, Michael McDonald, Suzy Bogguss, Hal Ketchum, Tanya Tucker, Ceili Rain, Phil Keaggy, Brent Bourgeois

BB info: Drummer.  I actually got the call via Sweden.  While there, Doug Stone's band was asked by our overseas agent if they knew any drummers, the keyboardist, Jimmy Butler, said "I've got the guy!".  The rest is history...with one minor hang up, I auditioned the same day as my vasectomy...YYOUCH!!  Official start date was two weeks later on August 7, 2009.

Hobbies: Napping, playing Wii with the wife & kids, napping, sushi, kayaking in San Diego, ...oh yeah & napping

Influences: The late, great Jeff Pocaro (Toto), Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting), Steve Smith (Journey), Wil Calhoun (Living Colour), Neil Peart (Rush)

Getting started: I was banging tupperware & coffee cans as a kid, started lessons around 9, bought some nice collared shirts & here I am!

Dating: Married to Jamie

Kenny Hoyt

Place Of Birth:  Poughkeepsie , Ny

Home Base: Bradenton , Fl   &  Nashville , Tn

Former Band Mates: 1986 – Miami sound Machine , Romantics , Glass Tiger , Honeymoon suite , Flock of Seagulls , Taylor Dane,

1988--- Zebra , 1993--- Every mothers Nightmare , Tora Tora , 1996--- Brain Johnson of AC/DC side project called Naked school girls , Bad Company  , Fire House , 1997 --- I started doing country music ,started with a local band called One Night Rodeo the Band that won the GAC star in 2008 , 2000—Gary Allan , Son of the desert , Yankee Gray ,

2004--- moved to Nashville started working at tootsies. Blake Shelton, Trick Pony , Chris Cagle , Darryl Worley , Little Big Town , and now The Bellamy Brothers.

Bellamy Brothers Info: July 24th , 2008,  I Was out with Darryl Worley and Little Big Town and Darryl Worley Bus parked in the lot next to the Bellamy Brothers bus and I knew the bus driver Mike Harper for the Bellamy Brothers and he asked if I would want to run sound for the Bellamy Brothers,

Here i am.

Hobbies:  Offshore Fishing

Influences: Pink Floyd , Kansas , Toto

Getting Started: When I was 14 years old a kid moved across the street named Harry McGraw and he had this PA 900 PEVEY  Mixing board with big Knobs , he wanted me to play bass and I did that for a few weeks and really like playing with the mixing board better , its been 30 years now .

Dating Game:—Single and Looking

Jeannie Murphy

Position:  Bellamy Brothers Office Manager

Place Of Birth:    Tampa, Florida

Home Base:      Darby, Florida 

Former Band Mates:  First time to work with Artist’s, Worked for the Pasco County School System. 

Bellamy Brothers Info:    June, 2005. We have been neighbors of the Bellamy’s for about 14 years.  My husband was doing some work for the Bellamy Brothers and told me their Secretary, Lucy, who has been with them for years, was retiring.  He mentioned to them that I would be interested in the job, they interviewed me and here I am.

Hobbies:    My husband and I love to spend time with our children at our fishing/hunting camp in North Florida.  We love to take our boat out in the summer and in the winter the boys enjoy hunting. 

Influences:  My mother was the biggest influence in my life. 

Getting Started:  How did you get into this business? 

Dating Game:  Happily Married, With two beautiful Boys

Dannie Jones
1952-2004

On March 29, 2004 Bellamy Brothers band alumnus Dannie Jones passed away. Dannie played pedal steel guitar onmany of the Bellamy Brothers' hit recordings and toured with the Bellamys.