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Dallas TX, United States (1985 – present)
The Reverend Horton Heat is both an American three-piece psychobilly band from Dallas, Texas, and the stage name of its singer/songwriter, Jim Heath (born in 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas).
The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums. Through relentless touring and a manic stage show, they have established themselves as one of the most popular underground acts in America. Their sound is self described as “Country-fed punkabilly.” Their music is a mixture of country, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly, all played loud and energetically with lyrics that are often very humorous.
Jim Heath played in a cover band called Southern Comfort with friends from Corpus Christi Ray, his high school, before attending the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 1977. At UT, he often entertained friends and dormmates and was often found playing in the stairwells at Moore-Hill Dormitory late into the night to avoid disturbing the sleep of roommate Harold Shockley, now a Corpus Christi banker. Jim left school in the spring to join up with a touring cover band by the name of Sweetbriar.
The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums. Through relentless touring and a manic stage show, they have established themselves as one of the most popular underground acts in America. Their sound is self described as “Country-fed punkabilly.” Their music is a mixture of country, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly, all played loud and energetically with lyrics that are often very humorous.
Jim Heath played in a cover band called Southern Comfort with friends from Corpus Christi Ray, his high school, before attending the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 1977. At UT, he often entertained friends and dormmates and was often found playing in the stairwells at Moore-Hill Dormitory late into the night to avoid disturbing the sleep of roommate Harold Shockley, now a Corpus Christi banker. Jim left school in the spring to join up with a touring cover band by the name of Sweetbriar.
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Gargoyle2500 wrote:
They're playing in Pittsburgh on March 9th, I don't know how to work the "Add event" System and I'm too lazy to look for the gig at the moment, Sorry, But it's nothing a quick Google search can't fix...
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BrunoFurino wrote:
MUST SEE LIVE [6] Brazil, please! [2]
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Gargoyle2500 wrote:
I bought Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em yesterday, It's one of my best purchases out of the 23 albums I bought. "Best" Meaning that I like it! :j
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NensT wrote:
MUST SEE LIVE [5] Brazil, please!
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LiveBootlegs wrote:
The Reverend Horton Heat - Live @ House of Blues, Los Angeles, USA, 30-12-1995 http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com/
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vonimmel wrote:
IT'S A PSYCOBILLY FREAKOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TremoloDental wrote:
I'll see them in december, here in Milan. :D
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chlakosek wrote:
Saw them last night in Orlando and they were awesome... and I enjoyed his dig at DJs.
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CarloosFF wrote:
MUST SEE LIVE [4] Brazil, please!
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MUST SEE LIVE [3] Brazil, please!
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zombiekaychica wrote:
they are awsome live! i cant wait to see them again at the bumpershoot music fest on the 3rd! hellzyaeh!
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the_vulcan2000 wrote:
Rock on !!
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KurtBell wrote:
Got recommended these by Last.fm, they are brilliant!!!!
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PopeyeSquirm wrote:
Why the fuck aren't they more popular? [2]
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SunkenCorpse wrote:
Loled when heard "Big Red Rocket Of Love" on The Sims 3.
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Ford_Roush wrote:
great bunch of guys who appreciate their fans,their last show in Tucson and they held back and talked with me and some other fans for nearly an hour.great music with a great personality to match.psychobilly freakout is definately not their best song if you're just hearing of them check out:Jimbo song,baby you know who,baddest of the bad,and the whole album of "Laugin and Cryin"
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stiligaisdzeks wrote:
Labs gabaliņš! Uh...
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danny_d007 wrote:
Why the fuck aren't they more popular?
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IamFlood wrote:
Just got into these guys, which is sad because Dallas.
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