Thirty-five years.

Nearly 50 albums.

And still touring, including a gig Saturday night as Chingawassa Days’ headliner.

“It’s what we do,” Howard Bellamy says. “We don’t know any better. We still love it, which is why we started doing it.”

The first official gig for Howard and David Bellamy, more commonly known as the Bellamy Brothers, was in 1968, when they played a free show with their father at a rattlesnake roundup in San Antonio, Fla.

They played clubs, including singing backup for artists like Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, and Little Anthony and the Imperials. Eventually the duo landed in Atlanta, promoting their unique rock and country sound.

Their break came in 1974, when David wrote the hit song, “Spiders and Snakes,” with Jim Stafford, who recorded it.

The song that defines the brothers Bellamy is “Let Your Love Flow,” which became a hit in the U.S. and Europe in 1976.

By the late 1970s, the Bellamys were emerging on country charts with “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” originally written on a dinner napkin by David. It was the beginning of a string of No. 1 singles in the U.S.

Their success continued with “Dancing Cowboys,” “Sugar Daddy,” “You Ain’t Just Whistlin’ Dixie,” “Lovers Live Longer,” “Do You Love As Good As You Look,” and “Redneck Girl.”

The duo, now in their 60s, has not slowed down.

The brothers and their band are on an “endless” tour, Howard said, and have been for 35 years, booking 200 concert dates annually.

The brothers began singing in church as children, so it seemed natural to release gospel music. Their second gospel album is their 49th album overall.

“We wrote the entire album,” Howard said. “It has a little different twist. Some of it will make a hypocrite flinch.

“We all go through life with our doubts and beliefs. This music shows how we came full circle.”

The brothers and their seven-piece band will take the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday in Marion’s Central Park.

The 90-minute show will include favorites.

“People always expect us to do our old hits, which we’ll do,” Howard said.

When the Bellamys are not on tour, they live in separate residences on a family ranch in Florida.

“We’re in a great stage in our lives and career,” Howard said. “We don’t have to deal with record labels anymore because we have our own.”

The brothers will film a video next week for their new album, which will include the Bacon Brothers, Kevin and Michael.

“We’re always thinking of innovative ways to stay out there,” Howard said. “We still have our health and, in financial times like these, I’m glad to be working.”