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The Reverend Horton Heat

February 16, 2023

The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician James C. Heath (born 1959) as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. Heath is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. A Prick magazine reviewer called Heath the "godfather of modern rockabilly and psychobilly".[2]

The Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat performing in 2010
Background information
OriginDallas, Texas, U.S.
GenresPsychobilly,[1] rockabilly[1]
Years active1985–present
LabelsFour Dots, Sub Pop, Interscope, Time Bomb, Artemis, Yep Roc, Victory
Members
Past members
Websitereverendhortonheat.com

The group formed in 1986, playing its first gigs in Dallas' Deep Ellum neighborhood. The core members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on guitars and lead vocals, and Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass. The band signed to Victory Records in 2012, and released its 12th studio album, Whole New Life, on November 30, 2018.

The band plays rock and roll with influences from 1950s country, surf, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly standards.[3]

Early career

 
Heath in 2006

Heath was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he was raised with an appreciation of rock, electric blues and rockabilly. He was influenced by country music artists such as Junior Brown, Willie Nelson, and Merle Travis. He played in local bands until 1985 when he gained notice in Dallas as "Reverend Horton Heat", the moniker bestowed by the owner of the Deep Ellum neighborhood nightclub where he played.[4]

Adding bassist Jimbo Wallace and drummer Taz Bentley in 1989, Reverend Horton Heat recorded for Sub Pop at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle and Crystal Clear in Dallas, which made up the majority of material on Reverend Horton Heat's debut album, Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (1990).[5] For the next album, the band recorded with Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers producing at Ardent Studios in Memphis: The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat (1993).

 
Jimbo Wallace uses the slap bass technique.

Interscope Records joined with Sub Pop to co-release the band's third album Liquor in the Front (1994). Al Jourgensen of Ministry produced the album.

Chart success

Scott Churilla replaced Bentley as drummer in the mid-1990s, and the band released It's Martini Time in 1996. The album brought the band its first Billboard chart success,[4] reaching number 165 on the Billboard 200. The band covered the boogie standard "Rock the Joint", and the song "It's Martini Time" was a minor hit. Later that year, Heath brought his street preacher style to the television series Homicide: Life on the Street, and he appeared on The Drew Carey Show in 1997.[4]

The 2000 album Spend a Night in the Box was released through Time Bomb Recordings, with Paul Leary producing. The style was a return to straight-ahead rockabilly songs.[6] The album rose through CMJ's charts to peak at number 2 in May.[7][8]

The song "Like a Rocket" served as the theme for the 2002 Daytona 500 autosports race. The band featured the song on their next album, Lucky 7.[9]

Victory Records signed Reverend Horton Heat in 2012, and Scott Churilla returned to the band as drummer, playing for the next five years.[10] An album titled Rev was released on January 21, 2014. A YouTube video for a single on the album, "Let Me Teach You How to Eat," preceded the album on November 12, 2013. Rev rose to number 111 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album. The band toured as opening act for Motörhead, and recorded rock and roll songs with Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister, though the tapes are unreleased. Reverend Horton Heat also backed a number of other artists such as Unknown Hinson, Jello Biafra and Deke Dickerson.[11][12]

In 2017, drummer Churilla was replaced by Arjuna "R.J." Contreras, formerly of the band Eleven Hundred Springs.[13] Matt Jordan of West Virginia joined the band playing piano and organ as well as supporting vocals. They released the album Whole New Life in 2018.[14]

In 2021, Heath and Wallace teamed with drummer Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) to form a side project: The Jimbos.[15]

Commercial appearances

"Psychobilly Freakout", and later "Wiggle Stick", were both featured in video segments on the show Beavis and Butt-Head. The song "I Can't Surf" was part of the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, published in 2001. "Psychobilly Freakout" was used on a commercial for Buell American Motorcycles and a slightly altered version was featured in the game Guitar Hero II and later on Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Their song "Baddest of the Bad" is featured on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. The 1997 video game Redneck Rampage also includes two of their songs, "Wiggle Stick" and "Nurture My Pig!". The song "Big Red Rocket of Love" is featured in the video games The Sims 3, MotorStorm and Need for Speed: The Run, and a slightly altered version of the song was featured in a 1999 television commercial for the Mazda Miata. The song "Pride of San Jacinto" is featured on the video game Hot Wheels Turbo Racing. The song "Let Me Teach You How to Eat" was featured in a 2017 Subway commercial. The song "Mad, Mad Heart" is featured in the video game Far Cry 5.

Equipment

Heath has a signature guitar from the Gretsch Guitar company, the 6120RHH. One of his favorite vintage guitars is a 1954 Gibson ES-175, which he rarely plays on the road since its wiring buzzes in certain venues. His favorite amplifier was the Fender Super Reverb but is now the Gretsch Executive.[16]

Band members

Current members

  • Jim Heath: guitars, vocals (1985–present)
  • Jimbo Wallace: upright bass (1989–present)
  • Jonathan Jeter: drums (2020–present)

Former members

  • "Swingin'" Jack Barton: upright bass (1985–1989)
  • Bobby Baranowski: drums (1985–1989)
  • Kyle Thomas: drums (1989)
  • Patrick "Taz" Bentley: drums (1989–1994)
  • Tim Alexander: piano/keyboards (1996–present)
  • Paul Simmons: drums (2006–2012)
  • Scott Churilla: drums (1995–2006, 2012–2017)
  • Matt Jordan: piano (Sep. 2017– Feb. 2019)
  • Arjuna “RJ” Contreras: drums (2017-2020)

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[17]		 US Heat
[18]		 US Indie
[19]
1990 Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
  • Release date: November 1, 1990
  • Label: Sub Pop
 — — —
1993 The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat
  • Release date: April 20, 1993
  • Label: Sub Pop
 — — —
1994 Liquor in the Front — 18 —
1996 It's Martini Time
  • Release date: July 2, 1996
  • Label: Interscope Records
 165 9 —
1998 Space Heater
  • Release date: March 24, 1998
  • Label: Interscope Records
 187 14 —
2000 Spend a Night in the Box — 23 —
2002 Lucky 7 — — 15
2004 Revival — 34 24
2005 We Three Kings
  • Release date: October 4, 2005
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
 — — —
2009 Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat
  • Release date: September 1, 2009
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
 — 14 44
2014 Rev 111 2 26
2018 Whole New Life
  • Release date: November 30, 2018
  • Label: Victory Records
 — 4 19
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collections

Singles

DVDs

Soundtracks

Film
Television
Video games

Film appearances

  • Love and a .45 (1994) "Loaded Gun" was performed by the Reverend Horton Heat in the film, but does not appear on the soundtrack album.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Knopper, Steve (December 13, 2013). "The Reverend Horton Heat Return to Psychobilly". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Jonathan (December 1, 2005). . Prick magazine. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Reverend Horton Heat – Live at the Roxy – Los Angeles – Review A+". SheaMagazine.com.
  4. ^ a b c Huey, Steve. "Reverend Horton Heat." AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
  5. ^ "Jim Heath Is Reverend Horton Heat".
  6. ^ "Spend a Night in the Box - the Reverend Horton Heat | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "CMJ Radio 200". CMJ. Vol. 62, no. 667. May 22, 2000. p. 46. ISSN 0890-0795.
  8. ^ "Rev. Horton Heat, Hank Williams III Play Hootenanny". MTV.
  9. ^ "Lucky 7 - the Reverend Horton Heat | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Scott Churilla Leaves Reverend Horton Heat; "We Need a Drummer"".
  11. ^ "Reverend Horton Heat, 'Spooky Boots': Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. December 17, 2013.
  12. ^ "The Reverend Horton Heat on Lemmy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins—and Paul Pigat!". March 7, 2016.
  13. ^ "174 - Arjuna "RJ" Contreras: Drumming for the Reverend Horton Heat, Grooving at Fast Tempos, WDP Documenting His First Year in Nashville". June 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "Reverend Horton Heat Unleashes Spirited 'Whole New Life': Album Premiere". Billboard. November 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Jimbos Add a Jimbo - Reverend Horton Heat | Official Website".
  16. ^ Heidt, John (April 2008). "Jim Heath: A Reverend By Any Other Name". Vintage Guitar. 22 (6): 24.
  17. ^ "The Reverend Horton Heat Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Nielsen Company. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  18. ^ "Reverend Horton Heat Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Nielsen Company. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  19. ^ "Reverend Horton Heat Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Nielsen Company. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

Bibliography

  • Miller, Lewis. "." College Music Journal. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
  • Wenzler, Matt. "Big Dwarf Rodeo." Retrieved May 11, 2005.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reverend Horton Heat.
  • Official website

February 16, 2023
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The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician James C Heath born 1959 as well as the name of his Dallas Texas based psychobilly trio Heath is a singer songwriter and guitarist A Prick magazine reviewer called Heath the godfather of modern rockabilly and psychobilly 2 The Reverend Horton HeatThe Reverend Horton Heat performing in 2010Background informationOriginDallas Texas U S GenresPsychobilly 1 rockabilly 1 Years active1985 presentLabelsFour Dots Sub Pop Interscope Time Bomb Artemis Yep Roc VictoryMembersJim Heath Jimbo Wallace Jonathan JeterPast membersJack Barton Bobby Baranowski Kyle Thomas Patrick Taz Bentley Paul Simmons Scott Churilla Matt Jordan Diego Randall Arjuna RJ ContrerasWebsitereverendhortonheat wbr comThe group formed in 1986 playing its first gigs in Dallas Deep Ellum neighborhood The core members are Jim Reverend Horton Heath on guitars and lead vocals and Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass The band signed to Victory Records in 2012 and released its 12th studio album Whole New Life on November 30 2018 The band plays rock and roll with influences from 1950s country surf punk big band swing and rockabilly standards 3 Contents 1 Early career 2 Chart success 3 Commercial appearances 4 Equipment 5 Band members 5 1 Current members 5 2 Former members 6 Discography 6 1 Studio albums 6 2 Collections 6 3 Singles 6 4 DVDs 6 5 Soundtracks 6 6 Film appearances 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Bibliography 9 External linksEarly career Edit Heath in 2006 Heath was born in Corpus Christi Texas where he was raised with an appreciation of rock electric blues and rockabilly He was influenced by country music artists such as Junior Brown Willie Nelson and Merle Travis He played in local bands until 1985 when he gained notice in Dallas as Reverend Horton Heat the moniker bestowed by the owner of the Deep Ellum neighborhood nightclub where he played 4 Adding bassist Jimbo Wallace and drummer Taz Bentley in 1989 Reverend Horton Heat recorded for Sub Pop at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle and Crystal Clear in Dallas which made up the majority of material on Reverend Horton Heat s debut album Smoke Em If You Got Em 1990 5 For the next album the band recorded with Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers producing at Ardent Studios in Memphis The Full Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat 1993 Jimbo Wallace uses the slap bass technique Interscope Records joined with Sub Pop to co release the band s third album Liquor in the Front 1994 Al Jourgensen of Ministry produced the album Chart success EditScott Churilla replaced Bentley as drummer in the mid 1990s and the band released It s Martini Time in 1996 The album brought the band its first Billboard chart success 4 reaching number 165 on the Billboard 200 The band covered the boogie standard Rock the Joint and the song It s Martini Time was a minor hit Later that year Heath brought his street preacher style to the television series Homicide Life on the Street and he appeared on The Drew Carey Show in 1997 4 The 2000 album Spend a Night in the Box was released through Time Bomb Recordings with Paul Leary producing The style was a return to straight ahead rockabilly songs 6 The album rose through CMJ s charts to peak at number 2 in May 7 8 The song Like a Rocket served as the theme for the 2002 Daytona 500 autosports race The band featured the song on their next album Lucky 7 9 Victory Records signed Reverend Horton Heat in 2012 and Scott Churilla returned to the band as drummer playing for the next five years 10 An album titled Rev was released on January 21 2014 A YouTube video for a single on the album Let Me Teach You How to Eat preceded the album on November 12 2013 Rev rose to number 111 on the Billboard 200 becoming the band s highest charting album The band toured as opening act for Motorhead and recorded rock and roll songs with Motorhead s Lemmy Kilmister though the tapes are unreleased Reverend Horton Heat also backed a number of other artists such as Unknown Hinson Jello Biafra and Deke Dickerson 11 12 In 2017 drummer Churilla was replaced by Arjuna R J Contreras formerly of the band Eleven Hundred Springs 13 Matt Jordan of West Virginia joined the band playing piano and organ as well as supporting vocals They released the album Whole New Life in 2018 14 In 2021 Heath and Wallace teamed with drummer Slim Jim Phantom Stray Cats to form a side project The Jimbos 15 Commercial appearances Edit Psychobilly Freakout and later Wiggle Stick were both featured in video segments on the show Beavis and Butt Head The song I Can t Surf was part of the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk s Pro Skater 3 published in 2001 Psychobilly Freakout was used on a commercial for Buell American Motorcycles and a slightly altered version was featured in the game Guitar Hero II and later on Guitar Hero Smash Hits Their song Baddest of the Bad is featured on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk s Proving Ground The 1997 video game Redneck Rampage also includes two of their songs Wiggle Stick and Nurture My Pig The song Big Red Rocket of Love is featured in the video games The Sims 3 MotorStorm and Need for Speed The Run and a slightly altered version of the song was featured in a 1999 television commercial for the Mazda Miata The song Pride of San Jacinto is featured on the video game Hot Wheels Turbo Racing The song Let Me Teach You How to Eat was featured in a 2017 Subway commercial The song Mad Mad Heart is featured in the video game Far Cry 5 Equipment EditHeath has a signature guitar from the Gretsch Guitar company the 6120RHH One of his favorite vintage guitars is a 1954 Gibson ES 175 which he rarely plays on the road since its wiring buzzes in certain venues His favorite amplifier was the Fender Super Reverb but is now the Gretsch Executive 16 Band members EditCurrent members Edit Jim Heath guitars vocals 1985 present Jimbo Wallace upright bass 1989 present Jonathan Jeter drums 2020 present Former members Edit Swingin Jack Barton upright bass 1985 1989 Bobby Baranowski drums 1985 1989 Kyle Thomas drums 1989 Patrick Taz Bentley drums 1989 1994 Tim Alexander piano keyboards 1996 present Paul Simmons drums 2006 2012 Scott Churilla drums 1995 2006 2012 2017 Matt Jordan piano Sep 2017 Feb 2019 Arjuna RJ Contreras drums 2017 2020 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Year Album details Peak chart positionsUS 17 US Heat 18 US Indie 19 1990 Smoke Em If You Got Em Release date November 1 1990 Label Sub Pop 1993 The Full Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat Release date April 20 1993 Label Sub Pop 1994 Liquor in the Front Release date July 5 1994 Label Sub Pop Interscope Records 18 1996 It s Martini Time Release date July 2 1996 Label Interscope Records 165 9 1998 Space Heater Release date March 24 1998 Label Interscope Records 187 14 2000 Spend a Night in the Box Release date March 21 2000 Label Time Bomb Recordings 23 2002 Lucky 7 Release date February 26 2002 Label Artemis Records 152004 Revival Release date June 29 2004 Label Yep Roc Records 34 242005 We Three Kings Release date October 4 2005 Label Yep Roc Records 2009 Laughin amp Cryin with the Reverend Horton Heat Release date September 1 2009 Label Yep Roc Records 14 442014 Rev Release date January 21 2014 Label Victory Records 111 2 262018 Whole New Life Release date November 30 2018 Label Victory Records 4 19 denotes releases that did not chartCollections Edit Holy Roller 24 Hits Sub Pop 1999 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection The Best of The Reverend Horton Heat Interscope 2006 25 To Life live Yep Roc 2012 Singles Edit Big Little Baby 1988 Psychobilly Freakout 1990 400 Bucks Caliente split with The Supersuckers 1994 One Time for Me 1994 No 40 Alternative songs Lie Detector 1998 King 1999 It Was a Very Good Year 2000 Let Me Teach You How to Eat 2013 It s a Rave Up Beer Write This Song 2015 Hardscrabble Woman Lying to Myself 2016 DVDs Edit Live and In Color 2003 Reverend Horton Heat Revival 2004 Soundtracks Edit FilmLove and a 45 The Devil s Chasing Me 1994 Ace Ventura When Nature Calls Watusi Rodeo 1995 Bio Dome Psychobilly Freakout 1996 Free Willy 3 The Rescue Big Sky 1997 Major League Back to the Minors Baby I m Drunk 1998 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Rock the Joint 2000 Auto Focus Real Gone Lover 2002 TelevisionHomicide Life on the Street episode 4 17 Full Moon In Your Wildest Dreams 1996 Cleveland Rocks Music from The Drew Carey Show Now Right Now 1998 Dexter New Blood episode 8 Unfair Game Baddest of the Bad 2021 Video gamesRedneck Rampage Nurture My Pig and Wiggle Stick 1997 Space Bunnies Must Die In Your Wildest Dreams 1998 Hot Wheels Turbo Racing Pride of San Jacinto 1999 Tony Hawk s Pro Skater 3 I Can t Surf 2001 Guitar Hero II Psychobilly Freakout 2006 MotorStorm Big Red Rocket of Love 2007 Tony Hawk s Proving Ground Baddest of the Bad 2007 The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff Big Red Rocket of Love 2010 Need for Speed The Run Big Red Rocket of Love 2011 Steep Chasing Rainbows 2016 Film appearances Edit Love and a 45 1994 Loaded Gun was performed by the Reverend Horton Heat in the film but does not appear on the soundtrack album See also EditList of psychobilly bandsReferences Edit a b Knopper Steve December 13 2013 The Reverend Horton Heat Return to Psychobilly Rolling Stone Retrieved November 30 2018 Williams Jonathan December 1 2005 Feature Reverend Horton Heat Prick magazine Archived from the original on November 19 2014 Retrieved October 29 2013 The Reverend Horton Heat Live at the Roxy Los Angeles Review A SheaMagazine com a b c Huey Steve Reverend Horton Heat AllMusic Retrieved May 11 2005 Jim Heath Is Reverend Horton Heat Spend a Night in the Box the Reverend Horton Heat Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic CMJ Radio 200 CMJ Vol 62 no 667 May 22 2000 p 46 ISSN 0890 0795 Rev Horton Heat Hank Williams III Play Hootenanny MTV Lucky 7 the Reverend Horton Heat Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Scott Churilla Leaves Reverend Horton Heat We Need a Drummer Reverend Horton Heat Spooky Boots Exclusive Song Premiere Billboard December 17 2013 The Reverend Horton Heat on Lemmy Jerry Lee Lewis Carl Perkins and Paul Pigat March 7 2016 174 Arjuna RJ Contreras Drumming for the Reverend Horton Heat Grooving at Fast Tempos WDP Documenting His First Year in Nashville June 28 2018 Reverend Horton Heat Unleashes Spirited Whole New Life Album Premiere Billboard November 28 2018 The Jimbos Add a Jimbo Reverend Horton Heat Official Website Heidt John April 2008 Jim Heath A Reverend By Any Other Name Vintage Guitar 22 6 24 The Reverend Horton Heat Album amp Song Chart History Billboard 200 Nielsen Company Retrieved October 26 2010 Reverend Horton Heat Album amp Song Chart History Heatseekers Albums Nielsen Company Retrieved October 26 2010 Reverend Horton Heat Album amp Song Chart History Independent Albums Nielsen Company Retrieved October 26 2010 Bibliography Edit Miller Lewis Reverend Horton Heat College Music Journal Retrieved May 11 2005 Wenzler Matt Big Dwarf Rodeo Retrieved May 11 2005 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reverend Horton Heat Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Reverend Horton Heat amp oldid 1135240826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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