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Dallas TX, United States (1985 – present)
The Reverend Horton Heat is both an American three-piece psychobilly/rockabilly 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. Three years later, former dormmate David Livingston, now in his senior year of school and at home visiting family, saw a familiar face on stage and reunited with Jim. David told Jim stories of the punk music scene in Austin and the acts playing at venues like Raul’s and Club Foot. Once, while home on another visit, David took Jim to a Dallas rock and roll venue, The Bijou, to see an act called The Cramps.
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. Three years later, former dormmate David Livingston, now in his senior year of school and at home visiting family, saw a familiar face on stage and reunited with Jim. David told Jim stories of the punk music scene in Austin and the acts playing at venues like Raul’s and Club Foot. Once, while home on another visit, David took Jim to a Dallas rock and roll venue, The Bijou, to see an act called The Cramps.
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Holy Roller
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Smoke 'em If You Got 'em
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Liquor In The Front
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Revival
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RevDocBrown wrote:
They're playing my favorite venue soon. Amazing amazing.
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ChrisJHutchins wrote:
Need to go to a healing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrfiYAvdUuQ
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DunHout wrote:
cool.
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doctorjmo wrote:
that drummer guy's from indiana--watch out!!
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Jake_Regan wrote:
This band is very confusing. I've listened to it alot, and I still can't figure out wether I like it or not.
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pashelast wrote:
it's a psychobilly freakout!!!!
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CaiUnderground wrote:
"For Never More" essa música eu escutei num Vídeo da PROPS BMX de primeira adorei essa música
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james_DHP wrote:
Get your tickets for REVEREND HORTON IN HEAT in London next March from here; http://www.gigantic.com/alttickets/home_the_reverend_horton_heat.html
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chump86 wrote:
I CANT FURF! I CANT SURF! I CANT SURF! AAAAAAAH (someone can send me a link for downloading them? i love them. thanks.
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alexi1000 wrote:
Tolles neues Album!! war die lange Wartezeit wert....
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BleedingFlower wrote:
redneck rampage \o/ ,fucking old game,i remember i used to play it a lot and wondering who were singing [2]
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KlaY-de-12 wrote:
hahahaha, Death Metal Guys made me laugh like crazy. When two of my favourite things collide : rockabilly & death metal.
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sir_ks wrote:
redneck rampage \o/ ,fucking old game,i remember i used to play it a lot and wondering who were singing
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Quite right chopsy, i loled at that, and your comment.
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door_2_point_12 wrote:
saw 'em last night at the motorhead concert. they were badass
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walruzzi89 wrote:
@ BUC-erased: you should try Stray Cats.
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Gatornutt wrote:
The show in Ft. Lauderdale was hands down the best concert I've been to, had an awesome time. Love this band!
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BUC_erased wrote:
what bands are similar to reverend? please give an advice because i don't like that horror-punk-like stuff which many psychobilly bands play and i'm not very familiar with this genre.
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chopsy wrote:
way to put "There's A Little Bit of Everything in Texas" and "Ain't No Saguaro in Texas" on the same album. I'm confused... which is it?
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Hopkinator wrote:
The new album is bomb.
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Deadbolt
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- Feb 25 Reverend Horton Heat plus Dash Rip Rock House of Blues, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, United States
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